Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Iraqis get the Tahrir spirit


Last Friday's day of rage shows Nouri al-Maliki is in danger of becoming the Mubarak of Baghdad

A GOOD COMMENT

Sami Ramadani
The Guardian
, Wednesday 2 March 2011

"As the walls of fear are being knocked down in one Arab country after another, the ugly concrete walls "of separation and intimidation" erected by the US-led forces in Iraqi cities have become a target of protesters. During last Friday's "day of rage", 29 people were killed by security forces. Another day of protest is planned for this Friday (4 March) "to honour the 29 martyrs". The regime's tactics – which include the shooting of peaceful demonstrators – show that the post-occupation edifice built by the US is not much different from the assortment of American-backed dictatorships across north Africa and the Middle East......"

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