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Dear AK, You seem rather critical of the CASI list. But, believe it or not, many on this list, to which you seem to be a guest, have been critical of Saddam Hussein since a number of years. In your praise of US/UK leaders, do you recall with who's help the Baathists came to power, and who, outside Iraq itself, supported SH, when it was expedient to do so? Have you ever considered what the real motivations of esp. the US, but also Britain, really are? Do you think that what has driven them is democratisation for the Iraqi peoople? It is hoped you will not forget to spare some thoughts for the very many maimed for life, or killed, in this war (and, yes, also by Saddam Hussein!), of those who now are orphaned or homeless or in hopital, those who have seen family or friends suffer and die. Please remember, too, the hundreds of thousands of innocent children, who died because of brutal sanctions (because the price, the politicians told us, was worth it! Your hopes, for a better future, is something we would share in. For the present, whilst the shooting and bombings continue, whilst there is major criminality looting & general mayhem, either by those in uniform or in civilian clothes, it is plain for all to see that the after-effects of this, by international standards, illegal war will remain, for many years to come. Not everyone, in Baghdad, or elsewhere in Iraq, will have reason to be dancing in the streets. With kind regards, Bert Gedin. >From: "abdul karim salih" <akarimsalih@hotmail.com> >To: casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk >Subject: [casi] Beginning of the End of our Struggle for freedom >Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:19:31 +0000 > > >Thankyou Mr Bush and Blair for ending the murderous rule of Saddam. Whether >you did it for us, or for oil; whether Un approved it or not etc. IT STILL >NEEDED DOING! This is first glimmer of hope for 30 years. >Yes Iraq still has problems, like possible American occupation, but in >worst >case scenario, even the most avid Saddamites and Bush haters cannot claim >that American rule- subject to democratic pressures- can be worse than >brutal dictators. And the peaceniks need to know and remember that fact. >Yes it is like the falling of the Eastern European regimes- not least >because Saddam(?) is a Baathist=Communist; another thing which makes >leftwing peaceniks uncomfortable. These people are just coming out of >denial >about the collapse of their beloved Soviet Union and now their in denial >about the collapse of Arab Communism. To the extent that they are disgusted >by and explaining away Iraqi celebration at saddam's collapse. why should >people suffering for 3o years keep quiet because of a particular armchair >reading of US foreign policy motives. >No matter what people say remember that Bush had domestic support for >launching an offensive whereas saddam was such a loser that he couldn't >even >persuade his people to defend THEIR OWN COUNTRY against invasion. such a >dreadful leader who has deliberately acted against the Iraqi national >interest for 3 decades had to go. >What about the suffering? We have suffered for 30 years and no one noticed >and now it is coming to an end we are being asked to relive our nightmares. >Whose side are CASI subscribers on- did you want us to continue suffering >under Saddam? > >Let us hope for a better future for Iraq post-Saddam. We have had to live >without even hope for so long. > >AK Salih > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/mobile > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. >To unsubscribe, visit >http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss >To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk >All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/mobile _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk