MOSUL: Twenty-five people were killed and 30 were injured on Sunday when a suicide car bomb ripped through the funeral of Kurdish official Taleb Sayed Wahba in the northern Iraqi city of Tall Afar, said Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Khusru Khan.
Khan, who is also Nineveh deputy governor, said the bomber blew up his vehicle as a large number of people were gathered to attend the funeral of a Kurdish official gunned down in Mosul on Saturday. “Armed men then blocked the road and prevented ambulances from reaching the victims who needed to be evacuated and clashed with the police and army,” he added.
Perhaps you are asking the wrong questions. The real question is, why would Muslims, under any form of government, be killing each other? And perhaps you can answer why there has never been a war between democracies?
I thought the atheist Hitler was elected into power (in a democracy) and then he offcourse decided to wipeout 60 million people with full backing of his people!
Democracy is not the ideology behind these killings. It's not the government of Iraq that is causing Iraqis to shout "Allah akbar" while killing each other.
It is because of man-made ideology of democracy that has inspired the Americans to 'sacrifice' or murder as many innocent Iraqi women and children in Iraq as possible.
Dude, your thread is about the murder of Iraqis by Iraqis. That's who is doing all the murdering in Iraq right now. Stop trying to blame that on democracy.
What government would you suggest to prevent this murder of each other? You want Saddam back? How about the old shah? A saudi-like monarchy? A Paksitani type dictatorship? A theocratic republic like Iran? Sure any of those can keep these people from murdering their bretheren - but it is through coercion, force, imprisonment, intimidation and murder. Not from some righteous idealology you are no doubt trying to advocate.
I thought the Americans were the paying the wages of Iraqi and non-Iraqi soldiers who are hell-bent on maintaining a man-made ideology of democracy in which the Americans believe the Iraqi women and children should be sacrificed... the higher the murder rate, the bigger the sacrifice the Americans would like to see.
Now, please explain to me why there were 8.5 Million voters out of 11 Million eligible in the recent Iraq elections. Car bombs blowing up, snipers trying to wipe them out, and still eight million people turn out. Sounds to me like Iraqis very much want a voice in thier government. They did not go to the polls because Americans were paying thier wages.
You can do your little Anti-American brainwashed rant, but it pretty much ignores the facts except for your own opinion.
By the way, we get it. Down with Democracy up with Islamic rule. We have heard it before. Now if you really want to debate the topic, show me an example of intelligent enlightened Islamic Rule that is working somewhere in the world. I have asked this for years, and not a soul has been able to point out a workable scheme. The Taliban used Islam as an excuse for tyranny. So either produece something to show how Islamic rule is working, or stop attacking a system that IS working in hundreds of countries around the world.
Does democracy work? Absolutely. Is it hard work, with risks? Yes. Is it guranteed to work? No. Is it better than every other alternative available? Yes. Does a Democracy guarantee that evil people will not blow up random human beings? No. Ruthless does not equal right. The violence we are seeing in Iraq is being done by people whose humanity and values are dominated by absolutely senseless brutality. God help Iraq if these same people come to power.
Most of the people doing these attacks are either former Baathist who want themselves back in power or Arab sunni extremists who do not like to see a Kurdish President (Saddam's former title) or a Shia Prime Minister. Maybe that's why they hate democracy so much. They should've voted, but you can't do much to convince idiots like these. It's time for the Kurds and the Shias to take matter in thier own hands, to start killing these terrorists without mercy.
what Iraqis need is a khilafah. Headed up by a Unicorn and protected by the Clone Armies of Planet Zathura. With George Clinton leading the supreme council of legal affairs. Save us oh lord!
There were over 14 million eligible voters, and only a turnout of only 57%, not quite the figures you have deliberately misquoted. Liars like you American’s have no love for the Shia people after all the years you spent supporting Saddam againt Iran, and demonising our beliefs and traditions.
"all the years you spent supporting Saddam againt Iran"
Frankly, at the point of a gun 57% is damn fine turnout. And pray tell, explain your quote above? As far as I know, no one in the Muslim world did squat for the Shia in Iraq. Today they are the majority party, running the country. I guess this lends new meaning to "What have you done for me lately" eh? Now, educate me on "all those years we supported" Saddam. And please skip the Rumsfeld photos, show me exactly how the US propped up Saddam.
Iran was and is an enemy. And Liars? Does ANYBODY believe that Iran is building a "peaceful" nuclear program because they are gonna run out of oil? Yup, sure. You want to talk about tainted elections? Iran decertifies 2500 candidates from elections because they are reformers and don't please the mullahs. Now there is an election problem, and not a peep of protest in the Muslim world about casting out a huge block of candidates. Nobody noticed, nobody cared. More rigged elections to insure tyranny.
I don't really care, 57% or 77%, they are pretty brave people. If you told me 25% I would be less impressed. But 8 million people showed up to vote amid the very real possibility that they would be blown to pieces while standing in line. Apparently those 8 million peoples views do not mean much eh? If there had been a truce for election day how many do you suppose would have shown up? 80%? 90%? I for one an pretty impressed at the bravery in the face of intimidation.
As far as I know Ohiguy isn't the Attorney General or an election official in Iraq. Whether it was 57% or 77%, it was a damn good turnout, espeically with the threats and continuing murders by the sunni minority. It was also the closest thing to a fair and democratic election in the part of the world, especially compare to the mockery in Iran and most recently in Saudi Arabia. If your victory comes from claiming only 57% participated, then put the party hats away.
I'd still like to know what people think is the type of government that will stop the sunni terrorists from killing their bretheren? Which type of oppressive regime do you propose?
If your victory comes from claiming 77% participated, when actually only 57% did then it shows you are liars. Now you liars are negotiating with Saddam to set him free or save him from the noose to win over those Sunni terrorists, thereby showing your true concerns for Shias. You liars.
