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22nd January 2012, 17:02 #1
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US-based human rights group says Iraq is becoming a 'police state'
I thought Iraq WAS a police state, before it became an anarchy. Only the table has turned. Was it worth to try and change Iraq?
Read more: US-based Human Rights Group Says Iraq Is Becoming A 'police State' | Fox News
BAGHDAD – Iraq's Shiite-led government cracked down harshly on dissent during the past year of Arab Spring uprisings, turning the country into a "budding police state" as autocratic regimes crumbled elsewhere in the region, an international rights groups said Sunday.I could really use a fish right now
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23rd January 2012, 07:45 #2
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I believe nobody doubts that there has been a lot of human rights abuse in Iraq. I question the integrity of that human rights group, though.
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23rd January 2012, 12:40 #3
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Oh, the sweet irony
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23rd January 2012, 15:47 #4
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It has been mentioned before that implementing a “western” type government or democratic values within a nation whose people are strongly divided either secularly or culturally is challenging at best.
“If everything's under control, you're going too slow.” Mario Andretti
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23rd January 2012, 18:53 #5
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24th January 2012, 06:31 #6
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
Just for the record I did not favor that war. I thought the U.S. had a perfect right to go to war if they faced a real threat to their security, but Saddam's regime just wasn't that dangerous. In short, the war was a mistake.
Speaking of Human Rights Watch, they have a strong political bias and highly questionable fundraising practices. They are not a trustworthy resource on human rights for me. That said, I fully understand the grim situation with human rights in ante- and post-war Iraq.Llibertat
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24th January 2012, 13:13 #7
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24th January 2012, 15:08 #8
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25th January 2012, 14:30 #9
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Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz“If everything's under control, you're going too slow.” Mario Andretti
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25th January 2012, 14:45 #10
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