‘Nazi’ files incriminate top Iraqis

The Sunday Times ^ | April 20, 2003 | Marie Colvin

[MadIvan]

Hmmm.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Sonny M]

I don't think the comparison in personality and style or thinking is comparable with the Nazi's, as Saddam's role model on that was Joseph Stalin, right down to the garb and mustache and personality following. Saddam was known to love reading books on Stalin, and sadly, is actually considered an expert on stalinism and Stalin himself. There are plenty of similarites between the Nazi's and saddam and co, including historical parrelels, and many numerious circumstances that were repeating before our very eyes, but regime wise, this is a little off.

[ALS]

I knew it!

[Remedy]

Nazi comparison made to avoid offending the socialists/communists in N.Korea, China, Cuba, and American Universities and news media.

[MinuteGal]

The lightning-speed dash to Baghdad by our troops prevented the destruction of masses of incriminating evidence we'll need in the war trials of the deck of cards and other Iraqi criminals.

Our forces were there before the thugs could even crank up their shredders or burn the millions of documents.

The strategy plans by Rummy, General Tommy & Company were brilliant in concept and implementation alike. Thank God for the adults-in-charge!

Damn, life is good!

Leni

[Uncle George]

You forgot assorted members of CONGRESS !!!!!

[Sonny M]

Makes sense, especially, when you consider Saddam Hussein's full political party name. The Baath socialist party. They have since pretty much dropped use of the socialist label, but the ideology behind them baath both in syria and in iraq was founded on nationalism and socialism (this is why Iraq was, for the most part, secualer, socialists hate god). The Baath is syria still does claim socialism roots, and has kept itself a little bit closer to its origins then Saddam's did. However, in regards to religion, the Baath, have managed to maintain a more islamic image, as when you have a country full of terrorists who are islamofacists, it is not wise to stur the hornets nest, unless you intend to keep them on your side and do business with them, as Saddam always did.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Staff are full of the terrors inflicted by Uday, and American intelligence has photos of a party where men are shown apparently stabbing themselves and shooting others for Uday’s entertainment.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "party animal."

[George W. Bush]

Chalabi will need to be watched. We need to bring in a broader political coalition to keep him in check.

[PhilDragoo]

The capture of the archives is part of what Chalabi believes must be Iraq’s next step: de-Ba’athification, which he likens to the denazification of Germany after the second world war.

Ahmed Chalabi is on top of this animal.

He knows the Ba'athists lie in wait and must be rooted out.

[sistergoldenhair]

Our forces were there before the thugs could even crank up their shredders or burn the millions of documents.

The loss of records could have made it more difficult but the Iraqi bureaucracy was deeply entrenched.
Bureaucrats doing what they do best will help us in the end.

Damn, life is good!

Yep.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Comparisons with the Nazi regime are natural, as they were one of the few that have been thoroughly dissected. But what we are finding in Iraq is simply the common traits of a tyrannical government. The bureaucracy and careful record keeping that we find so puzzling is in fact the life's blood of a regime such as this.

You have to keep records, how else do you know who to shoot?

[Vigilanteman]

Yeah, but you wanna bet Kofi, Hans Blix (who couldn't find his arse in the dark with both hands) and the rest of the one world gang will continue to proclaim this is no proof of WMD?

[green team 1999]

bump

[Verginius Rufus]

Saddam's uncle, Khayrallah Talfah, was involved in the pro-Nazi group which briefly took control of Iraq in 1941, before the British intervened.

[PhiKapMom]

I heard on one of the cable channels today that it is believed the demonstrators are Republican Guard who burned their uniforms and now wear civilian clothing trying to create unrest!

[PhilDragoo]

It's going to be necessary to track these people with bar codes, microchip implants or tattoos.

The regime won't simply evaporate--it will, as you indicate--assume protective coloration and continue its evil work.

[iopscusa]

Amen & thank God for the few good Leaders, and the many good supporters they have.

[WOSG]

Nazi comparison made to avoid offending the socialists/communists in N.Korea, China, Cuba, and American Universities and news media.

So true!!! In fact, the two nations most similar to Iraq in this manner of 'party fidelity' and political repression are North Korea and Cuba. In North Korea, whole families are sent to labor camp for the 'crime' of one family member who acts disloyally to the North Korean regime.