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Sinan Antoon A number of Iraqi writers and journalists who participated in the protests in Tahrir Sq today were assaulted and arrested a few hours ago while eating at a restaurant in Karrada. 22 hours ago · LikeUnlike · * * 5 people like this. * o Fatma Al-Fadhli While the youth are protesting the writers who represent the intellectual part of a society are just setting in a restaurant enjoying their time! 22 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Sinan Antoon No, no. They took part and were at the forefront. There are photos of them demonstrating, but after the police attacked, people dispersed This is just a sha,bi restaurant 22 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 2 peopleLoading... o Afaf Nash Sinan, where you getting your news? 21 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Sinan Antoon From friends in Baghdad who took part and were in contact with those arrested. 21 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Afaf Nash what are they saying, are they planning to continue with the protests? 21 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Sinan Antoon Yes, next Friday for sure, but maybe tomorrow too. There is a very good page here on face book الثورة العراقية الكبرى it has updates and videos from allover <iraq. <join it 21 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 2 peopleLoading... o Afaf Nash I did, I am very skeptical and scared. The Iraqi scene is very complicated, it is not Egypt or Tunis. The Baathees still strong and have rich resources. And you have the venomous Wahabi, jaish al islam, al Sadar and so forth. This weak government couldn't save us of all this hate after 8 years. I just hope the demands will be kept to the basic rights and needs of people and the crowd does not get to be used or abused. 21 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 2 peopleLoading... o Sinan Antoon When Tunis happened, people said Egypt isn't Tunis, then Egypt, people said LIbya or Bahrain aren't. IT's time to realize that people, and the youth are creative, resourceful and brave. tHey can prove us all wrong. Yes, Iraq is different and... the social fabric is damaged, but I think that the idiocy, corruption and sectarianism of the regime has united most Iraqis. The influence of the Baathists is exaggerated. Where were they today. Plus, there are Baathists in the Maliki regime iself. Allawi is a Baathist and a CIA agent. 40 Billion Dollars are missing from the treasury. 40 Billion. This cannot go on and cannot be reformed. A new constitution and a new political system that is not sectarian. These are the demands of most people, especially after the killing of peaceful protesters. It's telling that all religious leaders were against the protests. That says it all.See More 21 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 9 peopleLoading... o Afaf Nash I just don't agree on the exaggeration of the Baathists' and other collabirates of the present Iraq situation. The number of suicide attacks on children, university students, mosques and churches since 2003 speaks for it. But I agree on the corruption and sectarianism of this government. It ruins the happiness of getting rid of the fascist regime. Your optimism is reassuring. It is definitely a new world order in the entire region being drawing by the youth and the basic needs of dignified living. 20 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 2 peopleLoading... o Ali Abdulameer Ejam Sinan, in the last 2 weeks tens of Iraqis killed and wounded by their "national" forces, but nothing released by Washington: What they are waiting for? 20 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Sinan Antoon Washington never cared and never will care. The people are alone, but they will win. 17 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 3 peopleLoading... o Ana Arzoumanian I will copy this on my state... 14 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Wadood Hamad Of course, Iraq's social fabric is disintegrated, its current political climate is absolutely defunct. Add to that the palpable, however not insurmountable, scare of Baathists and Wahabi jihadists. I would like to agree with Sinan, assuming... the youth divorce themselves from any existing political groupings and remain faithful to peacefully demanding for genuine change in the political system. My hopes are for these demonstration to be the start of an "ethical" revolution in Iraq. This is desparately needed after 5 decades of blood, gore, sectarianism and dictatorship. Iraq is too bloody messy, but hope springs eternal! Look at Libya! This could've happened prior to 2003, and can still happen, in one form or another, now. All Arab governments, including Iraq's. severely lacks legitimacy, and see how they crumble before popular determination and perserverance. There are too many caveats for Iraq for sure, but one can hope. And, if there's hope for a better tomorrow, then one needs to support the youth. I support them as long as they don't descent into sectarianism or siding with one politician or another.See More 11 hours ago · LikeUnlike · 2 peopleSinan Antoon and Dhabia Al Bayaty like this. o Afaf Nash you guys are missing it. Nobody is asking for Washington to care or to intervene. The youth are taking the matter on their own hands for the fist time after decades of inventions, colonization, dictatorship. It is a new world order written ...by Arabs own hands for the fist time, and that is the ultimate magnitude of what is going on. In fact, i was disappointed at the sanctions imposed on Al-Gathfai today, la khulf allah 'alihum. They did that with Saddam and look how long he lasted after. It is a symphony of independence the youth are writing and America is not needed here. It is messy, but they will get there if they keep going.See More 8 hours ago · LikeUnlike o Barbara Kauffmann @Sinan: I am in Cairo now. Concerning the arrests: I have some contacts to people here. Is there anything I can do, information I could pass on? 23 minutes ago · Like --------------------- |
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