NOVEMBER 2007
Layla Anwar writes and we may learn
I have spent all day drawing up my family tree
i.e my genealogical tree.
I tried assembling all the information together.
Souvenirs, memories, faces, locations, names...some sort
of a mental compendium of an oral and visual history.
What I heard, whom I met, what was said about who, who
married who, where did they come from, their origins,
their sect, their religion, where they ended up, their
life stories...
I tried to go as far back as I can, gathering all these
little pieces and sat down and sketched the family tree,
starting with my great grandparents -both maternal and
paternal.
It was not easy...
Some of them are already gone for good. Some I never
really bothered to find out more about, some I took for
granted, some were too distant physically and some
emotionally out of reach, and some were a taboo
subject...
I spent hours remembering names and faces...They were
difficult, painful hours...
My immediate family was just a branch of this tree
amongst many other branches but we were all attached to
the same trunk. We all belonged to the same trunk.
I got tired after a while and stopped this exercise...But
I was curious as to why I had started it in the first
place. Why this sudden need to delve into my own personal
roots...
I have no clear answers.
Maybe because I have been feeling like a leaf that has
fallen, amongst many other leaves, kind of scattered
"pêle-mêle."
Maybe because winds blew us away, apart from one another,
sometimes ripping whole branches to the ground...
Maybe it my own feeble attempt to hang on to something
solid...like an imaginary tree when my own grounds are so
shaky, almost non existent.
So I sketch trees instead, family trees...
I remember a long time ago, I lived through an
earthquake, everything shook and not knowing what to do,
I held on to some wall only to feel the wall wobble and
crack...
It is the same now. Everything around me feels like this
wall - wobbly, cracked...Fractured.
I console myself with the thought that I, at least, have
the memory of a Tree. Something to give me strength,
verticality, and a sense of belonging even if it is on
some fictional, imaginary level...
I have serious doubts that the increasing number of Iraqi
orphans can console themselves with that same thought.
A friend who is closely associated with an International
Organization, told me that the unofficial figure for
Iraqi orphans is 5 million. I have no way of verifying
this figure but it does not surprise me.
Who will remind these orphans of their family tree? Who
will tell them stories about their parents, grand
parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives...
Who will feed them? Who will nurse them? Who will hold
them? Who will teach them how to draw trees? Who will
recount their origins to them?
Thousands are growing up in the streets, in the garbage
dumps, sleeping in packs, in some corner, in some rubbly
building, in some orphanage, abused, neglected,
traumatized for life...
And if they ever make it to adulthood, that is if they do
not commit suicide before or fry their brains in drugs or
end up incarcerated in some prison for petty theft...or
get caught in some pedophile ring, or see their life
story written in some brothel at the hands of some
perverted adult... What will they tell you?
What Tree will they sketch ?
Do you ever think of them ? Do they ever cross your mind
? Or are you just sadistically pleased with your great
Iraqi production ?
I really have to say it - You are a VILE lot. Every
single one of you. And that includes you too, impotent,
treacherous Arab shits. And that includes you too
perverted, sly Iranians you and your supporters. And that
includes you too, sectarian heinous, repulsive Iraqis.
There are also hundreds of other Iraqi children rotting
away in local prisons, under the pretext of helping the
"insurgents."
Prisons run by the sectarian militias from Iran.
Militias, that you, anti-war, another category of shits,
support.
Militias run by the bastard driller Muqtada al Sadr and
the Al Hakeem clan and the Maliki puppet whom you
welcomed with flowers in Washington D.C.
And you wonder why I call you VILE? And you wonder why I
call you a DISGRACE?
An article appeared yesterday, and it states that these
child prisoners show signs of severe torture. Read on.
"The five children showed signs
of torture all over their bodies. Three had marks of
cigarettes burns over their legs and one couldn't speak
as the shock sessions affected his conversation..."
(full
article here)
It is believed that there are about 220 child prisoners
in Iraqi governmental run prisons. I say bullshit to
that. Multiply this number by 3 at least, if not more.
It is also common to witness an armed militia man walking
into some hospital with some sick child prisoner
(sometimes not older than 12) and the doctors have to
treat and ask no questions whatsoever. Some of these
children are diagnosed with STD.
Would you like to see your own children in a similar
state ?
So you have the orphans, the child prisoners and you also
have another category, the traumatized for life, beyond
help category.
Take this one for instance;
"Salah Hashimy, 14, has lost
his parents, sisters and many friends since the US-led
invasion in 2003; finally there was no one to look after
him. He lacks education, love and support, a combination
that, according to doctors, caused his mental health
problems. My memory is very weak but I cannot forget when
I saw my sister being raped by militants until she
died," Hashimy said." (full
article here)
And we all know, all of us Iraqis know, who does the
"professional" raping in Baghdad.
None but the sectarian militias from Iran and IN
PARTICULAR Jaysh Al-Mahdi of your "patriotic"
Muqtada al Sadr. And they are ALL "rogue
elements."
And this is a FACT.
Congratulations to you, anti-war shits, supporters of
Genocide.
So tell me, o'civilized ones, how will these children
draw a Family Tree?
What will they say ? Our family tree was bombed, raped,
tortured, murdered, imprisoned, broken, exiled in the
name of Democracy ?
Or will they just stare at you and point their fingers at
your eyes ?
Or having lost it all, will they later join the
Resistance, and clean us from your filth...and find a
sense of belonging ?
Only then, will they be able not only to create a NEW
Family Tree, but also draw One...replacing the one you
viciously and violently uprooted them from.
The one you robbed them from ever experiencing.
The one you never allowed them to feel or...remember.
Painting: Iraqi artist, Khaled
Al-Qassab, 1999.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Drink It.
I read a piece of news that left me aghast.
Seems that H.M King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is currently
on a visit in Terra Helvetica i.e Geneva, Switzerland.
The article states that H.M and his entourage/fleet spend
an average of 800'000 Swiss Francs a day just for Hotel
logdings (am not sure how much that is in $$$ but It must
be over half a million Dollars a day). This sum does not
include food and shopping, of course.
The article then says that Saudi Arabia produces aprox.10
million barrels of oil per day and the total daily
revenue from such a production amounts to 980 million $ a
day.
The biggest share of the oil is pumped from the
"Ghawar" reserve which according to
"experts" is nearly dry...
This leaves oil experts speculating on "peak
oil" (whatever this means) and makes them wonder
where the rest of the oil is produced from...
"Are the Saudis hiding
something we don't know..."
inquire the "experts."
Of course, this amount of dough poured in daily coupled
with such an extravagant lifestyle by the "Royal
Family," explain why the Saudis are not exactly the
avant-gardists of Arab Nationalism or anti-Imperialist
Arab Solidarity.
And that also explains the repugnant Saudi's (and other
Gulf countries in particular the beduin monarchy of
Kuwait) direct and indirect role in the tragic
destruction of my beloved Iraq.
I have mentioned on numerous occasions and in nearly
every single post I've written, Iran's nefarious role in
the Iraqi tragedy. I have also touched upon the Gulf
complicity in the total devastation of what was a
sovereign country.
When the fascist, lunatic Khomeini came to power, his
sole agenda was 1) regime change in Iraq and 2) export
the "Revolution" to other Arab countries under
the pretext of liberating Palestine.
For Khomeini and subsequent Iranian leaders, their
"road to Jerusalem" passed through Baghdad,
Kuwait City, Al Khobar, Manama, Beirut, Damascus...
Of course not one bullet was fired in the direction of
Israel by our Persian"God's warriors." Iran had
and has NO intention of liberating anything.
Iran's plan is and has been all along and will continue
if not stopped by the Arabs, to spread its old dream of
territorial expansion, thus reviving the secret wish of
nearly every Iranian - Bring back Korosh out the ashes.
Yes, the Persian Empire cloaked in political Shi'ism.
The Persian threat is not a threat of Shi'ism versus
Sunnism. It's the threat of Persian aspirations versus
Arab Independence. A big difference.
Iran has and will continue exploiting those sectarian
differences with the sole aim of reviving its ancient
dream...The Persian Empire,plus of course, all the
benefits that a regional superpower entail...
It is with this correct understanding that Iraq deterred
the Iranian threat through a bloody war, initially
instigated by Iran through continuous attacks on Iraqi
borders... An 8 year war that resulted in a million
Iraqis dead and an economy in shambles.
The Persian empire's main enemy is not Israel as so many
idiots believe, but a nationalist, patriotic, strong,
independent, secular, progressive, anti imperialist, Arab
country. And that was Iraq.
Iraq thwarted the Iranian ambitions to protect itself
first and protect other Arab countries as a consequence.
Saddam Hussein intimately understood that Iraq is indeed
the backbone of the Arab world. Protecting Iraq would
mean protecting other Arab countries. One of these
countries was Saudi Arabia.
He did not engage in a war to protect the Gulf monarchies
as some like to repeat like moronic parrots. That is
nonsense and denotes a faulty understanding of regional
and international politics.
The war with Iran was not about safeguarding Monarchies.
The war with Iran was about safeguarding ARAB Identity
and Independence.
And yes, preserving Arab Identity is an absolute must,
more so today than at any other time.
If you read the contemporary history of the Middle
East/Arab World, you will understand how imperative
keeping the Arab identity is.
If you force yourself to remember that even though Islam
is a universal religion, it was nonetheless revealed in
Arabic -- you will understand even more...
And if you remind yourself of another basic fact- that
there are two major Semitic rival/bad cousins tribes,
left around-- the Jews and the Arab Muslims, you will
understand even further...
By neutralizing, nay, destroying Iraq, the model of an
independent, sovereign, rich, educated, anti
imperialistic, progressive, secular Arab country --
America, Iran and Israel are now able to realize their
full political, economic and ideological ambitions.
And again, don't you ever forget that it was the American
Zionists, who brought Iran right into the heart of
Baghdad. And BOTH lynched Iraq's legitimate President,
Martyr and HERO Saddam Hussein.
The proof? All the Arabs are running to the U.S for their
protection from the "Iranian threat." Iraq was
indeed the Buffer - the sacrificial Lamb.
Saudi Arabia, even went as far as to "offer
Iran" enriched Uranium.(article
here)
And this is exactly what America and the Zionist Jews
wanted all along.
Bring Arabs, to their knees -- secularists, islamists,
monarchs and paupers alike...
Arabs will have to be dominated -- ruled by an iron fist,
especially that they are historically known to be the
most unruly people around.
And Saudi Arabia being what it is -- can only but cower
like the faithful dog that it is.
Neutralize Iraq and play along...
Don't you ever forget this basic truth. Iraq is the
backbone of the Arab world. Now make your analysis based
on that fact and you will be able to assess events more
accurately and even predict what happens next...
Back to Saudi Arabia...
If what the oil "experts" say is true and that
the major oil reserve "Ghawar" in Saudi Arabia
is indeed drying up--and that the barrel of oil will be
reaching 100$, then it makes total sense to destroy Iraq,
who happens to be the second largest oil reserve in the
world with the best quality of crude.
And it also makes perfect sense to use vicious Iran who
played along -- to divide and fragment that second
largest reserve in the world.
And just as it so happens, the North of Iraq, with its
Kirkuk oil wells has fallen under the vile Zionist Kurds
control. And the South of Iraq with its wealth of oil,
has fallen under the equally vile sectarian Shia militias
from Iran.
And Saddam Hussein, the visionary said it all along,
"The country that will have the
greatest influence in the region through the Arab Gulf
and its oil will maintain its superiority as a superpower
without an equal to compete with it. This means that if
the Gulf people, along with all Arabs, are not careful,
the Arab Gulf region will be governed by the United
States’ will. If the Arabs are not alerted and the
weakness persists, the situation could develop to the
extent desired by the United States; that is, it would
fix the amount of oil and gas produced in each country
and sold to this or that country in the world."
(full
article here)
I have news for you and hear it from an Iraqi, Arab
Woman.
The Arab world will NEVER recover from this one.
And you Saudi Arabia, will follow in our footsteps
shortly...
And if the Arab world does recover, it will ONLY be
through the healing touch that will emanate from Iraq
again...
Until then, no amounts of cash, fleet of servants or
banks accounts will save you.
And while you are drinking the revenues of your oil away
or spending it on Moroccan and Russian hookers, or on
Casino tables in Monte Carlo...
Or entertaining jet set models with diamond rings, or
decorating your private jets and bathrooms in solid gold
handles and taps...
Remember you have sold us for the cheapest of prices and
that you are indeed drinking our blood mixed with your
fine Chivas Regal.
And while you fill your suite's bathtub at the London
Ritz with champagne and invite a two cent worth, warty
English hooker to soak in it...
And while you are purchasing the latest 24 carat Rolex or
Cartier watch from Geneva's finest boutiques...
Remember...
Remember that you are holding on to dear Life, being the
impotent, degenerate, decadent country that you
are...Keep holding on tight for it shall not last.
The rope is breaking fast.
You can run left and right with your robes pulled up in
between your teeth, it will not change a thing.
You can make offers to Israel, Iran or the Devil
himself...
You can stone all you like but this will never change the
fact that your days are counted and that you will be
ending up stoned yourself --stoned to death.
Not that you really cared in the first place, but do not
be surprised to see the Jews and the Persians circling
around the Kaa'ba in the name of their forefathers
instead of the name of Allah.
And while you keep indulging in the opulent luxury,
drowning in black gold...
Remember that the second largest reserve in the world,
Iraq, is importing its fuel from Iran.
And when we turn the taps on, we see no Oil.
And when we turn the taps on, we see no Water either...
And while you scratch your balls, eyeing the next hooker,
filling your empty heads and bellies with first class
Brut Champagne or some dark vintage Bordeaux...
We turn the taps and see nothing but dark red...nothing
but dark red Blood- Ours.
So drink it...
Drink your oil, drink your champagne, wine and whiskey...
Drink it, till you satiate, bulge even more and explode.
Drink it, for you shall not be drinking for long.
P.S: I need to
be "fair" here.
Am sure other tycoons and heads of state spend as much,
when touring...Except they do it more discreetly.
And in all fairness, I also have to say that the West is
obsessed with Arab's fortune and wealth. Even though they
are not the only billionaires around and definitely do
not make it to the top 5 of the Forbes list. Bill Gates
still comes out first...
But the West, so typical of the West, hates Arabs and yet
when it comes to their wealth, they are like sniveling
dogs -- with no dignity and no principles.
And so typical of the West, they believe, only they, are
entitled to anything...
So when you read the above text, do not forget, that
"civilized" (hahahaha) Westerners are not
spared either...
Painting : Iraqi female artist,
Yaqeen Al-Dulaimi.