Happy New Year...(by an Iraqi blogger)

Good bye 2003, good bye my most beautiful year. I'll grieve your end and sing your legend as long as I live.

I know that the coming years will bring all the good to my country, simply because we have put our feet on the right path.

The will of the good have achieved victory, and that is enough for me to be optimistic, but those will not be as special as you were 2003; the year of freedom.

Before you I was mute, and here goes my tongue praying for the best, Before you I was hand-cuffed, and here are my hands free to write, Before you my mind was tied to one thought and here I find wide horizons and greater thoughts, Before you I was isolated, and here I join the wide universe.

I will never forget you; you broke the chains for my people, and rid us from the big jail.

Many of my people never realized that we were in a prison, as we were born inside its walls and we knew no other world than our jail. But, we were looking through the tiny windows that were hard for the jailor to close, and we saw that our jail was not the best-as our jailor claimed- and we saw that our jailor was not the gift of god-as he tried to convince us-, but we were afraid of his prowess , and owe to the one who says the opposite.

Before you 2003, I never learnt to love. It was forbidden for me, and I used to repeat a few words that I learnt in secret to my girl:

"What is man without freedom, Mariana? Tell me, how am I supposed to love you if I was not free? How do I give you my heart if it doesn't belong to me? "*

"In our village, we used to be scared of day just as night The light no longer promises safety Fear to us is a five time a day prayer" Now it's hope that has become our five times a day prayer.

Good bye 2003, my eyes saw the greatest scene through you, and I lived my happiest moment in you (the tyrant falls) Is there anything greater than that?

Good bye 2003, in you I listened to the most beautiful words "ladies and gentle men, we got him."

Good bye 2003, the legend of my people was written through out your days with blood and tears.

My friends, celebrate the New Year, but don't forget to add a new name to your invitation list, We would love to join, and we will have the honor and pride to do so.

We came holding our slogan "it won't be our duty to anticipate the coming disaster, but to struggle for a better world"**

Give us a little space on your ship, we still stumble, but we shall never fall again. We have our star that will guide us.

Our hearts are bigger now; they will not only carry our sorrow, but those of the entire world as well.

Your help have taught us a valuable lesson :( we're all sinners, I'm in jail as long as there's a man in jail, and I'm hungry as long as there's a hungry man on earth)***We've got to create another world, a new land; where there's less pain and sorrow, and that will not be hard to do if the brave gathered for it.

I wish that my people as well as the oppressed people every where come to appreciate the gift of freedom, as when they do so they will be ready to fight for it and then, they will have it and no one could take it away from them.

As for the free people who helped us and are ready to help the others; I wish you peace and all the best as you certainly deserve it.

"I want to run out and link hands with others in the struggle, clench my fists and strike Fate in the face.

I want to drown deep in my blood that I may share with the human race its burden and carry it onward, giving birth to life My death shall be a victory.

This maybe late, but 3 days ago another (iron coffin) was recovered from the of the Olympic association where it was buried.
Uday used to use this coffin to punish athletes who failed to make satisfactory achievements.
They would open the door of the coffin, which is supplied with long nails all around the interior, with their tips pointed to the inside. The unfortunate man would be kept inside in an upright position, the door closed and he would have to remain motionless in a standing position as every move would cause the sharp nails to prick his body. The poor athlete would remain so until Uday remember him and decide that he had enough.

We don't need another hero
I hate to respond to some hateful e-mails and comments and I usually just delete or ignore them. However when I find a comment that has some truth or represent a wide proportion of opinions I find myself compelled to answer it no matter how harsh it was. I still believe, however that the man who wrote that comment should apologize, not for me but to the Iraqi people for his condescending manner.
This is about saddam's trial, I agree with the post my brother wrote, but he thought that we have made ourselves clear in the past posts, forgetting that our readers are not all regular who know our thoughts in advance. I don't want to repeat myself but I see some points worth mentioning.
I agree with my brother generally but I have to disagree with him in some points:
I do think that this trial is an important event, not taking its importance from the accused but rather from the principles and convictions that will be judged too.
This trial should be held in Iraq and should be public, and I hope he will be sentenced to death.
The more important is that it should be a trial not just for Saddam, his followers or other dictators, but also for some of the Arab and Muslim convictions and stale ideologies and to the public opinion of the world who watched silently and the governments that helped him.
My concern is of course with judging some of the stale convictions Arab and Muslim still believe strongly, and which in my opinion gave the chance to people like Saddam, Gaddafi, Assad and others to rule such great nations for such a long period.
One of these is of particular importance here;
Through my life I had came to the conclusion that most Arabs and Muslims think that their salvation and progress will only happen through the birth of a legendary leader or someone who speaks for the prophet or God. This probably came through reading a distorted version of history that shows that historical heroes such as Mohammed the prophet and Saladin are theier only hope to make the rising of Arab and Muslims possible.
Strange as it may seem, Mohammed the prophet declared in the Koran that God would send no more prophets. A message that clearly meant that the human race has reached the stage of adulthood, and it no longer requires prophets and miracles. Human beings can make their own destiny and miracles just following the wide lines and principles presented by all the wholly books of Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindu...Etc, which I think no man whether a believer or not disagree with.
Killing, stealing, lying and all other atrocities are condemned by all good men and women, believers or not.
Somehow this important message has been forgotten or overlooked on purpose and most Arab and Muslims still wait idly for their savior who will never come, mean while clinging to any apparently strong character that defies the west (which was showed to them as their eternal enemy).
Before burying Saddam I hope we'll be able to get him out of our soles and minds, to wash our soles from the dirt that must had smeared it through those years.
With judging Saddam I hope that we will be able to judge our convictions, not get rid of them just look at some of them from a different angle maybe we will be able to sentence them to death with one of their innumerable evil byproducts.
Yes, we don't need another (hero).

- posted by Omar @ 18:46

Thanks for the link to this website...(TEARS!)

Merry Christmas
Your birth -Jesus our master- was a declaration of peace. Your sacrifice for the sake of mankind will remain a sign for love, forgiving and facing the injustice with words stronger than all arms.
All the glory to you, we hope that your anniversary remains a light that enables all to see the truth and try to reach it.
It's an (id) for all mankind; Christians, Muslims, Jews, believers or not.
This time Iraqis celebration is special; the local TV broadcast the ceremonies and representatives of all religions were there, some politicians were there also to show the world the unity of Iraqis. Iraqi Christians like others suffered a lot at the hands of that tyrant to the degree that pushed many of them to leave Iraq searching for safety and freedom.
My prayers to God all mighty to bless us all with his mercy and kindness and make Iraq a peaceful and a beautiful country so that all the refugees could come back to were they were born and help rebuilding their country.
Greetings and warm wishes from the hearts of the people of Iraq with all its religions and ethnicity to all the good loving people on the earth.
Let us feel in these glorious days that we human being are one spirit.
Let us get rid of all fanaticism and look at the future with eyes of love.
Let us pray to the lord that peace will prevail all over the world and that victory be ours in our just war against the enemies of humanity everywhere.
God bless all the good people on earth.
God bless the Iraqi people who are trying to re-build their country.
God bless all those who sacrificed and helped us be free.
Let us not forget other people suffering all over the world.
Stay strong my brothers.
I feel freedom and justice on the way.
Amen

- posted by Omar @ 19:00

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