More Suggestions for Iraqi Flags

our Blood is Cheap

and another made for the Iraqi Parliament

Exodus and a Rag on a pole

Iraqi’s never choose to leave their homes and families, they were forced to do so, people have been fleeing the country since the late forties, it began by oppression against the Iraqi Jewish community (with the help of the British, ask an Iraqi Jew if you don’t believe me), then by the nationalization of property belonging to the upper class Iraqis after the first Republic (ask Chalibi and Makiya if you don’t believe me) then by the Communists in the early sixties (ask any Nationalist & Baathist) then by the Ba’athist (Ask any Islamic, Communist or Kurd) then oppression of forced Military service during the War with Iran (ask any Iraqi) and today by all the above with the Help of Terrorism, the U.S. and Iran (ask any of the above).

This land has seen so much Blood, hatred and sorrow, I have lost hope…



And the fucking parliament is arguing about a fucking Flag.

The Flag (again)

See the Flag on top? and the one on the right? This the flag I was raised under, and thats the only flag I know about.

The Poppy Conflict

S, my eldest Daughter, has been going to School here in the U.K. starting this semester, She proudly answers the Children with “I’m form Iraq” whenever they ask her where she comes from.

I and my Wife have always tried to Shield the Girls from any information regarding what’s happening in Iraq, though the have some vague Idea the American Army is in Iraq and they used to hear the shootings in the streets, explosions…etc. we cocooned them into a different World, a World of Home tutoring (After it became to dangerous for the girls to go to there school) and the Disney Channel. Once there was heavy fighting nearby and S asked why are there Shooting, my Wife explained that there are some bad people that the Police are chasing. End of Subject.

That was about it, they knew that there were American Soldiers, and they knew that there are explosions that bad people did, but that was it.

That was about two years ago.

Yesterday morning when S & here sister went to school and during the School daily Assembly the Head teacher brought out a Large blank map of the World with two green countries coloured in Green. Iraq and Afghanistan, my Daughter was delighted that the Word Iraq was mentioned, however when the head teacher started explaining about the Royal British Legion Appeal, which is held each year and how people should help out by contributing some money because British troops have lost lives and limbs in these two countries, things changed.

To cut the story short.

I now have a confused young girl, who’s ashamed of her nationality and never knew that there were British Troops fighting in Iraq.

I won’t comment on this subject any further.

I don’t blame the Teacher.

Cheap Blood

This may sound Naive, but the matter is that the situation is boiling in Iraq and it seems that nobody is taking much attention.

People are fed up with the contracted Iraqi Government official, the Contracted Foreign presence in the Country and the Contracted Militia’s.

For people still present in Iraq, the pressure is getting overwhelming. Yesterday’s incident of killing in cold blood of a child and a women is just another Coal in the Boiler, and the thing is its getting worse.

The country has turned into an empty shell, one small crack and everything shall collapse.

The ill treatment of innocent people in the figure of disregard of human Blood and respect by the Government, the Private Security Details, the U.S. army has reached to its brink.

The ill treatment of Iraqi Refugees at the Jordanian Boarders and Amman Airport by Jordanian Customs (I don’t blame the Jordanian Individuals ) has turned to a very unbearable status, specially when the Iraqi Government is Still kissing the Asses of the Jordanians by selling them Oil at $20 a Barrel.

The ill treatment by the Syrian Customs and Government by throwing out Iraqis from the country after three months has also reached unbearable heights.

The neglect of the United Nations and the International Organization of Migration, Oxfam and other Humanitarian Organizations of this matter is so shameful, shame on you! You send Angelina Jolie for the publicity stunt and then leave these people stranded without enough help.

But then who is Really responsible for all this Chaos? For the lack of respect for the Iraqi Citizen?

Is it the Iraqi Government? The U.S. decision Makers? Saddam? Do we actually care who?

Or do we need a plan to clean the mess up and stop blaming entities?

Oh and another thing, when are we going to start ?

Eight Months Later….

Well its been Eight Months for me and three for My Wife and Kids since we Arrived to the U.K. and many things have changed as life goes on.

Since I was a child I was always thought the Alfred Newman’s “Me?..Worry?” should have been my golden rule thou I never managed to do that.

Until recently.

Paying nearly 30% of a salary in Taxes is a bit irritating especially when you see all the bills you have to pay..etc., worrying about how the Girls are doing in school ..etc.

Last week we had a small gathering for Iftar (Breaking our Fast), myself and two friends of mine from Iraq, we were remembering the (Good Old Days) and how we had nothing to lose and the daily difficulties Car bomb, IED’s and VIP convoy avoiding.

See.. when you miss home you don’t remember all the nasty things you’ve been through you always remember the Date palms in your garden, the Bulbul’s when the start to hatch from there eggs in April, the sky your family, the nice people and friends you had, gatherings in the evenings in the Garden.

