Selling 'democracy' in Iraq


Posted by Helena Cobban
April 17, 2005 2:40 PM EST | Link
Filed in Elections/democratization

Faiza of "A family in Baghdad" has her most recent post now up on her blog in English. Go read it. It's about her experience at some kind of "democracy in Iraq" conference to which she'd been invited. It was hosted by some US organizations, which she doesn't name but they probably included the US taxpayer-funded "U.S. National Endowment for Democracy" etc etc.

The conference was in Amman. Many women traveled to it from Iraq, though Faiza has been living in Amman for a few weeks now.

She and apparently many of the other Iraqi women at the conference were not happy with the "brain wash" they felt they were being exposed to there. I'd give you excerpts but regret I don't have the time.



Comments
Comment from... Susan - USA, at April 17, 2005 02:59 PM:

Marla Ruzicka was killed yesterday in Baghdad.

She inspired me.

Comment from... helena, at April 17, 2005 03:04 PM:

Me too. See next post!

Comment from... Salah, at April 17, 2005 03:09 PM:

“But I couldn't get a single US official to acknowledge any mistakes. The standard line remains, "We're moving in the right direction."

Said JIM MCGOVERN members of Congress

Helena you are in same stream of US official you try to find solution to continue US Occupation to Iraq.
You are American you should work toward end of this illegal war not brain wash for Iraqis these are not like Americans
“She and apparently many of the other Iraqi women at the conference were not happy with the "brain wash" they felt they were being exposed to there”

“My recent visit to Iraq only strengthened my belief that this war is wrong. And only renewed, passionate dissent by the American people can end it.” Said JIM MCGOVERN members of Congress

http://www.occupationwatch.org/analysis/archives/2005/04/what_i_didnt_se.html


God Bless Iraq and Iraqis

Comment from... lake powell, at April 30, 2005 06:05 PM:

lake powell

Comment from... idiot, at May 8, 2005 09:50 AM:

i am an idiot and i am lead by richard simmons

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