Why
was Iraq invaded after September 11, 2001? Whatever
the
answer, Iraqis remain terribly aggrieved, not only over
the
invasion, but because the United States helped Saddam
Hussein
remain in power for decades.
Iraq of Tomorrow, Iraq
After 9-11, Iraq
was Punished for America's Mistakes
"This
is a brief overview of the United States, a country that in the face of the
ongoing destruction of our beloved country claims to be the exporter and
protector of democracy."
The attacks against New York on September 11, 2001 constituted a
terrible genocide that shocked the world. But at the same time, this horrific
crime provided the U.S. Administration with a pretext to launch wars against
poorer countries and peoples ruled by corrupt cliques who came to power thanks
to this same U.S. Administration. The Taliban themselves, who claim falsely to
be Muslim, rose to power with U.S. support during the war against the Soviets.
They were trained, armed and guided primarily by the Americans, who stood idly
by, oblivious to women’s rights, as the Taliban carried out public executions
in soccer stadiums and organized the stoning of women accused of breaking
religious laws. Moreover, the U.S. permitted the Taliban to cultivate and
export cocaine and hashish as a reward for participating in the war against the
Soviet Union.
Apparently acting on the theory that only terrorism will work in the
fight against terrorism, the United States has carried out the bombing of entire
villages and the killing of innocent civilians, as it admitted in the wake of the
destruction of Basra, where tens if not hundreds of people were killed in air
raids. What we know today is that this and other raids were premeditated
attacks with the purpose of waging a campaign of intimidation against anyone
standing against U.S. imperialism.
When news came to him while he
was busy reading to primary school students, Bush did nothing but continue for
over half an hour. Is this the way the president of the mightiest nation on
earth is supposed to react after hearing such terrible news? Bush later said,
“You are either with us or against us.”
What's undeniable is that he used these wars against Afghanistan and
Iraq to serve the interests of weapons merchants and manufacturers, enabling them
to test their wares, boost their sales and make billions of dollars in profits.
As to Iraq's terrorist junta then in power, it was installed in "Black
February," 1963. It was at this time that the first Iraqi republic was
overthrown after it enacted Oil Law No. 8 - which nationalized our unexplored oil
fields, withdrew from the Baghdad
Pact [a U.S.-led group of nations], enacted land reform, adopted a
progressive educational policy, set out to combat illiteracy and walked out of
the Sterling Area [a
zone of British influence]. The republic was also toppled because Baghdad began
supporting liberation movements around the world - chiefly the Algerian
Revolution [against France], whom it helped with money and weapons; and the
Palestinian liberation movement, to which it provided arms and money, making
Iraq a country to reckon with in the region and a threat to Israel.
Through the ruling terrorist junta, which was comprised of a clique of
traitors led by Saddam Hussein and the Baath party, the United States had direct
influence over the affairs of the country. It provided the Iraqi dictator with
weapons and pushed him into an absurd war against the Islamic Republic of Iran,
which ravaged the country and its youth and left it in ruins. That war resulted
in terrible casualties on both sides and served mostly the interests of the
United States and Israel.
Iraqi Sheik Ahmad Al-Kubeisi: 'No one with a grain of sense believes in
the story of 9/11 anymore; The Americans and English will not get out
of what they did in Iraq scot free. This is not idle talk. As they like to
say: Wait and see.'Decision Makers TV, United Arab Emirates,
This is a brief overview of the United States, a country that in the
face of the ongoing destruction of our beloved country claims to be the
exporter and protector of democracy, while at the same time it has attempted to
ignite sectarian and racial violence to divide Iraqis.
But the Iraqi people, with their long history and experience, are rejecting
division and occupation. All of the nation's political parties are now called
upon to come together, speak with one voice and leave partisan selfishness
behind for the sake of our nation and national identity. It is time to show tolerance
to one another and make common cause. Namely, we must use every legitimate
means to liberate and rebuild our beloved country, which has become easy prey to
political Islam, the ignorant and thieving. Finally, without fear or delay, Prime
Minister Maliki must set the record straight and take a firmer stand against
terrorism.
