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SUICIDE BOMBERS V. SUICIDE VOTERS (A Grateful Iraqi speaks out)
MESOPOTAMIAN ^ | January 30, 2005 | Alaa

Posted on 01/30/2005 7:25:25 AM PST by nuconvert

SUICIDE BOMBERS V. SUICIDE VOTERS

January 30, 2005

Greetings Friends,

I bow in respect and awe to the men and women of our people who, armed only with faith and hope are going to the polls under the very real threats of being blown to pieces. These are the real braves; not the miserable creatures of hate who are attacking one of the noblest things that has ever happened to us. Have you ever seen anything like this? Iraq will be O.K. with so many brave people, it will certainly O.K.; I can say no more just now; I am just filled with pride and moved beyond words. People are turning up not only under the present threat to polling stations but also under future threats to themselves and their families; yet they are coming, and keep coming. Behold the Iraqi people; now you know their true metal. We shall never forget the meanness of these bas…s. After this is over there will be no let up, they must be wiped out. It is our duty and the duty of every decent human to make sure this vermin is no more and that no more innocent decent people are victimized.

My condolences to the Great American people for the tragic recent losses of soldiers. The blood of Iraqis and Americans is being shed on the soil of Mesopotamia; a baptism with blood. A baptism of a lasting friendship and alliance, for many years to come, through thick and thin, we shall never forget the brave soldiers fallen while defending our freedom and future.

This is a very hurried message, while we are witnessing something quite extraordinary. I myself have voted and so did members of my family. Thank God for giving us the chance.

Salaam for now


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: democracy; freedom; iraq; iraqielection; mesopotamian
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To: moonhawk

If a democratic president had proposed and done all that GW has, the MSM would be over the moon about Iraqi's freedom ringing in the ME, the whole nine yards. But they see everything through the narrow lens of being out of power and the real terror that they'll never get it back if they tell the truth about GW's policies and vision....that they work. The DNC would rather see Arab and Americans' blood run in the streets. They pray night and day for bodybags and file lawsuits to publicize flag draped coffins. They've lost all honor and all common sense. And now it looks as if Dean won't be head of the DNC. The son of one of Gore's henchmen has the nod. Dean just got the boot.


81 posted on 01/30/2005 10:37:41 PM PST by hershey
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To: cake_crumb

Yes, thanks for putting down the names of those brave countries who've stood on the line with us. Of course, according to the MSM and the DNC, they don't exist, but the truth was the first casualty of this war.


82 posted on 01/30/2005 10:40:51 PM PST by hershey
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To: Veto!

And now another bombing in a Spanish seaside town. Spain has to wonder if they haven't made a very bad bargain.


83 posted on 01/30/2005 10:41:59 PM PST by hershey
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To: nutmeg

bttt


84 posted on 01/31/2005 2:36:16 AM PST by lainde
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To: backhoe

Let that woman put on a mini-skirt and Iraqi men will never, ever allow an Islamic theocracy. She is very attractive.


85 posted on 01/31/2005 3:30:00 AM PST by connectthedots
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To: connectthedots
Let that woman put on a mini-skirt and Iraqi men will never, ever allow an Islamic theocracy. She is very attractive.

Amen, neighbor. She's a pretty girl, and the look on her face is priceless.

86 posted on 01/31/2005 3:44:14 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: windchime

Thanks for posting that.
He's my favorite Iraqi blogger.


87 posted on 01/31/2005 4:14:20 AM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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To: Blurblogger
Allegra, just making SURE you see this.

Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed reading that.

We expect our Iraqi business associates to be allowed back on base in the next day or two and I'm looking forward to hearing all of their personal accounts of yesterday's activities.

I had discussed it with them all before and all of them had expressed great enthusiasm about voting and had said they weren't going to let the terrorists stop them.

88 posted on 01/31/2005 4:18:43 AM PST by Allegra (Congratulations, Iraqi Voters and Welcome to Freedom)
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To: nuconvert; BibChr; Allegra
I went to the blog site that nuconvert posted on this thread and saw this comment over there about water/electricty shortages....thought it was interesting:
"Water/Electricity/Gas" shortages. The amount of electricity and refined pretroleum products and electricity is the same as in Saddams times.

The thugs blowing things up has slowed efforts to expand water/electricity/fuel capacity.

It has not slowed the Iraqi people from importing cars, microwaves, TVs, computers and washing machines. posted by "Soldier's Dad" on 1/22/05

My point is, I don't think the media is allowing the whole truth to filter through about much of anything in Iraq....it is my opinion that they are intentionally cutting their interviews/tapes, etc., that have good news/good reports about and from Iraqis. (I know for a fact the MSM just did this the other night regarding the capture of 7 or 8 terrorists... Fox played and replayed the drone following the terrorists who attacked a polling station and were captured within 2 hours....CNN, NBC intentinally cut that part out from their news.)

The MSM doesn't want Americans to hear any good news or give America credit about the inner workings of Iraqi civilian life (whether they are living substantially the same or better than before, i.e., electricity) much less to hear that the Iraqi people may well be giving credit and thanks to the U.S. and coalition forces for freeing them from Saddam....probably not every single Iraqi is giving due credit and thanks, but I can't believe that very few are as is being portrayed by the media.

Allegra is in Iraq. I don't know how often she mingles with the Iraqi people....but perhaps she can better address this situation. If so, I'd be interested in her thoughts. Thanks in advance, Allegra.

89 posted on 01/31/2005 4:53:25 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Howlin

Here it is: (The thread is locked so I can't ping you to it, sorry!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331567/posts


90 posted on 01/31/2005 5:41:00 AM PST by hoosiermama (It's more than an election...It's a change of heart....an enlightenment....life is important)
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To: nicmarlo; nuconvert; BibChr
My point is, I don't think the media is allowing the whole truth to filter through about much of anything in Iraq....it is my opinion that they are intentionally cutting their interviews/tapes, etc., that have good news/good reports about and from Iraqis.

