The Patriotic Union of Mesopotamia (PUM) (est. 2008) (Kurdish: Yekîtiya Nîştimaniya Mezopotamya) (Arabic: الاتحاد الوطني في بلاد الرافدين Al-Ittihad Al-Wattani fee Bilad Al-Rafidayn) is a political party in Iraq, their main ideology is Iraqism and base their politics on social democracy.
1. We promote Iraqi equality and unity amongst the different tribes, races, ethnicities, sects and religions. We are one people, one nationality and one united force to rebuild the ashes of our country into fountains of freedom, democracy and prosperity. Any sectarianism and racism shall not be tolerated.
2. The precious Mesopotamian history & heritage will be appreciated, protected and displayed to the Iraqi people. We will learn from its mistakes, develop its values, celebrate its achievements and further influence world history.
3. Protect the democracy and federal regions, its citizens, their demands, the constitution and independence of the republic.
4. Disarm any militia whom do not pledge allegiance to the constitution and the citizens of Iraq. The army, police and intelligence service will be under the service and command of the democratically elected government chosen by the Iraqi people.
5. Ban parties whom encourage violence or persecute any individual whom uses any force of power that violates human rights. Future invasions of any part of Iraq or any foreign influence for that matter on any particular political, ethnic or religious group shall not be tolerated and will be resisted. We demand the current multinational occupation to come with a timetable for their future plans regarding fighting terrorism and their final withdrawal from Iraq, if they don’t leave after any diplomatic or political agreement, it is the right of the Iraqi people and authority to end it by any means necessary.
6. Any private, religious and political media has the right to publish its information, though it is not allowed to publish any work that incites sectarianism, racism and blasphemy.
7. The Iraqi people shall have the right to join any party of choice, as long as it doesn’t preach violence or hatred. The parties whom follow the constitution shall have the freedom of existing, gathering, demonstrating and entering elections.
8. Protect the core of our nation; the students, farmers and workers. Give them as many benefits as possible to develop and prosper.
9. Embrace the moral values of religion, respect the peoples need for spirituality and give them their right to fallow their traditions.
10. Persecute former/current high profiled members of Hizb Al-Ba’ath for their past criminal activity expanding from the coup of February 8th 1963 to the fall of Saddam Hussein; put them in trial for involvement in anything from theft, corruption, fraud, harassment, rape, torture, murder to genocide.
11. Use the economy to support Iraqi music, cinema, art, sports, festivals, tourism, rebuilding/rediscovering of ancient cities and looted/demolished antiquates. Use the profits from our oil and minerals for the purpose of giving a dignified life to the war veterans, widows, orphans and other less fortunate citizens. Provide free Medicare and education for all Iraqis through a fair social welfare system after the Scandinavian model where the citizens give to get help.
12. Current and future regional governments shall be ready to help each other by fairly distributing oil, water, minerals, food or anything else the other region is in need for. The regional governments will also have the right to make their own deals to prosper their economy and defend themselves according the Iraqi constitution. Disputed cities and areas, merging of provinces and regional territories shall go trough referendums and elections.
13. Any individual in the world with Iraqi origin have the right to hold the citizenship, foreigners with no relation or origin to Iraq can apply for the citizenship after residing in Iraq for at least 10 years. The right to choose the government and determine the laws of Iraq are restricted to citizens only and therefore foreigners can not sit in a public office, whether it is in the central or regional government, the province or municipality.
Seems like an awsome party, if they'll keep to their word, I know where my vote is.
And by the way, great first post, and welcome to the forum. Local time is GMT +3:00 Hours, the tempreture is a nice warm and breezy 45 C, and the local language is gratuitous violenceic. Please note the tap water might cause cancer, sudden hair loss, auto-immune attacks and schizophrenia, so we advice bottled water which only causes cancer. Room service is not included in the price, neither is militia ransoms, but kidnappings and beheadings are. Again, Welcome to the Forum!
EDIT: I just been reading more and I think Ihave a few issues I'd like to bring up. First are you seriously considering giving Diyala to Kurdistan? I know we're all just one country and all, but come on, are you serious man?
