Sixth Anniversary of Shock And Awe.....

by Jim Sat Mar 21, 2009 16:28

Iraq has a democratic constitution and independent judiciary, a democratically elected system of local representatives and a democratically elected national parliament with broad popular support from millions of Iraqis for its multi-party system that represents the religious and ethnic communities in Iraq, an elected Prime Minister and an elected President. The Iraqi police and military are now in charge of most of the country as the hand over from US and Coalition forces continues. Violence caused by the disintegration of Iraqi society following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime has been dramatically reduced and the security situation in most of the country has enabled normalcy to return.
There remain huge economic, social, ethnic, sectarian and political problem in Iraq but whereas prior to 2003 Iraq was run for the benefit of a tyrannical ruler, his sons and henchmen, it now has a blossuming democracy and a bright future ahead for its people who can now run their own affairs as they see fit.

by pat c Sat Mar 21, 2009 18:08

Gideon Polya writes on the 6th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Full text at link

March 20, 2009 marks the 6th anniversary of the illegal, utterly unjustified, war criminal invasion of Iraq by US, UK and Australian forces. Post-invasion violent and non-violent excess deaths total 2.3 million and refugees total 6 million in a continuing Iraqi Holocaust and Genocide.

by paul o toole Sat Mar 21, 2009 18:43 pauljotoole at eircom dot net

Theres a mouthful. Iraq is now in charge of its own affairs?.
15 US military Airbases built in proximity to the major oilfields to protect the flow and price of oil for the Western Market.
90% of the 'reconstruction' that has gone on in Iraq over the last three years has been in US Permanent Military Bases.
Other 'reconstruction' is carried out by US appionted 'contractors' and granted as Open-Ended contracts....which means that there are no figures or costs, a tactic which will keep Iraq in debt to US corporations and government for the forseeable future.
The UN published a document called 'Iraq on the Edge' stating that invading Iraq will in the longterm, destabilise the reigon for years to come.
All communication networks in Iraq are licensed to Western Companies. All power networks are being built and run by overseas companies. All repairs to oil rigs and refineries are being paid for on open ended no fee contract. All public services are up for tender to private investors.
Any repairs that local Iraqi's have attempted to get done, again, after their country had been destroyed for the second time, on any part of their infrastructure, to bring some sort of 'normalcy' (as you describe) has been met with shootings, arrests and airstrikes and more devistation.
Refineries outside Basra, which had been attempted to be rebuilt on a volunteer basis by former employees, no wages and no conditions, were bombed to obliteration by their Liberators.

A first world soverign country blown back to the stone age which had a medical service hailed as the 'flagship of the Middle-East' was destroyed in 1991 and prevented form rebuilding until they bombed it to the floor again in 2003.

The most advanced militaries US/UK, bombed a country to pieces in three months, but not before they disarmed them...twice....and they call them 'The bravest of the Brave. Cowards I call them.
Depleted Uranium which has left Iraq radioactively poisoned for the next 4.5 billion years has ensured that Iraq and its people are to suffer outrageous levels of cancer for the future existence of this planet. 70% of the people of Safwan outside Basra now suffer cancer from DU poisoning-there had never been a case of cancer reported up to the invasion.
There are an estimated 450,000 unexploded cluster bombs which will most likley be discovered by Iraqs surviving children.
This is a holocaust called democracy.
Iraq was going to have Democratic elections within two years according to sources within the White House but the US and UK couldent have the threat of democracy realised.
450,000 murdered in 1991, 1,500,000 killed by sanctions throughout the 90's, 1,500,000 more killed to date since 2003, and millions more to die with the poison left in the ground from the US and UK warmongers and dont forget Irelands role in all this either

And with people like you Jim we can all sleep restfully safe in the knoweledge thinking we done a service to mankind....thanks for that.

by Eoin Sun Mar 22, 2009 18:05

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/28244

Full list of TDs who voted back in Jan 2003 to participate in the impending invasion of Iraq:

Ahern, Dermot.
Ahern, Noel.
Andrews, Barry.
Brady, Johnny.
Brady, Martin.
Breen, James.
Brennan, Seamus.
Browne, John.
Callanan, Joe.
Callely, Ivor.
Carey, Pat.
Carty, John.
Cassidy, Donie.
Collins, Michael.
Cooper-Flynn, Beverley.
Coughlan, Mary.
Cowen, Brian.
Cregan, John.
Cullen, Martin.
de Valera, Sile.
Dempsey, Noel.
Dempsey, Tony.
Dennehy, John.
Devins, Jimmy.
Ellis, John.
Fahey, Frank.
Finneran, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
Fleming, Sean.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Glennon, Jim.
Grealish, Noel.
Hanafin, Mary.
Haughey, Sean.
Hoctor, Maire.
Jacob, Joe.
Keaveney, Cecilia.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Peter.
Killeen, Tony.
Kirk, Seamus.
Kitt, Tom.
Lenihan, Conor.
McCreevy, Charlie.
McDaid, James.
McDowell, Michael.
McEllistrim, Thomas.
McGuinness, John.
Moloney, John.
Moynihan, Donal.
Moynihan, Michael.
Mulcahy, Michael.
Nolan, M.J.
Fearghal, Sean.
O'Connor, Charlie.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donnell, Liz.
O'Donoghue, John.
O'Donovan, Denis.
O'Flynn, Noel.
O'Keeffe, Ned.
O'Malley, Tim.
Parlon, Tom.
Power, Peter.
Power, Sean.
Ryan, Eoin.
Sexton, Mae.
Smith, Brendan.
Smith, Michael.
Wallace, Dan.
Walsh, Joe.
Wilkinson, Ollie.
Woods, Michael.

by Fianna Failing miserably Sun Mar 22, 2009 21:28

You can add in the greens now and the 'independents' who all voted to have bertie back as taoiseach for a few promises....or should i say lies.

by pat c Sun Apr 05, 2009 18:36

Dr. Omar Al – Kubaisy recently addressed the European Parliament on the horrendous consequences of the illegal, war criminal and genocidal US, UK and Australian invasion and occupation of Iraq. The transcript of his “Occupation year 7” speech is at the link below.

http://www.countercurrents.org/kubaisy050409.htm