[Dean's World] Dave Schuler: More reactions from Iraqi bloggers

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Posted by Dave Schuler:
More reactions from Iraqi bloggers
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1167598270.shtml


   Iraqi bloggers continue to respond to the execution of Saddam Hussein.
   Deviating somewhat from my practice in compiling the CotL, I'm also
   linking to the posts of a number of Iraqi ex-patriates.

    [1]Asterism

     The Iraq Study Group report is hanging over his [ed. Bush's] head
     like the Sword of Damocles. And after the split of the Sadrists
     from the Iraqi government, its unity is hanging by thread. The
     execution of Saddam Hussain will buy time. It placates the American
     public on one side and the Sadrists on the other. Saddam's
     execution is a big smoke screen to hide an ugly policy.

    [2]An Iraqi Tear

     After Execution of Saddam; Iraqis lost forever the relations that
     destroyed their country. Saddam was not sentenced to death because
     of 148 Iraqis were executed when they planned to assassinate him
     while visiting Dujail in 1982 when he was President; this sentence
     came to save the âfaceâ of the White House and many Iraqi
     politicians who are now key players in Iraq.

   She goes on at some length, not distinguishing between a legal
   execution following a trial and an assassination.

    [3]Eye Raki

   Eye Raki transcribes exchange from the videotape of the execution:

     As they are putting the rope on his neck, he says "There is no god
     but Allah, and Mohammed is his messenger". After the rope is in
     place, the Iraqi's send blessings on Prophet Mohammed and his
     family, and one of the Sadrists shouts "Moqtada, Moqtada, Moqtada"
     (its a Sadrist thing). Saddam smiles and says something you cant
     clearly hear because one of Iraqi's shouts back "go to hell". You
     can hear Saddam say "shame on you" just before someone says "Long
     Live [4]Mohammed Baqer Al Sadr" and another says "go to hell"
     again. There is another voice which we hear for the first time
     repeatedly shouting "please...please", its most likely an Iraqi
     official asking everyone to keep quiet. Saddam then repeats the
     words "There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is his messenger".
     He says it one more time before he drops but doesnt get time to
     finish his sentence..."There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed..."
     *trap door opens and he falls*. Immeiately after his neck snaps,
     people send blessings on Prophet Mohamemd and his family (without
     the 'Moqtada' dramatics this time) and shout "May Allah curse you"
     and "the dictator has fallen". Then amid the darkness, someone
     takes a picture and you can clearly see Saddam still hanging from
     the rope.

   Warning: graphic stills from videotape.

    [5]Iraq at a Glance

     Lovely!
     We get rid of a tyrant to glorify a retarded fat boy!
     Can you imagine how strong Al-Sadr and Al- Hakim are getting? They
     are everywhere in the government and controlled almost everything.
     Will the Shiites start seriously in building a destroyed country or
     follow their ugly new clerics and wait for their hidden twelfth
     Imam to emerge in the end times?!

    [6]Iraq the Model

     Executing Saddam is an execution to a dark era in Iraq's history
     and it's a message to all those who followed his ways that there is
     no turning back; yes, the people will never kneel to a tyrant again
     and will never give up.

     The future is in the hands of the people and they will choose their
     way no matter how big the sacrifice is.

     We have suffered too much for too long and we deserve a better life
     and that we will keep pursuing.

    [7]IraqiGeek

     Despite all the things he had done, I still didnât want him to be
     executed. Donât get me wrong, I am all for capital punishment, but
     in this case, I donât think this was the proper course of action. I
     think he should have been imprisoned for the reminder of his life.
     For someone like Saddam who has a greatness complex, living
     imprisoned where everyone has the power to control his activities
     would have been much worse. He was so full of himself, and so used
     to being on the top and having everyone obey whatever he said would
     have been like torture. By executing him, I think the Iraqi
     government did him a huge favor.

    [8]Me vs. Myself

     Saddam's death is obviously the last card that the Bush
     Adminstration of losers had, and it was also the last card that
     Iran could draw. I had predicted that Saddam's execution will be
     delayed until the last days of Bush's presidency in 2008. But
     having this execution taking place now will blow the entire Iraqi
     situation up. In addition, the increasing resistance will prove to
     the world that the situation is not terrible because of those
     'Saddamists'. The death of Saddam will strip down all the excuses
     from the Bush Adminstration and will prove that resistance is a
     national choice and the American Army must withdraw from Iraq.