Second on the 'Plan for Iraq' section. I really like all the flags, with the wheat signs - nice reminder to everyone that it was our ancestors in Mesopotamia who invented wheat. But whats with the flag of Basrah and Neniva - they look totally different from the rest - especially the Basrah one. Just interested how were those flags designed, because all in all they are great.
However, scroll down a bit and their the horror! The Iraq military flag is alright, but it seems you have plans to legitimise and even governmentally endorse the Peshmarga. They are just a bunch of thugs/terrorists in my opinion, I can't stand how they are being tolerated so by everyone. I had relatives who have been living in Diyala, have homes. businesses etc... there where they have been calling home for the pst 200 years. However, the Pishmarga thugs forcefully evicted them for nothing more than being ethnically Arabs. They took their homes with no refund, and they think them might have even got ethnic Kurds to occupy that area. Al Qaeda terrorists in the area started fighting with them, and now it's raining mortar shells. In the meantime my relatives have been forced to go back to the village their ancestors lived in before near Baghdad, where they understandably can't fit in much, and are totally unfimiliar in the area.
Also 'Jaish Imam Ali'! Is it just me, or is that an attempt to legalise and endorse 'Jaish El Mahdi' and other Shia militias/paramilitaries? And then theres their friends, 'Al-Anbar Camel Spiders'! I don't think I need to explain who those will be formed out of. And 'Camel Spiders'! Good Lord where you got a name like that from! Whats with the spiders? I'm sorry I have to disagree with you there, I don't at all believe Iraq can be peacefull as long as those scumbags exist. You can't condemn and make illegal outside political influences hell-bent on exploiting Iraq, while legalising those Terrorists Guerillas/Militias/Paramilitaries, as their entire reason and purpose for their existance is to do Syria's/Saudi's/Al Qaeda's/Iran's dirty bidding in Iraq.
By legalising them you are recognising that infact the Anbar terrorist guerillas represent Sunni Arab muslims in Anbar everywhere, while the Mahdi Army terrorist militia or paramilitary is representing Shia arab muslims in Basrah, which is a complete falacy designed to cloak and proliferate their sadistic political foriegn or domestic masters' involvement. And will that really encourage divesity? For example, will Sunnis/Christians in Basrah feel safe with the highest authority being a government endorsed fully-militarised militia? Well will anyone there feel safe for that matter?
Just my two cents on your political party, but it's still probably the best Iraqi party I know so far.
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No offense but both founders are still effectively teenagers (19 years old) and neither appears to have spent much time in Iraq. Thats not to say I don't support such initiatives by young Iraqis but I very much doubt anyone will take this seriously. Having said that this party can't be any worse than those currently operating out of Iraq. Perhaps you guys should start canvasing on this and other Iraqi based websites to see what the response is. Anyway good luck to you both. THE FOUNDERS
Name; Safa Mohammad Hadi Al-Lamassu Birth date/place; March 3rd 1989 - Moscow, Soviet-Union. City of origin; Al-Kazimiyah, Baghdad.
Public school 1995-05 Practical training in the Danish Navy 2004 10th grade school (athletes program) 2005-06 Member of the Iraqi Communist Party 2005-08 Highschool (political science, history & arabic) 2006- Chairman of the Democratic Union of Iraqi Youth 2006-08 General-secretary of the Patriotic Union of Mesopotamia 2008-
Name; Jubran Younis Poles Matti Birth date/place; March 1st 1989 - Damascus, Syria. City of origin; Al-Qush, Nineveh.
Public school 1995-05 10th grade school (media program) 2005-06 Member of the Iraqi Communist Party 2005-08 Highschool (political science, technologic history & economy) 2006- Chairman of the Democratic Youth of Iraq 2006-08
General-secretary of the Patriotic Union of Mesopotamia 2008-
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"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others" - Nelson Mandela
Communist Party! We're having so much crap from so-called religious idiots, I doubt any of the unfortunately ignorant majority in Iraq will vote the Commies back in.
I'm glad to help guys - maybe be your Presidential Candidate? I spent half my life in Iraq, so got some experience, and if I'll have any 'puppet-masters' it'll be the guys here who know a great lot on how to run Iraq, so you know Iraq will prosper.
Seems like an awsome party, if they'll keep to their word, I know where my vote is.
Thnx.
