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2004-02-08 Iraq

Tribal justice taking hold in some parts of Iraq

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-02-08 12:50:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 OK Fine. You'd be messing with deep culture on this stuff.

Posted by Lucky 2004-2-8 1:02:07 AM|| 2004-2-8 1:02:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Eventually the price is knocked down to $4,000 and a woman, her value to be determined in later negotiations.
The woman is chattel to settle the debt. Isn't that slavery? I guess the value will depend on which woman (female child?) is selected.

Posted by GK 2004-2-8 2:13:27 AM|| 2004-2-8 2:13:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 As usual, the Beeb misses the point. The fact that Saddam is gone and no longer imposing his own form of "justice" means that, until a new system is imposed upon them, the Iraquis have reverted to their time-honored Islamic / barbaric tribal roots.

Additionally, and typically, the Beeb reporter (as instructed) is trying to satisfy the editorial agenda: 1) the wogs are naturally brutal and barbaric ("Oh how romantic, and perfectly disgusting, Geoffrey! Can we see more?") -- and 2) the war in Iraq has failed to bring (insert several Hyde Park Ranger 'sniff' sounds here) civility.

Only a twit would figure it would be otherwise in a tribal culture which practices Islam and where a power vaccuum exists, even temporarily - because life goes on. The education of Iraq to civility will be long. Were they anything but Islamic, I would be confident of some success. But with Islam in the mix it's clear it will be steeply uphill. Islam truly sucks (them backward). GK's comment certainly nails one insane aspect of it.

Posted by .com 2004-2-8 11:36:23 AM|| 2004-2-8 11:36:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Doesn't the last sentence in the article sound like the Beeb's approval of this tribal system?

Posted by Rafael 2004-2-8 12:49:13 PM|| 2004-2-8 12:49:13 PM|| Front Page Top

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