#1 For the last 30 years, Iraqis inside Iraq had little knowledge of the full extent of Saddam Hussein's oppressive tactics. Many Iraqis who have documented his regime's history argue that Coalition authorities have not done enough to make this history known to the Iraqi people, and proponents of more stringent de-Baathification argue that until this education is completed, Saddam-era officials cannot be trusted with the rule of the new state.
- this is baloney. All these videos were best-selling rentals at the Baghdad Blockbuster. Iraqis aren't children. They understand that when cousin Bill disapppeared in '98, he hadn't snuck off to Vegas to get married. |