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EDIT: I just been reading more and I think Ihave a few issues I'd like to bring up. First are you seriously considering giving Diyala to Kurdistan? I know we're all just one country and all, but come on, are you serious man?
No bil 3akes that is not our view, we believe in muhafazat should choose for themselves what regional government to join and not for the leaders of Kurdistan, Baghdad or where ever. That's what is happening with Kirkuk, we are more for the citizens to chose and not the leaders... That's democracy.
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Second on the 'Plan for Iraq' section. I really like all the flags, with the wheat signs - nice reminder to everyone that it was our ancestors in Mesopotamia who invented wheat. But whats with the flag of Basrah and Neniva - they look totally different from the rest - especially the Basrah one. Just interested how were those flags designed, because all in all they are great.
I designed them, but to be honest with u, the flags were the most unimportant part of the project, we concentrate more on the foundation of the state and how people can survive with the current status they have. Such as war veterans, workers, students, farmers, widows and etc. Therefore a welfare state is the best solution.
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However, scroll down a bit and their the horror! The Iraq military flag is alright, but it seems you have plans to legitimise and even governmentally endorse the Peshmarga. They are just a bunch of thugs/terrorists in my opinion, I can't stand how they are being tolerated so by everyone. I had relatives who have been living in Diyala, have homes. businesses etc... there where they have been calling home for the pst 200 years. However, the Pishmarga thugs forcefully evicted them for nothing more than being ethnically Arabs. They took their homes with no refund, and they think them might have even got ethnic Kurds to occupy that area. Al Qaeda terrorists in the area started fighting with them, and now it's raining mortar shells. In the meantime my relatives have been forced to go back to the village their ancestors lived in before near Baghdad, where they understandably can't fit in much, and are totally unfimiliar in the area.
Also 'Jaish Imam Ali'! Is it just me, or is that an attempt to legalise and endorse 'Jaish El Mahdi' and other Shia militias/paramilitaries? And then theres their friends, 'Al-Anbar Camel Spiders'! I don't think I need to explain who those will be formed out of. And 'Camel Spiders'! Good Lord where you got a name like that from! Whats with the spiders?
I'm sorry I have to disagree with you there, I don't at all believe Iraq can be peacefull as long as those scumbags exist. You can't condemn and make illegal outside political influences hell-bent on exploiting Iraq, while legalising those Terrorists Guerillas/Militias/Paramilitaries, as their entire reason and purpose for their existance is to do Syria's/Saudi's/Al Qaeda's/Iran's dirty bidding in Iraq.
By legalising them you are recognising that infact the Anbar terrorist guerillas represent Sunni Arab muslims in Anbar everywhere, while the Mahdi Army terrorist militia or paramilitary is representing Shia arab muslims in Basrah, which is a complete falacy designed to cloak and proliferate their sadistic political foriegn or domestic masters' involvement. And will that really encourage divesity? For example, will Sunnis/Christians in Basrah feel safe with the highest authority being a government endorsed fully-militarised militia? Well will anyone there feel safe for that matter?
Brother there is some things that will always exist, a Kurdistan (regional government) and semi-militias.
What u can do with these militias is by offering them regional divisions within the army, forexample, former members of Shi'ite militias can join southern battalions of the Iraqi Army, defending the southern regional territory against terrorism and foreign powers, instead of now where they are fighting each other, militia vs militia. The regional army, well name it whatever u want, Jaish Imam Ali, Jaish Imam Hussein, Jaish Babel or whatever, its the southerners choice. The name we picked is not really important, that was only a preview of how our version of an Iraqi state could look like. A Kurdistan, brother try to understand we can never remove its regional government, never. But u can comprimise and say oke, so that Kurdistan doesnt seem like a state within a state, make more regional government (for example in Al-Anbar, Basrah, Nineveh and etc) and say, hey, we are a united country but we have different regional governments (ya3ni federal state) inside. Just like the United Kingdom, Germany and the US of A. That would fit Iraq perfectly, see it this way, southern politics is much different from western and nothern politics in Iraq. So u give them their regional government, let them make their bussiness deals, prosper and build. But they have to fallow the Iraqi constitution. If the southernes get sick and tired of pro-Iranian politics, they will chose a new party to led southern Iraq, if the westerns get sick and tired of pro-Arab politics, they will chose a new party to led western Iraq and lets say Kurdistan or any other regional government wants more benefits by merginh with Baghdad or other regions, then go ahead, the more fewer regional governments, the better.