I have fourteen months to go, after that I am required to return home.

But then fourteen months is a long time to think about in the time being.. me ? worry?

Clogs of Corruption

Did I ever Mention that back in December I was sitting Beside Radhi Al Radhi?, well we were on a Chartered Plane from Baghdad to Amman Jordan, we had a Chat about Corruption in the Iraqi Ministries and how many "people" just hate him because he keeps annoying them when they are trying to Steal.

Well I just found this today, its a Unclassified Document that has leaked out of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Well eventually the Gentleman had to Resign because of all the pressure and lack of support from the Iraqi Government and the wonderful Parliament.

As they say, you can't straiten a Dogs Tail.

Blackwater II

I always assumed that Shoes, Boots and Socks come in Pairs. seems that I am Wrong

Blackwater

VISION

To support security, peace, freedom, and democracy everywhere.

MISSION

To support national and international security policies that protect those who are defenseless and provide a free voice for all with a dedication to providing ethical, efficient, and effective turnkey solutions that positively impact the lives of those still caught in desperate times.

Blackwater is one of many private Armies working in Iraq, these people have "Gods Authority" by order number 17 of the Viceroy of Iraq Paul Bremer.
These people have a full security clearance and are allowed armed loaded weapons even inside the U.S. Ambassadors presence.

I remember a story back in December when a Drunk Blackwater guy went through several checkpoints drunk toward Maliki’s residence and nobody dared to stop him until one of Maliki’s guards asked him politely to back off. The black water guy started threatening the Bodyguard with a pistol and when the bodyguard didn’t allow him through he Drunk Blackwater guy just shot the bodyguard dead.

Of course by this time the U.S. Authorities made the “right” decision they quietly and swiftly got the Drunk on a plane and back to the U.S., tut tut... Naughty boy

Its such a terrible joke.

Blackwater has done more damage in Iraq than Al Qaeda would ever dream of an American company would do.

Good Job Blackwater! Continue your Vision (above) your doiln a hell'ava Job! keep sprinkiling Democracy! over Iraq!

Help Youssif

CNN Reported two weeks ago this story, A 5 Year old boy was drowned with Benzene and set to fire, the masked dogs were taknig revenge from his father by burning this little boy!

Please Help this Kid


update: Funds have been raised, thank you, but there are other children who also need such
help, such causes deserve help

Your our only Hope

I apologizes for not posting anything in a while, I have no reason at all other than being lazy, I have learned that a person cannot differentiate between day and night without a T.V. set.

Back on Iraq,

Al Khazalee , the spokes thing of the Sadr Block announced yesterday the Mahdi Army is Being restructured and asked the Mehdi Army to “Stop fighting the U.S. Army and other parties”

Now I wonder who the other parties are?

On the same matter Mr. Maliki has left Baghdad and is sitting in Karbala to clean things up, he fired the main brass who was responsible of keeping the peace in Karbala and is governing the place himself.

Seems that has getting bored from being a prime minister and fed up with his bad luck in Baghdad.

Looking through the Iraqi news websites all you hear from the honourable Iraqi officials is Purified Bull Shit, the President says he had a chat with an Iranian delegation and they promise him that the Iranian army will stop Artillery shelling “Zerbatya” in the near future.

What?

To be totally honest (and selfish) I have lost all hope in things getting better, neither Obe wan Kanobie or Luke skywalker can help us now.

To the point, the only people who can help Iraq are the Iraq people themselves, we have made a gross mistake by electing the parliament we were offered, we had no choice these are the people who were presented to us, most of them we don’t know who they are, some of them are honest people who love there country, but they love themselves more, so what is the answer to this dilemma? How can we gather ourselves back into a nation? Frankly I ask myself this question, are we really one nation? Do we believe that Iraq should be our country, or is it better to have it turned into little pieces?
Iraq prior to 1920 was not a country, it was part of the Ottoman Empire, consisting of three cities Basra, Baghdad and Mosul, however after the British Empire invaded us we were given some type of sovereignty and since then people had one country, they never thought of it as anything else, also helping in this matter was the different dictatorships that controlled the country and the lack of a clear constitution, the Kurds never wanted to be part of Iraq for there own reasons that I am fed up with and not willing to discuss.
The Typical “Baghdadie” has always been snobbish about himself and tries to degrade people living in other cities, The people of Mosul in the North are edgy about the Kurds and are semi self contained.

I Vision Iraq as a large pit of Blood and death.

If the Average Iraq is not willing to give to his brother as much as he takes, and shares, and is willing to sacrifice of what he believes is his sole rights, and If the Iraqi person always feels that he is not part of the community and part of the government, and he respects authority, and authority and government respects him, then all you will get is Refugees, destruction and death.