    [9]neurotic iraqi wife

     Yeah I will try to be optimistic, in less than five hours, the
     clock will tick, and I will tear off that page to see a new fresh
     2007. N the guy who pretends to work in a carpenters shop scolded
     me today. He came into work despite it being Eid. He said youre a
     shia, how can you say youre sad for Saddam's death. He killed your
     people. I said, Im not sad at his death, Im sad that people worse
     than him are ruling you now. Barbarian criminals are ruling you,
     they are nothing but clones of Saddam, clones hidding behind their
     black abayas and i3mamas. N, who lives in the slums of Sadr City is
     not a sadr supporter. He smiled and said, believe me, their time
     will come. Just like it did for Saddam, theirs too will come. With
     these words, I bid you a Happy New Year, may it be a good one for
     you, and may that time that N is talking about be sooner than I
     think.

    [10]No Pain No Gain

     I must say there is a difference for an Iraqi being sad about
     viewing this execution, people like me...and an Iraqi who had been
     sad from the moment they caught Saddam. Saddam is a weak man who
     refused to use his weapon he had in the hole while hiding but
     because alot of people listened to him, he became certainly
     powerful. There is much to say about this moment, the good and bad,
     but I can only say that this execution is not everything. It is
     simply a step closer to the ultimate goals of the average Iraq,
     which is to attain peace, security and equality. It is part of the
     solution. Whether Saddam's era will continue to be used as revenge
     or retaliation, that is one questionable possibility in regards to
     how much people are willing to fight for such a cause. Time as
     always, will tell.

    [11]Sooni

     Just like always, to make one step forward we end with three steps
     backward! Showing Saddam's execution like a Shiite revenge will
     only deepen the gap we have now.

     I know the Iraqi government is weak and have a lot of troubles but
     I couldnât imagine that I would hear Muqtada's name in the
     execution room.

    Talisman Gate

     The story of Saddam's hanging is not about how Palestinians in Gaza
     wept over his demise, or the tears shed by Saddam's kinsmen at his
     grave.

     The story is about the victims.

     They feel happy, relieved. They feel closure. The restless spirits
     of the many dead can subside now.

    [12]Tell Me a Secret

     You know that I always opposed Saddam and was always against him.
     Nevertheless, I was upset today.

     Saddam was a criminal dictator, and he deserves to be hanged, but
     still, what happened isn't right.

     Saddam should be trailled for all his crimes, against ALL IRAQIS,
     ALL IRAQIS, all the crimes he committed against Iraqis, Shea, Kurds
     and yes, yes, yes: against Sonna too.

    [13]Where Date Palms Grow

     He was executed on dawn of âEidâ thatâs 30th of December 2006, all
     Muslims celebrated Eid with the EXCEPTION of the Iraqi government
     they celebrated NEXT DAY!

     So the First day of Eid Officially in Iraq was today.

     Clearly announcing that the government of Iraq does not represent
     Iraqiâs but only Shia Iraqiâs and I tell you Shiaâs Iraqis are not
     represented by these butchers.

     Why was that? Simply because our democratic government was
     clarifying how biased they are, how sectarian they are, and finally
     how clearly they want to divide this country.

     This biased country has done what Saddam used to do. What they also
     want to do is simply stick Saddam to Sunnisim.

     Cross-posted at [14]The Glittering Eye.

References

   1. http://asterism.blogspot.com/2006/12/mother-of-all-smoke-screens.html
   2. http://thewomaniwasblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/executing-saddam-executing-iraq.html
   3. http://eyeraki.blogspot.com/2006/12/saddam-execution-video.html
   4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Baqir_as-Sadr
   5. http://iraqataglance.blogspot.com/rchives/2006_12_01_iraqataglance_archive.html#116759111866515229
   6. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/12/celebrating-justice.html
   7. http://www.iraqigeek.com/?p=57
   8. http://me-vs-myself.blogspot.com/2006/12/end-of-saddam.html
   9. http://neurotic-iraqi-wife.blogspot.com/2006/12/happy-eid-and-happy-new-years.html
  10. http://iraqiblogger.blogspot.com/2006/12/saddams-era.html
  11. http://justsooni.blogspot.com/2006/12/saddams-execution-right-thing-done.html
  12. http://secretsinbaghdad.blogspot.com/2006/12/saddams-execution.html
  13. http://citycalledhell.blogspot.com/2006/12/zatti-or-idiots-guide-of-how-not-to.html
  14. http://theglitteringeye.com/?p=2576