This is only a plan for how to re-unite Iraq, after a couple of years, these regions will prosper and their citizens will be much closer in their political beliefs, which will make people vote for the same party in Rammadi and Basrah or any other part of Iraq and might re-unite with the other regional governments because of "lack of difference" in views. All in all, this will comprise with the rival partie's and region's demand for separation of the country. Seperating it federally is much better than separiting it permantely.
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Just my two cents on your political party, but it's still probably the best Iraqi party I know so far.
No offense but both founders are still effectively teenagers (19 years old) and neither appears to have spent much time in Iraq. Thats not to say I don't support such initiatives by young Iraqis but I very much doubt anyone will take this seriously. Having said that this party can't be any worse than those currently operating out of Iraq. Perhaps you guys should start canvasing on this and other Iraqi based websites to see what the response is. Anyway good luck to you both.
THE FOUNDERS
Name; Safa Mohammad Hadi Al-Lamassu Birth date/place; March 3rd 1989 - Moscow, Soviet-Union. City of origin; Al-Kazimiyah, Baghdad.
Public school 1995-05 Practical training in the Danish Navy 2004 10th grade school (athletes program) 2005-06 Member of the Iraqi Communist Party 2005-08 Highschool (political science, history & arabic) 2006- Chairman of the Democratic Union of Iraqi Youth 2006-08 General-secretary of the Patriotic Union of Mesopotamia 2008-
Name; Jubran Younis Poles Matti Birth date/place; March 1st 1989 - Damascus, Syria. City of origin; Al-Qush, Nineveh.
Public school 1995-05 10th grade school (media program) 2005-06 Member of the Iraqi Communist Party 2005-08 Highschool (political science, technologic history & economy) 2006- Chairman of the Democratic Youth of Iraq 2006-08
General-secretary of the Patriotic Union of Mesopotamia 2008-
Yes we are young and we haven't seen much of Iraq.
My grandfather was a militia man and anti-british fighter during the monarchy, my father was a resistance fighter during the Aref brothers, Hassan Al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein era. He spent 2 x 2 years in prison, was convicted to death 2 times in absenthia, which also included my brother (born in Kiev) and me (born in Moscow) for being "sons of the terrorist XXX XXX XXX, and member of the banned XXXXX party, a future threat to the peace and stability of the republic".
Therefore my parents never dared to let me see Iraq during Saddam, but i went three times when he fell, in 03', 04' and 07'. I met people, listened to them, watched them and lived like them in those years. There was something in common for them all. They do not care about politics. All they want is; A job, food on the table, a roof over their head, education for their kids, stability, electricity, cheaper benzine and welfare to secure that they will not die of hunger if something happens to the family.
Yes i am 19 years old, but I'm a third generation of Iraqi politicians, resistance fighters and akademiks. I've learned from them and Iraqi history, I've learned to develope the achievments and reduce the mistakes. I'm not saying that I'm an experienced politician, no not at all, I'm only 19 and for the last 5 years i have only lead youth organisations for Iraqis in diaspora. But look at it this way, my party has a manifest and a political program. Compare that to any party in Iraq and try to find similarities. Iraqi politics is based on sect, race and ethnicitie. While in our party we base our politics on real politics, economy, welfare, tourism, sports, stability, security, military, art, culture, foreign relations, interior relations and so many other things. While the other parties base all their power and efforts to demolish other parties.
I have talked to relatives, friends and many other people. I've talked about our beliefs and they all said; Look, ur main goal is to protect the students, farmers, create jobs for the unemployed and strenghten unity by using our history and culture. Why wouldn't people not vote for u.
I'm not a wise-guy or an arrogant type, but i know for sure the teenagers of Iraq, whom have the chance to study and learn world politics will be more succesfull than 50-somethings years old men whom have crudges against each other.
Communist Party! We're having so much crap from so-called religious idiots, I doubt any of the unfortunately ignorant majority in Iraq will vote the Commies back in.
I'm glad to help guys - maybe be your Presidential Candidate? I spent half my life in Iraq, so got some experience, and if I'll have any 'puppet-masters' it'll be the guys here who know a great lot on how to run Iraq, so you know Iraq will prosper.
