Saturday, October 11, 2008

Meanwhile, over there...

Two stories of life in Iraq catch my eye:
War-weary Saddam victims miss his iron rule
By Mohammed Abbas
Sat Oct 11, 2008
DUJAIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein was hanged for killing 148 Shi'ite men and boys in Dujail in 1982. But today, some people in this town on the Tigris say they miss life under the Iraqi dictator because they felt more secure.

Official: 3,000 Christians flee Iraq's Mosul
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer
Sat Oct 11, 2008
BAGHDAD - Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said Saturday.

Some 3,000 Christians have fled the city over the past week alone in a "major displacement," said Duraid Mohammed Kashmoula, the governor of northern Iraq's Ninevah province...
Winning hearts and minds.

Heckuva job, W!!!

Stop the madness.

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