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Culture & Politics » soc.culture.china » The West are so please on Iraq Pro-Democracy movement
| The West are so please on Iraq Pro-Democracy movement [message #227271] |
Di, 18 Juli 2006 22:44 |
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- More than 14,000 civilians have been killed in
Iraq in the first half of this year, an ominous figure reflecting the
fact that "killings, kidnappings and torture remain widespread" in the
war-torn country, a United Nations report says.
Killings of civilians are on "an upward trend," with more than 5,800
deaths and more than 5,700 injuries reported in May and June alone, it
says.
The report, a bimonthly document produced by the U.N. Assistance
Mission for Iraq, covers May and June, and includes chilling casualty
figures and ugly anecdotes from the insurgent and sectarian warfare
that continues to rage despite the establishment of a national unity
government and a security crackdown in Baghdad.
The report lists examples of bloody suicide bombs aimed at mosques,
attacks on laborers, the recovery of slain bodies, the assassinations
of judges, the killings of prisoners, the targeting of clergy -- all
incidents dutifully reported by media over these three-plus years of
chaos in the streets.
The U.N. agency says it has been made aware since last year of the
targeting of homosexuals, "increasingly threatened and extra-judicially
executed by militias and 'death squads' because of their sexual
orientation."
The intolerance propelling the anti-gay prejudice extends to ethnic and
religious minorities and others whose manner of dress doesn't meet the
standards of religious extremists.
"On 28 May, an Iraqi tennis coach and two of his players were shot dead
in Baghdad allegedly because they were wearing shorts. Similar threats
are said to be made to induce men to conform to certain hair styles or
rules regarding facial hair," the report says.
Women face intolerance -- and violence -- as well.
"In some Baghdad neighborhoods, women are now prevented from going to
the markets alone. In other cases, women have been warned not to drive
cars or have faced harassment if they wear trousers. Women have also
reported that wearing a headscarf is becoming not a matter of religious
choice but one of survival in many parts of Iraq, a fact which is
particularly resented by non-Muslim women."
Academics and health professionals have been attacked, spurring them to
leave the country or their home regions, causing a brain drain and a
dislocation in services.
"Health care providers face difficulties in carrying out their work
because of the limited supply of electricity and growing number of
patients due to the increase in violence," the report says.
Kidnappings have been part of the chaotic Iraqi scene since the
insurgency began, with many hostages killed even after a ransom is
paid. The abductors are not only motivated by sectarianism or politics;
organized crime appears to be involved with some of the kidnappings.
"On some occasions, sectarian connotations and alleged collusion with
sectors of the police, as well as with militias, have been reported to
UNAMI. Although there are no reliable statistics regarding this
phenomenon, because Iraqis often are afraid to report such crimes to
the police, the kidnappings are likely a daily occurrence," the report
says.
For children, the "extent of violence in areas" other than the Kurdish
region "is such that likely every child, to some degree, has been
exposed to it," it says.
"In one case the body of a 12-year-old Osama was reportedly found by
the Iraqi police in a plastic bag after his family paid a ransom of
some 30,000 U.S. dollars. The boy had been sexually assaulted by the
kidnappers, before being hanged by his own clothing. The police
captured members of this gang who confessed of raping and killing many
boys and girls before Osama," the report says.
Cultural symbols
"Civilian casualties resulted mainly from bombings and drive-by
shootings, from indiscriminate attacks, in neighborhood markets or
petrol stations, or following armed clashes with the police and the
security forces," the report says.
"Civilians were also targeted or became unintended victims of insurgent
or military actions.
"Terrorist acts against civilians have been aimed at fomenting
sectarian violence or allegedly motivated by revenge and have targeted
members of the Arab Shia and Sunni communities, including their
cultural symbols, as well as markets in Shia neighborhoods."
Figures from the Medico-Legal Institute in Baghdad and the Ministry of
Health show that the total number of civilians killed from January to
June was 14,338.