Brother, next to the "member of the communist party" u can see there is written 2006-08... I left the party because i do not fallow their views any longer and is very much against their way of sharing power "we spent years in prison, therefore we have immunity in the top, while u, the younger generation can go and play do3bol until u become 60 urself", also that this ideology fallows a way of thinkin that is 150 years old and also i do not believe that communism can bring stability and prosperity to Iraq, yes it had its benefits but it also have lots of flaws.
Now, about us being Communist. Habibi, our party doesn't really fallow any specific ideology, we have former commies, nationalits, islamists and God knows how many other different fallowers of the thousands of ideologies there exist in Iraq.
We have the nationalist prime-minister Rashid Al-Gaylanis grandkid, a man whom my grandfather fought, we have an Islamist whos great grandfather made a fatwa against communists, we have sons of Assyrian and Kurdish nationalists, Jewish Basrawi bussinesmens grandkids and many other branches of Iraqi politics. All in all, we have lived in diaspora and have thrown away our differences and worked together to take the good sides of all of our ideologies and put it in one.
Yes; communists wants an ultra secular state, Islamists wants and Islamic state, nationalists wants a pro-Arab, Kurd or Assyrian state. Liberals want a welfare state, capitalists want tourism and starbucks in rammadi.
So what can we do to mixture these things?
We can have a secular state, with Muslim ethics, promote the different cultures of Iraq and mixture them into an extent that they will go from being Arab this, Kurdish that, Assyrian what to just, Iraqi culture. We can have a welfare state, feed the poor and give jobs to the unemployed. We can make billions out of tourism because of babylon, ski-mountains of kurdistan, motor-rally deserts of Al-Anbar, the queen of romance baghdad and the venice of Mideast - Basra.
Yes this needs money, but we are floating on oil, all we need is a honest party that wants all of iraq to benefit from the oil, minerals and tourism. What we have to offer is, that we are an honest party. People can choose to believe us and other can choose not too.
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Dear Lamassu:
What you describe sounds heavenly. In the past half a century we (Iraqis) have been hearing all of that from every single political party that came to power, yet once they grasp the thrown, the light turns into darkness, the dream becomes a nightmare, our most basic humanity was stripped from our souls.
Who is to say that once this (Miraculous) party takes matters in its own hands, it will turn just as corrupt as any of its predecessors? What will stop the religious fundamentalists from pushing their sheep to harass women who would rather live free of the (حجاب), or wearing slacks instead of skirts? Who will stop them from spraying paint on women’s legs for wearing short skirts? Who will stop anyone from harassing men who would like to grow their hair, or their sideburns?
Once your authorities prosecute these harassers, the nightmare of religious fundamentalism will grow to gigantic proportions, and will overshadow all written laws and constitutions in the country. Each side will cry for its own laws to be freely practiced.
Who will guarantee that ethnic and other much smaller religious practices will not be forcibly stopped from being exercised by more powerful ones? What will stop the persecution of the week by the strong? Who will protect the week? Or are we going to use Darwinism in our laws!
What the people of Iraq need, is at least another half a century of human rights education, before anyone can start democratically rule Iraq. “Notice I said Iraq not Iraqis” A government should rule the country not the people. A government should serve the people, not the other way around. People should have the freedom of choice, in every aspect of life. Religion, personal preferences, even sexual orientation, no one should harass others for the way they look, think or live. There should be mutual respect among all, not some. Trade should be opened with any country that will benefit ours, neutrality should be our goal, and no monopolizing any market, competition should be done in an honest way. Criminals should be stopped in their tracks, even if they were white collar.
Throughout the history of Iraq, no government was able to achieve even half of what I mentioned, and the main reason for it is our backward thinking, that only religion of the land should be the supreme force above everyone and everything, disregarding the fact that all religions believe in the one and only creator, just with different names and figures.
May God bless all good hearted people on earth.
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God bless the whole world, No exceptions. الدين لله و الوطن للجميع
Hi brother, hope you understand that was a joke, but to be honest, I totally agree with your politics and the agenda you are striving for.
