I checked the bbsnews site and by the headlines featured there, it seams to me they are a bunch of bleeding hart liberals. Their statement is misleading but to find out whom they are see the contact information: “… We would like to focus on geo-political issues that touch on real people and their cultural and social lives.” How touchy?!
The article is based on NGOs observations. They are good at what jimmy carter presumably is good at: hammer some nail in wood and feel very important person.
Grizzled Bear said it correctly: “Some joined the Baath party to play it safe. However a lot of them were thugs who enjoyed working for Sadam.” And, I would add, that the Baath party was/is a socialist party. Therefore, is not surprise or news that the Shia militia (today’s Islamist fundamentalists) will try to eliminate them. If given the opportunity, here they will start their mass killings with the liberals and socialist.
And, I would add, that the Baath party was/is a socialist party.
I never realized that. Thanks!