The Iraqi Health Ministry, which is controlled by "Al-Sadr group; an extreme Shiite militia" has changed its mission from healing the sick to killing them, and NO I am not talking about euthanasia or "mercy killing for the terminally ill patients." I am talking about killing the healthy ones.
This week Iraqi special forces, backed by U.S. troops, stormed the Health Ministry complex in downtown Baghdad, detaining Deputy Minister Hakim Zamili, a Sadr loyalist. This "little devil," who dresses as an Angel managed to transfer the Ministry of Health over the last year into a house of horrors where health officials disappear on their way to meetings, never to be heard from them again. According to media reports, Sunni Arabs have been abducted and killed while trying to retrieve the bodies of slain relatives, forcing many families to leave their loved ones behind and violate Islamic rules on burial. The deputy also is accused of using the ministry's ambulances to transport fighters and use the ministry budget to fund Almadi Army terror activities. Even U.S. officials who typically travel in cocoons of security abandoned visiting the Ministry citing that the threat level is too high.
Of course this move to detain this "little devil," I mean "official" sparked a strong reaction within some people in the Shiite community and some Arab media agencies who described this action as an unlawful kidnapping by the "Greatest Devil" and an attack on the "dignity of all Iraqis." Well... may be not all Iraqis!
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Interesting post!
May be after all deomcracy is not for Arabs, what do you think?
Salim, I won't go so far, but tirbalism is a huge obstacle I believe. Democracy if ever reigns over our part of the world needs a long time to establish its roots.
Shifaa,
This is "little devil" did you tell us kindly who is the midwife "little devil"?
Just to refresh your memory and any others that Sheikh Paul Lewis Bremer III before he finish and left Iraq, he issued order put 100 US advisors in all ministries and other offices in Iraq they have power to fire the ministers!!
When you get out of your bubble and talk the reality instead of talking like parrot...So what you think, who lost his site in what’s going on in Iraq.
BTW, did you ever read Islamic law and what should be the Islamic society ruled? Not what your king or others they use Al-Biet as their nick name and they fool their citizens, is this what the Islam asked that we should obey the ولي الأمر
These kings enforced the "tribalism" to serve their long stay in the power which not under any means an Islamic things and orders.
Say,
I wish that those 100 of advisors that you are talking about stayed there. The only decent government that ever ruled Iraq was Iyad Alwayi's government and sadly it was appointed by Mr. Bremer.
Say,
Tribalism is not only an Iraqi problem. It is a big problem in Jordan and most of the other Arab countries. It is sad when people vote just for those whom they're related to, instead of voting to the person who has an applicalbe agenda. Unfortunately, this problem is generational and I think that it will take few generations to move beyond it if we ever will.
I am not sure why are you bringing up the Islamic rule to this post? My guess is that you want to blame the Americans for this issue but clearly I do not see how that is related to this issue. Bremer is not the one who brough this animal to become the deputy minister of health. Alwayi's government to its credit was more efficent, stronger and was not hopeless and helpless as the current Iraqi government; a government that does not have any American advisors and went to embrace thugs such as Mugtada and officals like Zamali.
violence,
Salim said...
Say,
I wish that those 100 of advisors that you are talking about stayed there.
Although it’s your right to say so, but you need to understand your thoughts are not be imposed on other people in other country (assuming you Jordanians).
From you words I read you have doubts about Sheikh Paul Bremer’s orders.
Please read these links to refresh your memory if you forgot.
Bremer also ensured the implementation of the
Orders by stacking every Ministry with U.S.-appoint-
ed authorities with five-year terms
How the Occupation of Iraq Continues
“In his last month in power”, the June 29 Boston Globe reported, “Bremer issued a flurry of orders that carry the force of law long after yesterday's handover of sovereignty. The nearly two dozen pronouncements issued in June spell out new rules on everything from how a private security contractor must obtain an operating license to what can disqualify a political party or candidate from elections.”
An edict issued by Bremer the day before his departure ensures that US and allied occupation troops and US and other foreign contractors have immunity from prosecution by Iraqis for any violations of Iraqi law that they may commit.
All of Bremer's edicts will remain in effect until an elected Iraqi government comes into being or unless rescinded or revised by the IGI, a task that another Bremer-signed law allows, but only after a difficult process.
To make sure that there are no changes, US lawyers attached to the US embassy will provide “advice” to the IGI on what it can and cannot legally do. “It's incumbent upon us to provide the follow-on technical advice, so that what we have done so far doesn't become a dead letter”, US Army General Scott Castle, head of the CPA's legal team, told the Guardian.
Bremer bequeaths a hollow sovereignty
* Order #39 allows for the following:
1. privatization of Iraqs 200 state-owned enterprises;
2. 100% foreign ownership of Iraqi businesses;
3. national treatment of foreign firms;
4. unrestricted, tax-free remittance of all profits and other funds; and
5. 40-year ownership licenses.
* Order #40 turns the banking sector from a state-run to a market-driven system overnight by allowing foreign banks to enter the Iraqi market and to purchase up to 50% of Iraqi banks.
* Order #49 drops the tax rate on corporations from a high of 40% to a flat rate of 15%. The income tax rate is also capped at 15%.
* Order #12 enacted on June 7, 2003 and renewed on February 24, 2004, suspended all tariffs, customs duties, import taxes, licensing fees and similar surcharges for goods entering or leaving Iraq, and all other trade restrictions that may apply to such goods.