It's great to see Iraqi politicians who are not obsessed with representing race, religion, culture or repressing those different. Rather you seem to be geniunely passionate about helping the Iraqi people - the normal people on the ground rather than specifically fighting for one group or another, which I do truely respect, and moreover, you take the best parts of many political movements rather than stubbornly sticking to one.
By the way, I'm the guy who emailed you before. Those were my questions here, thanks very much for answering them bro, I really appreciate it, and thanks again for the offer of CC. I'd love to join you guys and help anyway I can - maybe with my childhood and experience in Saddam's Iraq I can offer you some insight into that of you want. Also a few months ago me and a friend discussed a quick short-term security plan for Iraq, which is the most vital thing right now to give an opertunity for any social, political or economic developement to start up, which I can work further on. As soon as I'm done putting it to writing, I'll Email it you and post it here for discussion and improvement.
Harry that depends on the personality of the people whom are rulling the party and as far as i know, non of us have any relations with foreign power, whom come from a bad family background or have served Saddam or Hizb Al-Ba3ath. Most of us are students outside Iraq, whom have read and studied abroad, learned how to devlope a country and have read the history of Iraq and been active in the Iraqi diaspora. Money is not our goal, the Iraqi people and their happiness is. we want to have kids in Iraq some day with the same oppurtunities as we had outside.
Babylonian, ahlan wa sahlan rafeeq, take ur time. :)
Yes we are young and we haven't seen much of Iraq.
My grandfather was a militia man and anti-british fighter during the monarchy, my father was a resistance fighter during the Aref brothers, Hassan Al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein era. He spent 2 x 2 years in prison, was convicted to death 2 times in absenthia, which also included my brother (born in Kiev) and me (born in Moscow) for being "sons of the terrorist XXX XXX XXX, and member of the banned XXXXX party, a future threat to the peace and stability of the republic".
Therefore my parents never dared to let me see Iraq during Saddam, but i went three times when he fell, in 03', 04' and 07'. I met people, listened to them, watched them and lived like them in those years. There was something in common for them all. They do not care about politics. All they want is; A job, food on the table, a roof over their head, education for their kids, stability, electricity, cheaper benzine and welfare to secure that they will not die of hunger if something happens to the family.
Yes i am 19 years old, but I'm a third generation of Iraqi politicians, resistance fighters and akademiks. I've learned from them and Iraqi history, I've learned to develope the achievments and reduce the mistakes. I'm not saying that I'm an experienced politician, no not at all, I'm only 19 and for the last 5 years i have only lead youth organisations for Iraqis in diaspora. But look at it this way, my party has a manifest and a political program. Compare that to any party in Iraq and try to find similarities. Iraqi politics is based on sect, race and ethnicitie. While in our party we base our politics on real politics, economy, welfare, tourism, sports, stability, security, military, art, culture, foreign relations, interior relations and so many other things. While the other parties base all their power and efforts to demolish other parties.
I have talked to relatives, friends and many other people. I've talked about our beliefs and they all said; Look, ur main goal is to protect the students, farmers, create jobs for the unemployed and strenghten unity by using our history and culture. Why wouldn't people not vote for u.
I'm not a wise-guy or an arrogant type, but i know for sure the teenagers of Iraq, whom have the chance to study and learn world politics will be more succesfull than 50-somethings years old men whom have crudges against each other.
Lamassu. My realistic and perhaps cynical view of Iraqi politics should not deter you in any way from chasing your dreams. It would appear that you have studied the situation in some depth and have the necessary family background to allow you a good understanding of whats taking place today and how it is affected by historical events. As I said in my earlier post I wish you both the best of luck with your endeavors and wholeheartedly support your idea. God knows we all need an injection of an open minded youthful approach to politics in a country ruled by small minded politicians out to suck it dry and send it back into the dark ages. By the way, welcome to the forum and I look forward to reading your future contributions.
PS: Whats your major?
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"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others" - Nelson Mandela
Yes we are young and we haven't seen much of Iraq.
My grandfather was a militia man and anti-british fighter during the monarchy, my father was a resistance fighter during the Aref brothers, Hassan Al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein era. He spent 2 x 2 years in prison, was convicted to death 2 times in absenthia, which also included my brother (born in Kiev) and me (born in Moscow) for being "sons of the terrorist XXX XXX XXX, and member of the banned XXXXX party, a future threat to the peace and stability of the republic".
