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Dirty Greek - The Iraqis have lived this lie before
  The New Iraq ® : The Iraqis have lived this lie before
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Strike The Root points us to a Guardian article about the "transfer of sovereignty" from the British to the Iraqis in the 1920s.
Three major events have shaped our national identity. The 1920 revolution, the 1958 coup regarded by most Iraqis as a revolution that finally achieved real Iraqi independence - and the Palestinian cause. At the heart of the three lay the struggle to end occupation. Occupation has always been perceived as a process by which to rob us of our identity and dignity. The British, in the past, failed to understand the depth of the feeling among Iraqis both against occupation and towards the Palestinian issue. Now, in their partnership with the US, they are repeating the same mistakes.

As in the past, Iraqis are denied their natural right to resist the occupier and its imposed form of government. The "extremists" of our history are now called "terrorists".

Within a year the occupiers have achieved what Saddam's regime failed to do over decades. They have killed our hope in democracy. What of tomorrow? It would be useful to reread history and take notice of Al Istiqlal Al Tam and above all Miss Bell's warning about Iraq: "There are so many quicksands."
They've lived this lie before. Now they're living it again. When will these people be allowed to live their own lives?
Link or Discuss | By George on 05/19/2005 @ 03:30 PM | Share And Enjoy: Post To Twitter Post To Del.icio.us Post To Digg Email To A Friend

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