* Order #17 grants foreign contractors, including private security firms, full immunity from Iraq's laws.
* Order # 81 prohibits Iraqi farmers from using the methods of agriculture that they have used for centuries. The common worldwide practice of saving heirloom seeds from one year to the next is now illegal in Iraq.
One interpretation of international law is that Bremer's orders are illegal as they fundamentally alter Iraq’s existing laws. This as transformation of an occupied country’s laws violates the Hague regulations of 1907 (the companion to the 1949 Geneva conventions, both ratified by the United States), and the U.S. Army’s Law of Land Warfare.
Shifaa said...
Tribalism is not only an Iraqi problem.
I did not said that or I did not said in Iraq as such but it more imbedded in Jordan Saudi and Gulf countries that others Arab States.
Iraq was much better but Saddam fuel this for his benefits and for Tikritti peoples as such which not tribes as such they are the people who living in his born city and support his regime and he trusted them the most of Iraqis.
What we see in Iraq now it’s not “Tribalism” its religious parties/Groups they use “Tribalism” to cover their goals it has nothing to do with “Tribalism”
“I think that it will take few generations to move beyond it if we ever will.
Its should be our people who entered school and our families Mums and our Dads start tell us this wrong practice and not favour under Islamic religion and our Sunnah, if we are really pray five times a day and telling others we are Muslims…
I am not sure why are you bringing up the Islamic rule to this post? My guess is that you want to blame the Americans for this issue but clearly I do not see how that is related to this issue.
Ok lets start what happened in Iraq is it Iraqi fault?
Tell US Please.
Are you supporting US occupation of Iraq?
Are you supporting US forces stays in Iraq?
Who protecting Iraqi regime now? Iran? Or US?
Is it the Green Zone under control of Iraqi or US?
Who midwife Al-Saudi regime in late 1800?
Who support Al Saudi in Saudi fro last 100 years?
Did you know about the agreement that done on US Carries between Abdul-Aziz bin Al-Saud and Franklin Roosevelt, they agreed to sell cheap oil to US for the protection of the Al-Saud regime.
Its not are we hating Americans or loving Americans.
I speak here about our life our country we like to run our country in the way we likes as other human\nations on this planet.
We are free to choose how to live, off course I am against any aggression and hatful behaviour that lead to violence and war between nations, but I am not in favour to welcomes an occupation forces on bases this is for the best of our nation.
but tirbalism is a huge obstacle I believe. Democracy if ever reigns over our part of the world needs a long time to establish its roots.
I am not sure why are you bringing up the Islamic rule to this post?
Q Morning, Mr. President. I have a more general question about the United States' work to democratize the rest of the world. Many have viewed the United States' effort to democratize the world -- especially nations in the Middle East -- as an imposition or invasion on their sovereign rights. Considering that it was, in fact, the Prophet Mohammed who established the first known constitution in the world -- I'm referring to the constitution he wrote for the city of Medina --and that his life and the principles outlined in his constitution, such as the championing of the welfare of women, children and the poor, living as an equal among his people, dissolving disputes between the warring clans in Arabia, giving any man or woman in parliament the right to vote and guaranteeing respect for all religions, ironically parallel those principles that we hold most precious in our own Constitution. I'm wondering how might your recently formed Iraq Study Group under the U.S. Institute for Peace explore these striking similarities to forge a new relationship with Iraqis and educate Americans about the democratic principles inherent in Islam?
Say,
I am for free democratic Iraq that can govern itself by itself. I was against the American invasion but as they are now. I believe pulling the American troops at this point, will result in a unprecedented mass genocide. It will also regionalize the Iraqi problem to invove the Sadui and the Turks who do not want to have either a shitte or a Kurd state on their borders.
Look, everybody in the US knows now that going to Iraq was a huge mistake. Since they are the one who started the mess, then they should come up with the solution before they leave. Emotionally, I know that most Iraqis want the Americans to leave and I understand that. However, looking at what happens in Iraq everyday, I am not sure if that is the best thing to happen.
Look, everybody in the US knows now that going to Iraq was a huge mistake.
So?
GWB elected THREE times by same Americans! Did they are stupid to the degree that gave their voting to a man he waging wars?
Tell me is it Democrats can change the play?
I thinks if you say YES sorry your wrong, look no further than you cross boarders for 50 years of struggle in ME with very worm and friendly relations that your king and others no Republicans neither Democrats solved ME problem, simply its the guilt of west that they trying to corrected on our land.
If you think some one not from ourselves and brothers come to you and solve our problem you are out of this planet.
You have 5000 years of history you have the history that say you taught the world the first Code of Law, and more important you have the Quran that give you the ultimate social and political system of live but we need to be smart and cleaning our society from those criminals like Zarqawi, Bin Laden and your Sheikh that on Aljazzerra.
You made me laugh. G.Bush was elected twice. You can not run for presidency more than two times in the US. It is a real democracy.
I was furious when Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq and did not for one moment believe the stated objectives. Not for a moment. Time has shown that those who opposed this military action were right and that the White House and Bush lied to the American people. However, now that this has occurred, I agree with Shifaa that the US cannot just abandon Iraq. I fear what would happen--that much, more violence would erupt. Our world leaders are a pitiful, wretched lot. lynne
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