Iraqi policeman gives his life to protect young democracy

yahoo.com & USA Today ^ | 2/2/05 | Gregg Zoroya

[Maigret]

Policemen guarding a polling station in Baghdad's Mansour neighborhood Sunday recognized the suicide bomber immediately. The young man was wearing Chinese-made high-top tennis shoes, a leather jacket and a red head scarf - the same kind of clothes as worn by an attacker at another site that same day.

[Maigret]

Yea, Teddy boy, these people don't want us there, let's just leave them to the jackals.

[Drango]

Stepping over blood to vote...yet in Ohio they complain if the line is 1/2 hour long. Go figure.

[speed_addiction]

This is a man who deserves to be called a martyr. Not the murderous scum that try to hijack the term.

[happyathome]

How in the world is a 29-year-old guy a 14-year police veteran? I doubt even Saddam started with 15-year-olds in his security forces. But nevermind that...

I heard on Rush today that of the 45 casualties in the voting, 8 were suicide bombers (not a good kill ratio for the terr's), and of those 8, 7 were Saudi's.

[blackeagle]

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[MEG33]

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Iraqi policeman dies stopping suicide bomber


Posted on 02/02/2005 10:41:20 AM CST by jasoncann

[Alberta's Child]

If the information in the opening paragraphs about this man is correct, then his career as a "police officer" started when he was 15 years old.

The biggest problem we face in this world is that we are dealing with a serious cultural divide. People in these countries grow up quickly, while most people here in the U.S. never grow up at all.

[Cheapskate]

Iraq could use many more heros like this guy.

Mabye he should have just pulled his sidearm and shoved a couple rounds into that scumbag's skull.

[Soul Seeker]

On Monday, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi eulogized Shuwayli in televised remarks and declared him a young democracy's first champion. "The martyr gave his life for his country," Allawi said. "Abdul Amir is a real hero of our nation."

Amen.

[jackibutterfly]

Now, I'm getting really confused. I read 2 other articles of this same story but it happened with a civilian with an entirel different name. What gives?

[jackibutterfly]

entirel = entirely

[Critical Bill]

It also tore the bomber apart, leaving only his face intact

Jesus Christ. That would look ghoulish.

[mad puppy]

His name is 'hero'.

Someday in the near future, I hope his and other like him have their names carved on to a memorial that the soon to be recognized founding fathers or Iraq demand be built.

Sitting next to that memorial, another one, with the names of the American and British dead.

[Critical Bill]

Officers fired rifles into the air to disperse traffic so the police vehicles could leave quickly before becoming targets.

Now I know how to get out of my parking building quicker at 5pm.

[AdamSelene235]

How in the world is a 29-year-old guy a 14-year police veteran? I doubt even Saddam started with 15-year-olds in his security forces.

Why do you doubt that? Before the government turned school into daycare, Americans did not consider a 15 year old to be a child.

[nutmeg]

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[Maigret]

Posted on 02/02/2005 10:41:20 AM CST by jasoncann

Well then something is wrong with the search because I entered the exact headline and it showed nothing!

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

Superb post. Thank you.

[mtntop3]

Thank you for this post. May this fine man never cease to live in our hearts and those of many, many others.

[Siamese Princess]

The biggest problem we face in this world is that we are dealing with a serious cultural divide. People in these countries grow up quickly, while most people here in the U.S. never grow up at all.

That's because Iraqis as a group are much poorer so children must earn their keep from an early age. Most people work until they drop, as well. That was true in the US before WWII. Families of modest means obviously have limited ability to support members who don't earn their keep.