tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post115005627935176817..comments2023-11-02T06:57:14.537-05:00Comments on Thoughts from Baghdad: Proof of Life- Part OneFatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341649599061836485noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-75289506420454217042010-12-02T00:10:34.147-05:002010-12-02T00:10:34.147-05:00Hey John, it's easy for you to comment as it&#...Hey John, it's easy for you to comment as it's not your country invaded by some pervert army. Haven't u seen "Collateral Murder" of wikileaks? The weaponless people including kids are being killed by a coward army. So please rethink about it and question how your administration bombed WTC buildings.Halidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150593404342843842006-06-17T20:16:00.000-05:002006-06-17T20:16:00.000-05:00Oh, on a side not; I was saddened to see "Truth ab...Oh, on a side not; I was saddened to see "Truth about Iraqis" close his comments.<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn1975https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285219908925798439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150593215416031472006-06-17T20:13:00.000-05:002006-06-17T20:13:00.000-05:00What can one do about it? I don't advise that you...What can one do about it? I don't advise that you or anyone follow this advice but, if I were a community leader I'd tell the members of this community to not go with the arresting officer by all means necessary.<BR/><BR/>I'd educate them on proper police procedures. I'd be willing to bet my next pay check that if those who are kidnapped by these corrupt police would have known about how the police operate they would have known something was up.<BR/><BR/>I'd even reccomend killing the officer as a last resort. Things are just to messy there right now to trust the police.<BR/><BR/>I'd rather face a murder charge where I at least have a chance of defense to prosecution than a bullet to the back of the head or a knife to the throat in total sumission. <BR/><BR/>That's what I'd do; and you know what; the corrupt element of the police would hear about the people standig up and not bowing down to their corrupt tactis and they would eventually learn that it's just not a viable option to target civilians as police officers.<BR/><BR/>With respect,<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn1975https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285219908925798439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150361775086104452006-06-15T03:56:00.000-05:002006-06-15T03:56:00.000-05:00hey john, Very good point you make. I was going t...hey john, <BR/>Very good point you make. I was going to post a link to an older article in my next entry, which discusses how some neighborhoods have started neighborhood watch groups at night, to keep out kidnappers, etc.<BR/>But the situation is alot more confusing. As you may have heard, and as you will read in my next entry, some of the kidnappers are corrupt Iraqi police and security forces out to make a buck. How is a person supposed to react when an officer arrests him, but later goes on to kill him or keep him until a large ransom is paid? <BR/>And I guess the bottom line is that people are just scared. That's one of the sad realities here, you see a kidnapping happening right in front of you, or an assassination, etc, and you can't do anything about it. or you're too scared too. it does say alot about human nature.Fatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341649599061836485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150307903739378902006-06-14T12:58:00.000-05:002006-06-14T12:58:00.000-05:00This movie is one of my all time favorites!!!What ...This movie is one of my all time favorites!!!<BR/><BR/>What I don't understand is why aren't there vigilanti groups formed from the very citizens being brutilized? I mean, if I were an Iraqi I suffered a death in the family by the hands of the insurgents or some of these local punk-gangs I'd have to fight back knife with knife bullet for bullet.<BR/><BR/>Of course this same thing goes for the American's as well. I'm sure the insurgency has grown in numbers because of the innocents killed by bombings and indirect fire.<BR/><BR/>It's all just an insane mess. I believe there is power in numbers. Why don't the Iraqi civilians take matters into their own hands and take back the streets?<BR/><BR/>I realize this is easy to say, though! And I mean no disrespect in any way.<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn1975https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285219908925798439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150227940149108772006-06-13T14:45:00.000-05:002006-06-13T14:45:00.000-05:00FatimaI held my breath reading yur post and didn't...Fatima<BR/>I held my breath reading yur post and didn't realise it until I came to the end and exhaled!<BR/>Whenever I moan, or feel sorry for myself for some minor worry I remind myself of how dreadful it must be for family and friends still trying to survive this hell.<BR/>Allah ye sa3id kull il iraqyeen.<BR/>stay safeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150226146225543162006-06-13T14:15:00.000-05:002006-06-13T14:15:00.000-05:00Hey misneach. I saw the picture, and it is horrif...Hey misneach. I saw the picture, and it is horrific, to say the least. For those interested, here's the link: www.truth-about-iraqis.blogspot.comFatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341649599061836485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150210994161512162006-06-13T10:03:00.000-05:002006-06-13T10:03:00.000-05:00I agree with Misneach, although I am not much of a...I agree with Misneach, although I am not much of a movie watcher, I will go and rent this one.Hallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696316035965688470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23275386.post-1150195471979304652006-06-13T05:44:00.000-05:002006-06-13T05:44:00.000-05:00Wow, its amazing that in the west there's next to ...Wow, its amazing that in the west there's next to no coverage that gets in-depth into what it is like for Iraqi families losing loved ones or dealing firshand with the dangerous situation (kidnappings, bombs, sectarian shootings, military killings, etc.). I guess those in control of the media <I>don't want</I> people (in america especially) to feel what the Iraqis are going through, because if they did there would be a much louder outcry against the apalling conditions in which Iraqi people have to live today. It annoys me that the news media goes out of their way to portray themselves as voraciously seeking out important stories, while in reality doing their best to keep americans distanced from the pain and suffering of daily life in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>That movie had amazing sales at the box office in the U.S., so its logical to conclude that people would be interested to hear the realities of such turmoil. I guess those realities would hit a little too close to home though since it's america instead of a foreign country that would find itself to blame for the situation.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of keeping americans in the dark, you should see the post Truth About Iraqis has up, with a photo from yahoo news. It's heartwrenching, I'm warning you now. I think (well, I would <I>like</I> to believe) that if more americans were aware of such horrendous results of their military's actions, they might not so easily believe the propaganda about "freedom and democracy" and "liberating" the Iraqi people. (Liberating them from their lives, perhaps?)<BR/><BR/>(Sorry, I'm feeling a bit cynical today...)misneachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655813967717333073noreply@blogger.com