In late June, the Ministry of Health "acknowledged information stating
that since 2003 at least 50,000 persons have been killed in violence
and stated the number of deaths are probably under-reported." the
report says.
"The Baghdad morgue reportedly received 30,204 bodies from 2003 to
mid-2006. Deaths numbering 18,933 occurred from 'military clashes' and
'terrorist attacks'" between April 5, 2004, and June 1, 2006.
The report also notes the probes by the United States into the alleged
killings of 24 civilians in Haditha by U.S. troops as well the deaths
caused by military operations throughout the country.
Other developments
At least 45 people were killed and 60 others wounded Tuesday morning
when a suicide car bomber detonated in a busy Kufa marketplace where
day laborers gather, Iraqi police said.
The attack took place around 7:30 a.m. near a Shia shrine.
Kufa is considered a holy place by Shia Muslims and is just outside
Najaf, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms on Tuesday stole 1.24
billion Iraqi dinars (about $675,000) from Rafidain Bank in western
Baghdad early Tuesday afternoon, Iraqi emergency police told CNN.
An in the northern city of Kirkuk, a roadside bomb killed six
policemen, Kirkuk police said. Another police officer was wounded in
the incident, which occurred at 11:30 a.m. in Hawija.
On Monday, in a coordinated attack in Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, at
least 40 people were killed and wounded dozens, and small-arms fire
killed a U.S. soldier in the capital.
The incidents took place as Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence festers in
and near Baghdad.
The killing of a U.S. soldier on Monday -- which occurred at 12:55 p.m.
(0955 GMT) in western Baghdad -- brought the number of U.S. military
deaths in the Iraq war to 2,548. The soldier was from Multi-National
Division Baghdad.
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| Democracy's fine print Re: The West are so please on Iraq Pro-Democracy movement [message #227282 ] |
Mi, 19 Juli 2006 00:25 |
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namso wrote:
> BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- More than 14,000 civilians have been killed in
> Iraq in the first half of this year, an ominous figure reflecting the
> fact that "killings, kidnappings and torture remain widespread" in the
> war-torn country, a United Nations report says.
>
> Killings of civilians are on "an upward trend," with more than 5,800
> deaths and more than 5,700 injuries reported in May and June alone, it
> says.
Donald Rumsfeld had let the cat out of the bag with the now famous
saying, "Freedom is untidy."
>
> The report, a bimonthly document produced by the U.N. Assistance
> Mission for Iraq, covers May and June, and includes chilling casualty
> figures and ugly anecdotes from the insurgent and sectarian warfare
> that continues to rage despite the establishment of a national unity
> government and a security crackdown in Baghdad.
>
> The report lists examples of bloody suicide bombs aimed at mosques,
> attacks on laborers, the recovery of slain bodies, the assassinations
> of judges, the killings of prisoners, the targeting of clergy -- all
> incidents dutifully reported by media over these three-plus years of
> chaos in the streets.
>
> The U.N. agency says it has been made aware since last year of the
> targeting of homosexuals, "increasingly threatened and extra-judicially
> executed by militias and 'death squads' because of their sexual
> orientation."
>
> The intolerance propelling the anti-gay prejudice extends to ethnic and
> religious minorities and others whose manner of dress doesn't meet the
> standards of religious extremists.
>
> "On 28 May, an Iraqi tennis coach and two of his players were shot dead
> in Baghdad allegedly because they were wearing shorts. Similar threats
> are said to be made to induce men to conform to certain hair styles or
> rules regarding facial hair," the report says.
>
> Women face intolerance -- and violence -- as well.
>
> "In some Baghdad neighborhoods, women are now prevented from going to
> the markets alone. In other cases, women have been warned not to drive
> cars or have faced harassment if they wear trousers. Women have also
> reported that wearing a headscarf is becoming not a matter of religious
> choice but one of survival in many parts of Iraq, a fact which is
> particularly resented by non-Muslim women."
