G
gilliam
Guest
From Liberal Iraqi:
I and many freedom-loving Iraqis see traditions whether Islamic or tribal in origin as the main obstacle towards our march for a free democratic Iraq. You can count Arab nationalism as another obstacle in this field. We, those who call ourselves liberal Iraqis, are totally against such traditions and rotten ideologies. We see ourselves as part of humanity and that’s all. Some people in Iraq accuse us of being too liberal to the degree where we lack a real identity. This is not true, as we have one and it’s called humanity. So there’s no sophisticated ideology that I endorse, I just support freedom of press, freedom of expression, women’s freedom, separation of “Church from the state”, freedom of religion and limited control by the government over economy. I do, however support strongly international aggressive interference in countries’ internal policies to save others from oppression and humiliation.
In Iraq, we longed for a revolution to save us from what we suffered at Saddam’s days. We made feeble attempts, but some Iraqis in the south and the north sacrificed and risked much more for the sake of our freedom, and the end was horrific. After that we almost went into total despair, and then the Americans came and our joy was beyond description. Still we do need a revolution, a revolution on the level of minds which without it, all the help we are getting from others and all the sacrifices that were given for Iraq to be free from tyranny, all these would be in vain. I still enjoy my freedom tremendously despite all the problems and dangers, and I have full trust in my people but I’m not ashamed of saying that we still need your help.
I and many freedom-loving Iraqis see traditions whether Islamic or tribal in origin as the main obstacle towards our march for a free democratic Iraq. You can count Arab nationalism as another obstacle in this field. We, those who call ourselves liberal Iraqis, are totally against such traditions and rotten ideologies. We see ourselves as part of humanity and that’s all. Some people in Iraq accuse us of being too liberal to the degree where we lack a real identity. This is not true, as we have one and it’s called humanity. So there’s no sophisticated ideology that I endorse, I just support freedom of press, freedom of expression, women’s freedom, separation of “Church from the state”, freedom of religion and limited control by the government over economy. I do, however support strongly international aggressive interference in countries’ internal policies to save others from oppression and humiliation.
In Iraq, we longed for a revolution to save us from what we suffered at Saddam’s days. We made feeble attempts, but some Iraqis in the south and the north sacrificed and risked much more for the sake of our freedom, and the end was horrific. After that we almost went into total despair, and then the Americans came and our joy was beyond description. Still we do need a revolution, a revolution on the level of minds which without it, all the help we are getting from others and all the sacrifices that were given for Iraq to be free from tyranny, all these would be in vain. I still enjoy my freedom tremendously despite all the problems and dangers, and I have full trust in my people but I’m not ashamed of saying that we still need your help.