Allegra is in Iraq. I don't know how often she mingles with the Iraqi people....but perhaps she can better address this situation. If so, I'd be interested in her thoughts. Thanks in advance, Allegra.

Oh, this has been my favorite soapbox topic for the last year. I've posted about this on here before and I regaled people with the truth in response to their questions when I was on home leave last month.

The media has blatantly ignored positive developments in Iraq. They have distorted much of what really happens here. They focus on the violence and the gloom and doom.

There are parts of this country who had never had clean water to drink and had a high rate of disease, infant death, etc. Water purification plants have been built in many of these towns and villages and people now have clean water. Electricity has been restored to prewar levels; in fact there is even higher output overall now. I've flown in helicopters over downtown Baghdad several times and the place is lit up like freakin' Vegas. Ever hear about these things in the MSM?

I do interact with many Iraqis on a regular basis as part of my job. The Iraqis I have gotten to know and those I see portrayed in the media are as different as night and day. The reporters will talk to 1,000 Iraqis if they have to in order to find the one who hates the U.S. That's the guy they put on TV. The ones I know love the U.S. and are so grateful that Saddam is gone. They gush about President "Boosh." They see him as their liberator.

Yes, they are importing all kinds of things in here now. New cars were not allowed under Saddam. You see all kinds of new cars now that come in from Jordan and Kuwait. They are able to import a wide variety of modern equipment and they sell a lot of this to us for our projects here. We are doing as much as we can from our end to stimulate their economy and it's beginning to show signs of life.

Yes, the terrorists slow progress. Definitely. The blow up oil pipelines, construction areas and power generation plants and they they attack supply convoys. But Americans and Iraqis fix it go on.

There is an incredible amount of positive progress here that never sees the light of day in the news. The soldiers in the chow halls have gotten angry at CNN, et al, shouting "Turn that crap OFF!" at the distorted reporting. (Our chow hall shows only Sky News and ESPN now and it has calmed everyone's nerves...LOL)

I will keep doing what I can to ge the positive news out and I'm sure the bloggers will continue in their efforts as well.

Hope this helped!

91 posted on 01/31/2005 7:18:50 AM PST by Allegra (Congratulations, Iraqi Voters and Welcome to Freedom)
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To: Allegra

Thanks for that, and for pinging me. Thanks for bringing me into this, nicmarlo. This is indeed heartening.

Dan


92 posted on 01/31/2005 7:33:59 AM PST by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: nuconvert
The blood of Iraqis and Americans is being shed on the soil of Mesopotamia; a baptism with blood. A baptism of a lasting friendship and alliance, for many years to come, through thick and thin, we shall never forget the brave soldiers fallen while defending our freedom and future.

So it is written, so may it be.

Best wishes and earnest prayers for the Iraqi people. This is a great day for every person who values freedom.

93 posted on 01/31/2005 7:53:57 AM PST by Mr. Silverback (A woman needs abortion like a fish needs a bicycle.)
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To: nuconvert

You're welcome, nuconvert!

More info:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331514/posts?page=700#700


94 posted on 01/31/2005 8:41:33 AM PST by windchime (Hillary: "I've always been a preying person")
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To: Allegra

Thanks for your post, Allegra!


95 posted on 01/31/2005 8:43:30 AM PST by windchime (Hillary: "I've always been a preying person")
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To: BibChr; Howlin
NOT ONE of them (that I heard) said how great President Bush is, or how great the American troops are . . .

That is the anture of Transformational Leadership - it is not appreciated nor even recognized at the time.

Yet the very lack of awareness of the gift increases its merit and makes it the more sublime in its quality - how wonderful that we, as a result of our great good fortune to be Americans, can make this gift to a truly enslaved people, in the face of undaunting criticism and negative opinion, and go about our daily lives as if nothing has changed.

I suggest a daily moment of quiet contemplation and prayer of thanks to God that we are HERE, not THERE; that we can manke this gift; and accept the OUTCOME as all the thanks necessary from Iraq and Afghanistan.

96 posted on 01/31/2005 9:17:39 AM PST by 1stMarylandRegiment (Conserve Liberty)
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To: Ginifer

I think Tim Russert purposefully booked John Kerry in hopes that there would be great violent in Iraq and he could nmake Kerry a shining star. Because it iddn't hapen, he had to clarify the Cambodia story with Kerry again. Geez Tim, you have become another mouthpiece for the DNC.


97 posted on 01/31/2005 10:09:56 AM PST by BushisTheMan
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To: BushisTheMan
Here read this....Pat Sajak wrote an article about Kerry.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1332943/posts

Think your comments about Tim Russert are true, as well as for the rest of the MSM. Makes one wonder who's side they are on.
98 posted on 01/31/2005 2:25:59 PM PST by Ginifer (Just because you have one doesn't mean you have to act like one!)
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To: Puppage
Who is the author of this great letter?

The same blogger who, after the President's surprise visit to Baghdad to the troops at Thanksgiving in 2003, wrote a column wishing that the President could have met with some Iraqis, but understood that it was not possible given the climate at the time of his visit. He then thanked the President, and said that the bones in the desert thanked him too. Then he called President Bush "The Avenger of the Bones".

I think that is mighty appropriate.

99 posted on 01/31/2005 2:31:33 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: windchime

Oops! Didn't read far enough down to see you'd already posted about the "Avenger of the Bones". It's cool enough to be repeated, though.


100 posted on 01/31/2005 2:36:50 PM PST by SuziQ
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