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Cleric sees more role for coalition forces in Iraq
Baath Party still exists and its presence is conspicuous in every corner in Iraq, said Ayatollah Al-Sayed Mohammad Bahr Al-Uloom, secretary of the Islamic Independent Movement. Speaking at a seminar on "Future vision for free Iraq" at Kuwait University yesterday, Al-Uloom added that the coalition forces would remain in Iraq until the situation was stabilised. "The Iraqi people need your support in all aspects of life, despite it is considered a rich country", he mentioned, adding that the old regime had squandered the national wealth "until we reached the point of humiliation of cutting ear, nose and even tongue".
| I'll bet a statement like that makes sense in Arabic... |
Ali Al-Turah, who spoke at the outset of the seminar, described that Iraq was passing through a critical phase. Some would like to see the future plan fail and the country return to the old regime. We hope that the Iraqis overcome the predicament and liberty prevails, he added. Although they are enjoying better freedom to practise their religion now, we have witnessed the Shias clamouring to stand up against the Americans. Surely, the foreign forces must go, it is a national demand and we support that. But calling for their exit at this juncture would be at the cost of democracy, he underlined.
| Yeah. It'd prob'ly be a better idea to wait until all the gunnies and 'sploders have been rounded up and either sent back where they came from or hung. Unless you're one of the parties that relies on gunnies and 'sploders to make your arguments... |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-30 |
