Still feeling sick annoyingly
Just a quick post before I try to eat something, bleh. Thank god for Lemsip MAX STRENGTH Capsules.
A third man, Hashem Ali, a former security official, joins them, and suddenly an argument breaks out. "Iraqis should be proud of the attacks in Fallujah," says the newcomer, adding that security was much better under Saddam. "Yes, in the mass graves security was perfect," says Hillal, to which Ali has no answer.
An excerpt from this Time article. A good read and a clear demonstration of the thing which most of the pro-war lobby has been screaming since the war ended. life is better in Iraq. Read it all the way through. From a magazine who's quality had been dropping in standard to a pit of liberal insulation since 3 years ago when I read it religiously. A the end a man speaks of how his wife went into premature labour from the stress suffered under US bombing, their 4th child was born but died an hour later.
"We made a sacrifice for this freedom," says Muhssin, without bitterness. How long will the freedom last? "Forever, I think. And it'll be better after a month, and after a year, much better. I think so."
Apparently Ranj is back from Iraq. He went there for the summer but I haven't seen him in Uni. It'd be nice to speak to him and get his take on things. Nothing was more fun than seeing some Anti-War protesting students squirm as my Kurdish friend gave them a verbal history lesson :D
Gah! My grandmother just arrived, thankfully being sick I can ward her off but nonetheless, I can't think of a more miserable way to spend the day than listen to her endless moaning and whining. Doh, I'm doing exactly that, I best -W00!!!! She just said she has to go back to cook Grandad and Uncle Jason's dinner! Sweet Sweet Lord I praise thee! Hopefully she'll be off before my Dad calls, as he's supposed to be dropping me a line so I can sort him out with some quality iChat AV goodness :)
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at November 4, 2003 01:44 PM