17 Dec 2008

Things to Worry About

It did set things right, it took only flying shoes to get all these people in action against the US crimes in Iraq finally;

"Let me second the call. Do not listen to know-nothings calling this man an "ingrate" for not appreciating American sacrifice. That's nonsense. We have invaded this country under false pretenses, killed hundreds of thousands, displaced millions, allowed 70% to live without access to water or electricity, and brought a once-great society to rubble. It is perfectly human to feel frustration and rage.
And if you refuse to open your mind enough to think of that, think about Baghdad on fire for the last month of your Presidency. Think about security gains lost. I'd ask you to think about the dead, but you won't, so think about your
legacy."

It was a great moment, it felt so good watching the news over and over and over.
But… people, this is no victory, please stop calingl it victory... then this will underestimate the lives of those who were killed because of Bush's crimes and genocides. Please don’t make it like he has taken what he deserves while what he deserves is not only a public humiliation, but a public trial.
Millions of victims between those who lost their lives, who lost their loved ones or their secure homes are worthy of better justice.

We all should be calling for Bush to stand before the international criminal court for all the war crimes, fake reports, crimes against humanity and the violations for the international Humanitarian law… he should not enjoy the "normal quiet happy life" that Laura is planning for her husband to have.

Moreover, and more importantly, we all should be concerned about the condition of Muntader. His brother and many other officials reported that he suffers broken arm, broken rips and internal bleeding, we all heard his screams in front of the cameras, not to forget to mention that he was declined the right to be given access to a legal representative. Can you imagine what kinds of torture he is going under right now? under Al Rubaie/AL Maliki's system and US militia that is considered as an expert in torturing profession?

This is something that we should worry about more than celebrating the flying shoes, we will celebrate it more with Muntader is in between us rather than celebrating it with him going under torture, cause then, it will only mean that we are again a punch of cheerleaders with no concerns of the Human value.

3 comments:

SyrianGavroche said...

Free Muntadar!!

yaser said...

I feel sorry for the poor journalist ,I'd agree with your insight about the whole thing,
I just think it is a sad reminder of the misery and suffering of the Iraqi people which we collectively are trying to overlook..
I also call fro Muntadar's freedom.

yaser said...

oh,and you may want to check my last blog entry;)