The Day my Daughter was not “Allowed” to go to School anymore was the day I divorced Iraq.

I love Iraq so much but it seems that Iraq has stopped loving its Children.

Our only hope is the people to unite and stop looking for a Hero to Save them.

KFC & Toys R Us Milking Iraq's Economy

I was looking in the Net for a Bicycle for my Daughters and I hit a strange article in the Guardian about how Toys R Us and KFC, Nestle and Pepsi Cola have charged iraq for "Loss in Profits" !!

I can tell you this!

I'm boycotting these people starting now.

CBBC

I encourage my two daughers to watch CBBC so they could get their english better, so I was wondirng what the CBBC website looked like, anf guess what! I found, This!, you wouldn't find such details in any other News website in the World except the BBC (CBBC).

FORCED MIGRATION REVIEW

I Stumbled upon this website and had a read of there lattest June Issue about Iraqs Migration, it gives you some astonishing Figures liek one in Six Iraq is Displaced, two million are in Exile etc.

If your intrested in this matter please Read it.

Some People Still Care

This was todays fron page on the Independent.

Refuge

Hundreds if not Thousands of Iraqi's are seeking Temporary Refuge anywhere in the World, It doesn’t matter where as long as they can keep alive.

I received an Email this morning from a colleague of mine who managed to get her family away from Baghdad to the UAE, however, Herself and her husband being both petrochemical Engineers have had Hell over there, competition is very high even between Iraqi’s and you could get sacked very easy, specially if its one of the small competitive companies there.

Iraqi’s are also unwelcome in other Arab countries unless you’re a young prostitute with references from Sheikhs and pimps and you can see that in Dubai Airport.

An Iraqi cannot get a Visa to North Africa including Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, the Gulf States (on rare occasions only UAE, Qatar).

In Qatar the State police have distributed a pamphlet to the Iraqi community telling them what they can discuss in public and on telephones and what they can discuss or mention.

In Saudi one main field on the Saudi Application form is you have to declair your Religion and what Sect you follow.

What we have here is a very awkward situation, the U.S., Britain, Australia and other countries of the coalition have declared that they have come to Iraq to free, liberate etc. including (Rebuild), but things have taken a different way and we have deaths death threats unemployment etc.

Now, how about giving these people a chance?

Like when an intelligent Iraqi is awarded a Fulbright Scholarship why not let his family join him?

Like all these thousands of Masters, Ph.D. and Bachelor degree Holders are not given a chance to seek temporary refugee in the U.S. Britain and Australia.

What do you have against them? Why leave them to die and live in undignified circumstances.

You did the same to the South Africans during the end days of Apartheid when they tried to make a decent life in U.K.

my conclusion is this.

Although I do not believe in conspiracy theories but what I see the following facts that everyone with a clear conscious would also notice, A country that has its economy, Military capabilities and its society destroyed.

Targeting the Technical and highly skilled personnel by guaranteeing there death, by imposing every trick in the book to keep them in this battlefield.

Give people a chance to live, they offer there expertise.

Do you know how many Iraq scientists have been embraced to live and work in Syria and Iran?

What’s wrong with you!

دعاء تموز وآب اللهاب

عن إبن فراش الدوشكي.. في كتابه مضاجع الاولين

كنا ننام في صيف بغداد دون كهرباء بعد أن نردد عشر مرات

يا مقسم الكهرباء..

والساكن في المنطقة الخضراء..

إجعل لنا منها حصة..

ولا تجعل في قلوبنا غصة..

ونور ليالينا بالأمبير ..

وإلا سيصيبك العذاب والسعير

قال إبن الشرشفي.. دعيت بها عشرة أيام متتالية.. .. فأستلمت هدية من المهافيف اليدوية.. .. لا تقدر بثمن..

أرسلها إلى عشرة عوائل يشتركون بعشر امبيرات.. وسترى المبردة تشتغل من دون واتر بامب ولا كهرباء

BENCHMARKS? PROGRESS?

Benchmarks of Progress?

What Progress!

Are you kidding me?

Is he Kidding! last time I heard of Benchmarks was to find out how fast is your computer processor back in the late eighties

The Iraqi Citizens benchmark's are: is it safe for me to open the door?

should I leave the house today to get some food?

am I going to be: (kidnapped/Arrested) by (terrorists/Militias / ING.. etc.)

Secondary benchmarks are:

How long is it going to take me to get some fuel today? (min. 6 hours Max. open to your imagination)

How many Minutes of electricity am I going to get today (min. Zero Max 62 Minutes) (temperature is 115F).

Iraq and Iraqi’s are not statistics.

we are flesh and blood.

we get hurt and we feel pain.

we are humans and not numbers.

each one has a family, a Father, a Daughter, someone who worries about her/him/them.