Therefore my parents never dared to let me see Iraq during Saddam, but i went three times when he fell, in 03', 04' and 07'. I met people, listened to them, watched them and lived like them in those years. There was something in common for them all. They do not care about politics. All they want is; A job, food on the table, a roof over their head, education for their kids, stability, electricity, cheaper benzine and welfare to secure that they will not die of hunger if something happens to the family.
Yes i am 19 years old, but I'm a third generation of Iraqi politicians, resistance fighters and akademiks. I've learned from them and Iraqi history, I've learned to develope the achievments and reduce the mistakes. I'm not saying that I'm an experienced politician, no not at all, I'm only 19 and for the last 5 years i have only lead youth organisations for Iraqis in diaspora. But look at it this way, my party has a manifest and a political program. Compare that to any party in Iraq and try to find similarities. Iraqi politics is based on sect, race and ethnicitie. While in our party we base our politics on real politics, economy, welfare, tourism, sports, stability, security, military, art, culture, foreign relations, interior relations and so many other things. While the other parties base all their power and efforts to demolish other parties.
I have talked to relatives, friends and many other people. I've talked about our beliefs and they all said; Look, ur main goal is to protect the students, farmers, create jobs for the unemployed and strenghten unity by using our history and culture. Why wouldn't people not vote for u.
I'm not a wise-guy or an arrogant type, but i know for sure the teenagers of Iraq, whom have the chance to study and learn world politics will be more succesfull than 50-somethings years old men whom have crudges against each other.
Lamassu. My realistic and perhaps cynical view of Iraqi politics should not deter you in any way from chasing your dreams. It would appear that you have studied the situation in some depth and have the necessary family background to allow you a good understanding of whats taking place today and how it is affected by historical events. As I said in my earlier post I wish you both the best of luck with your endeavors and wholeheartedly support your idea. God knows we all need an injection of an open minded youthful approach to politics in a country ruled by small minded politicians out to suck it dry and send it back into the dark ages. By the way, welcome to the forum and I look forward to reading your future contributions.
PS: Whats your major?
Tislam akhoya, 3la rasee.
My majors are political science and history.
Specialities= Mideast culture & politics (political science) and Mesopotamian era (history).
Specialities= Mideast culture & politics (political science) and Mesopotamian era (history).
Interesting subjects. Where are you currently studying?
By the way hows the feedback been re your party and where else have you posted your links? There are various Iraqi websites with political forums so they could be useful in gaging interest. Be sure to post the links on Arabic Iraqi sites in order that you can get a fair representation rather than just diaspora Iraqis who are more likely to agree with your ideas and agenda.
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"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others" - Nelson Mandela
Specialities= Mideast culture & politics (political science) and Mesopotamian era (history).
Interesting subjects. Where are you currently studying?
By the way hows the feedback been re your party and where else have you posted your links? There are various Iraqi websites with political forums so they could be useful in gaging interest. Be sure to post the links on Arabic Iraqi sites in order that you can get a fair representation rather than just diaspora Iraqis who are more likely to agree with your ideas and agenda.
Last year of highschool, Uni next year. :)
Uhmm yea lots of positive feedback, yesterday i held a speech in front of a democratic youth thing for Iraqi diaspora students in Denmark, they liked the ideas and values of the party a lot. The elders - most of them resistance fighters from the 60's, 70's and 80's - were very happy with such ideas from such an young generation. So yea, it's all good right now. :)
Specialities= Mideast culture & politics (political science) and Mesopotamian era (history).
Interesting subjects. Where are you currently studying?
By the way hows the feedback been re your party and where else have you posted your links? There are various Iraqi websites with political forums so they could be useful in gaging interest. Be sure to post the links on Arabic Iraqi sites in order that you can get a fair representation rather than just diaspora Iraqis who are more likely to agree with your ideas and agenda.
Last year of highschool, Uni next year. :)
Uhmm yea lots of positive feedback, yesterday i held a speech in front of a democratic youth thing for Iraqi diaspora students in Denmark, they liked the ideas and values of the party a lot. The elders - most of them resistance fighters from the 60's, 70's and 80's - were very happy with such ideas from such an young generation. So yea, it's all good right now. :)
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