>
> Academics and health professionals have been attacked, spurring them to
> leave the country or their home regions, causing a brain drain and a
> dislocation in services.
>
> "Health care providers face difficulties in carrying out their work
> because of the limited supply of electricity and growing number of
> patients due to the increase in violence," the report says.
>
> Kidnappings have been part of the chaotic Iraqi scene since the
> insurgency began, with many hostages killed even after a ransom is
> paid. The abductors are not only motivated by sectarianism or politics;
> organized crime appears to be involved with some of the kidnappings.
>
> "On some occasions, sectarian connotations and alleged collusion with
> sectors of the police, as well as with militias, have been reported to
> UNAMI. Although there are no reliable statistics regarding this
> phenomenon, because Iraqis often are afraid to report such crimes to
> the police, the kidnappings are likely a daily occurrence," the report
> says.
>
> For children, the "extent of violence in areas" other than the Kurdish
> region "is such that likely every child, to some degree, has been
> exposed to it," it says.
>
> "In one case the body of a 12-year-old Osama was reportedly found by
> the Iraqi police in a plastic bag after his family paid a ransom of
> some 30,000 U.S. dollars. The boy had been sexually assaulted by the
> kidnappers, before being hanged by his own clothing. The police
> captured members of this gang who confessed of raping and killing many
> boys and girls before Osama," the report says.
>
> Cultural symbols
> "Civilian casualties resulted mainly from bombings and drive-by
> shootings, from indiscriminate attacks, in neighborhood markets or
> petrol stations, or following armed clashes with the police and the
> security forces," the report says.
>
> "Civilians were also targeted or became unintended victims of insurgent
> or military actions.
>
> "Terrorist acts against civilians have been aimed at fomenting
> sectarian violence or allegedly motivated by revenge and have targeted
> members of the Arab Shia and Sunni communities, including their
> cultural symbols, as well as markets in Shia neighborhoods."
>
> Figures from the Medico-Legal Institute in Baghdad and the Ministry of
> Health show that the total number of civilians killed from January to
> June was 14,338.
>
> In late June, the Ministry of Health "acknowledged information stating
> that since 2003 at least 50,000 persons have been killed in violence
> and stated the number of deaths are probably under-reported." the
> report says.
>
> "The Baghdad morgue reportedly received 30,204 bodies from 2003 to
> mid-2006. Deaths numbering 18,933 occurred from 'military clashes' and
> 'terrorist attacks'" between April 5, 2004, and June 1, 2006.
>
> The report also notes the probes by the United States into the alleged
> killings of 24 civilians in Haditha by U.S. troops as well the deaths
> caused by military operations throughout the country.
>
> Other developments
> At least 45 people were killed and 60 others wounded Tuesday morning
> when a suicide car bomber detonated in a busy Kufa marketplace where
> day laborers gather, Iraqi police said.
>
> The attack took place around 7:30 a.m. near a Shia shrine.
>
> Kufa is considered a holy place by Shia Muslims and is just outside
> Najaf, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
>
> Meanwhile, gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms on Tuesday stole 1.24
> billion Iraqi dinars (about $675,000) from Rafidain Bank in western
> Baghdad early Tuesday afternoon, Iraqi emergency police told CNN.
>
> An in the northern city of Kirkuk, a roadside bomb killed six
> policemen, Kirkuk police said. Another police officer was wounded in
> the incident, which occurred at 11:30 a.m. in Hawija.
>
> On Monday, in a coordinated attack in Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, at
> least 40 people were killed and wounded dozens, and small-arms fire
> killed a U.S. soldier in the capital.
>
> The incidents took place as Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence festers in
> and near Baghdad.
>
> The killing of a U.S. soldier on Monday -- which occurred at 12:55 p.m.
> (0955 GMT) in western Baghdad -- brought the number of U.S. military
> deaths in the Iraq war to 2,548. The soldier was from Multi-National
> Division Baghdad.
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