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azinorum -> RE: النواصب والروافض (11/25/2006 7:44:49 AM)
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Zeynab. You are right in many respects especially given that you have identified the fact that prior to the invasion there were no differences between Sunni, Shia etc, etc. What we as Iraqis did, do and perhaps always will have is petty jealousy and an inclination for blaming anyone but ourselves for our predicaments. This has nothing to do with our religious preference; it’s unfortunately just the way we are. For example, it’s not a God given right for someone to have a well paid job, live in a nice house and be able to afford certain luxuries. These things have to be earned with hard work. What I noticed after the fall of Baghdad is that many uneducated Iraqis suddenly expected to earn better wages based purely on their religious backgrounds (this was the excuse they used). As far as they were concerned the reason they didn’t have what others did was solely based on the fact that they hadn’t the right connections with Saddam and his cronies. When they found out that no one was going to just hand them this lifestyle on a plate, they decided they would take it no matter who they hurt. That’s when they started kidnapping and intimidating neighbors and even in some case other family members to reach their goal. This then escalated and became more organized once they realize they could get even more if they received protection from certain political parties that were emerging throughout the capital. This mindset started to spread like a cancer and due to the lack of proper government it has now developed into an epidemic. For example at one stage these organized gangs targeted doctors and dentists. In order to track their movements and daily routines, they enlisted the help of drivers, maids, gardeners that worked for these doctors to gather information on their perspective victims. This is when the term “Allas” became part of our common vocabulary. Now so many of these professionals have been kidnapped that most of the good ones have fled Iraq for safer countries like Jordan and Syria robbing Iraq of a vital part of its infrastructure. In many cases, the Allas was someone who had worked for these employers for years and was treated like a member of the family. In the end it didn’t matter. What they wanted was easy money and it didn’t matter how they got it. So many of the problems facing Iraq are not only based on religious sects. The problem goes far deeper than that. Regards. Azinorum
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