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Tariq, Nice try, but isn't it you, and the others who support your point of view, who are opposing dissent by opposing freedom and democracy for the Iraqi people? You don't like it when I mention it, but you are mounting such a die-hard attack on anything or anyone who supports freedom and democracy for the Iraqis that I am at a loss for any other description that fits. Here's the bottom line, and I'm going to repeat it until I get a straight answer: a) We all know that Saddam was a brutal dictator, b) We all know that the US, using UN resolution 1441 as a legal excuse, formed a coalition and deposed him, c) We all now know that the key members of the UN that opposed the coalition had a conflict of interest and were involved with Saddam in looting the country to the tune of some DOUBLE DIGIT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO, WITH PLENTY OF BLAME TO GO AROUND ON BOTH SIDES, WHY THE HELL ARE SO MANY INDIANS, WHO APPRECIATE THEIR OWN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, NITPICKING EVERY DETAIL AND OPPOSING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO LIVE IN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY? IF THE IRAQIS ARE MASOCHISTS AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE BRUTALIZED THEY CAN VOTE THE BAATHISTS BACK INTO POWER, WHO WILL RELEASE SADDAM, AND EVERYONE WILL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. WON'T THEY? SO, WHY NOT LET THEM DECIDE? Tariq, you have to know that there are some non-Muslims who believe that democracy is not good enough for Muslims. But how the hell can you, as a Muslim, oppose freedom and democracy for fellow Muslims, well knowing that there are very few Muslim democracies, and well knowing that Muslims who live in true democracies like Britain, Canada, the US, Australia, NZ and India all agree that they are better of in every possible way than living under the heel of the militants that control daily life in all the Muslim countries? If its good enough for you, why not for the Iraqis, and all the others? Notice that I have excluded the European countries because I believe their committment to democracy is skin deep, based on the recent OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT reactions to Muslims in France and the Netherlands. --- Tariq Siddiqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ########################################################################## > # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # Want to check the archives? > http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > > > --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > See my comments below under Responses. > > > > By the way, since you are such a staunch defender > of > > Saddam Hussein, you must have thought he and his > > sadistic sons were great guys, and you must really > be > > opposed to freedom and democracy for the Iraqi > people. > > > Therein lies the problem with people like you. You > cannot comprehend the fact that > there exist ordinary people around the world whose > opposition to a certain policy > does not make them supportive of the opposite of > that policy. > > Just because I did not support the war in Iraq, does > not make me, or the millions > like me, a supporter of Saddam Hussein. > > You prefer to see things that way only because you > cannot tolerate dissent or > comprehend objectivity. > > -Tariq > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > >
