Today, US has lost a very important offspring....In the death of al- Zarqawi the Pentagon has lost a very convenient ally in the war on “Terror”. All the while FOX News, CNN and the rest of the garrulous machines cling clang about the brilliant antics and exploits needed to catch the civilized world’s most wanted scapegoat. Al-Zaqrawi’s sudden departure will be equally mourned and toasted by his not so holy manufacturers in the White House. (I always wondered why we Muslims never even whisper about old Sharon’s incapacitation though we could have said plenty about that and what transpired before that, but that’s altogether beside the point).
Incidentally, the world would probably never have heard of al Zarqawi had the US not attacked Iraq on the false premises that there were WMD. Instead the closest they ever came to deadly weaponry were perhaps what they found between Saddam’s mollars…remnants of the deadly drugs administered to a former “offspring” before captivity.
America’s assault on Iraq as we all know was Illegal even though the term illegal has of late become synonymous with the-warrant-to-invade-other people's lands-even-if-not-permitted.
As the saying goes, necessity is truly a mother of invention. Why al Zarqawi was signaled out of the many concerned Arabs and Iraqis who honestly were/are not happy with the foreign occupation of their lands is perhaps a point to ponder.
Now that al Zarqawi is no more the US needs to act quickly and come up with a new “baby” to make American tax payers forget about their country’s illicit occupation of a nation they so horribly despoiled.
Needless to say, because he was such a favorable child of the US, al Zarqawi was ultimately spared the humiliation of his not so lucky fellow Arabs in Abu Ghuraib. His family must be very happy about the outcome. A clean murder even if executed by your own “dad” is for some more preferable than what transpired in Abu Ghuraib prison...
We had plenty of reasons beside the suspected WMDs to fear Saddam. Was he developing chemical and/or biological weapons? Nobody knew for sure.
We knew for sure Saddam gassed his own people, financed suicide bombers against Israel, and planned an assaination against an American president. Saddam also posed a threat to his neighbors because Iraq was in deep debt.
Overall, President Bush deserves credit for invading Iraq.
In gratitude and reverent admiration.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>P.S.: Glad that You posted this on the right place. Wise action.
I am really sorry for your loss. I understand how painful it is to lose a loved one, and in such strange circumstances. 9/11 was an unfortunate chapter in our lives as a whole and there are still others out there for whom life is a constant 9/11 experience.
Humanity has brought on itself pain and suffering and the best way to get out of this vicious circle is to sit back, reflect on the root causes of this madness, and treat the illness with understanding and compassion.
It's only when each and everyone of us takes responsibility for our actions that we will truly be able to pull ourselves out of this mess.
Again, your feelings are appreciated and I hope God will replace your sadness with happiness.
P.S. The post on Al Zarqawi was not supposed to open old wounds or make anyone look good or bad, but to show people the other side of the coin, so as to be able to see this pressing issue from all sides.
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Reviewed by Abdi-Noor Mohamed
6/8/2006
This comes right from the heart of true moslem who is politically and ideological mature. It is offending to give media attention to people who mis-interpret the true teachings of Islam while leaving the genuine ones in the sidelines of a dusty political track, thereby defaming Islam and its followers. Please send this article to hiiraan.com it is a somali website which welcomes contributions from somali intelectuals. Thanks ukhti and keep up the good work
Reviewed by Ed Matlack
6/8/2006
The good thing about the US attacking Iraq...?
100,000 killed giving less chances of another al Zarqawi coming along...
I lost my wife in NYC on 9/11, and there are many losing their loved ones to the terrorism this man brought forth on the world...I better stop before I get really riled...(& as Janet below has stated, you are entitled to your point of view, but so am I...) Ed
Reviewed by Janet Caldwell
6/8/2006
Thank you Safi for another point of view. I suppose that I am as American as can be but I am not so narrow-minded as to think that only my p.o.v. is the only one, the correct one. Hang in there my friend.
Janet xoxoxo