http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/20/international/worldspecial/20SHIA.html ""We are all against the coalition because they are infidels," said Sheik Abbas al-Zubaidi, one of the Shiite clerics who have taken control of several Baghdad hospitals. "We are demanding an Islamic state." "We will have an Islamic state here that mainly orders good and prevents evil," Mr. Zubaidi said. He added in the state he envisions, "Televisions are not allowed, dominoes are not allowed, women wearing makeup are not allowed, dubbed foreign films are not allowed." " I'm starting to miss Saddam. Ugh.
But the Iraqi people are free now... Do you still not get it Ben?? It's getting boring trying to explain this to some people.
What the heck do they have against dominos? (besides the pizza) This after the shoe fetish thing? I'm actually learning about middle eastern culture here. No doubt all part of GWB's education plan!
Well, not officially - no - they will not be "in charge" of the country. But do you expect them to stand back and let the US run the country/turn it over to a sympathetic Iraqi leader? I kinda doubt that. There will be other protests, rallies, denunciations, funds supplied by other islamic groups, and probably small scale violence at the least. And whoever is "in charge" will have to do something about it. Confront them? Repress them? Drive them underground and likely goad them into more violence? Or mollify them, include them, make them part of Iraqi government and policy? I mean, that's democracy, right? Either way, when many people (even a significant minority like these) feel strongly about it, like they do, they will help shape the future of Iraq. We gotta be really careful in the peace. Our armed forces have trained, were well prepared for the war, and executed it almost flawlessly. Let's hope the "army of peace" we will be supplying is equally prepared.
Re: Bonjour, Monsieur Hussein "The report could not be independently confirmed." No, really? Who woulda guessed?