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In reply to the discussion: Tony Blair says Iraq would be far worse today under Saddam Hussein [View all]ronnie624
(5,764 posts)50. For Iraqi women, America's promise of democracy is anything but liberation
A decade on from the US-led invasion of Iraq, the destruction caused by foreign occupation and the subsequent regime has had a massive impact on Iraqis' daily life the most disturbing example of which is violence against women. At the same time, the sectarian regime's policy on religious garb is forcing women to retire their hard-earned rights across the spectrum: employment, freedom of movement, civil marriage, welfare benefits, and the right to education and health services.
Instead, they are seeking survival and protection for themselves and their families. But for many, the violence they face comes from the very institution that should guarantee their safety: the government. Iraqi regime officials often echo the same denials of the US-UK occupation authorities, saying that there are few or no women detainees. An increasing number of international and Iraqi human rights organizations reports otherwise.
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According to Mohamed al-Dainy, an Iraqi MP, there was 1,053 cases of documented rape (pdf) cases by the occupying troops and Iraqi forces between 2003 and 2007. Lawyers acting on behalf of former detainees say that UK detention practices between 2003 and 2008 included unlawful killings, beatings, hooding, sleep deprivation, forced nudity and sexual humiliation, sometimes involving women and children. The abuses were endemic, allege the detainees' lawyers, arising from the "systems, management culture and training" of the British military.
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Today, Iraq can boast one of the highest execution rates in the world. In a single day, 19 January 2012, 34 individuals, including two women, were executed an act described by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay as shocking:
Instead, they are seeking survival and protection for themselves and their families. But for many, the violence they face comes from the very institution that should guarantee their safety: the government. Iraqi regime officials often echo the same denials of the US-UK occupation authorities, saying that there are few or no women detainees. An increasing number of international and Iraqi human rights organizations reports otherwise.
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According to Mohamed al-Dainy, an Iraqi MP, there was 1,053 cases of documented rape (pdf) cases by the occupying troops and Iraqi forces between 2003 and 2007. Lawyers acting on behalf of former detainees say that UK detention practices between 2003 and 2008 included unlawful killings, beatings, hooding, sleep deprivation, forced nudity and sexual humiliation, sometimes involving women and children. The abuses were endemic, allege the detainees' lawyers, arising from the "systems, management culture and training" of the British military.
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Today, Iraq can boast one of the highest execution rates in the world. In a single day, 19 January 2012, 34 individuals, including two women, were executed an act described by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay as shocking:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/25/iraqi-women-american-promise-democracy
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Iraqi women were among the most educated in the ME, they had health care and free schools. Many
kelliekat44
Feb 2013
#51
Hell, we're still paying off parts of WWII, so, I'm guessing this will be on the card for decades.
Drunken Irishman
Feb 2013
#9
What fu*king asininity: Tony, tell that to the dead, the bludgeoned, the carnaged, the homeless, the
indepat
Feb 2013
#6
yeah, they are way better off now breathing that depleted uranium dust for the next 4 billion years.
olddad56
Feb 2013
#22
Tony Blair...the prime minister Britain should never have had...the leader Labour never needed.
Ken Burch
Feb 2013
#28
It turned out he was more interested in punishing his own party for taking brave stands in the 80's
Ken Burch
Feb 2013
#56
Saddam was the US puppet until he rebelled about drilling for oil and selling for nothing.......
PDJane
Feb 2013
#29
Thank you, Diclotican, for your thoughtful remarks. This war can never be forgiven. n/t
Judi Lynn
Feb 2013
#32
I suspect the opposite - someone so convinced of the good of his own goal that he refuses to
karynnj
Feb 2013
#43
Considering the "Arab Spring" Saddam Hussein might not even be in power today due
Uncle Joe
Feb 2013
#47
No, and the USA is much worse off without him being there. (Think about the cost) nt
kelliekat44
Feb 2013
#52