Sen. Hillary Clinton said this week that Iraqi women were better off under Saddam Hussein, arguing that when the brutal dictator ran the country women were at least assured the right to participate in Iraq's public life.
In comments that went unreported by the mainstream press, the former first lady told the Brookings Institution on Wednesday that since Saddam's removal from power, Iraq's post war governing councils had engaged in "pullbacks in the rights [women] were given under Saddam Hussein."
Sen. Clinton noted that while Saddam had been "an equal opportunity oppressor," women were at least assured certain constitutional guarantees.
While ignoring reports about the brutal dictator's rape rooms and other forms of persecution that were routine for women under his regime, Sen. Clinton insisted: "On paper, women had rights."
And for Iraqi women, those paper promises translated into real benefits, she claimed.
"They went to school; they participated in the professions, they participated in the government and business and, as long as they stayed out of [Saddam's] way, they had considerable freedom of movement," Clinton insisted.
But since Saddam's removal, the plight of Iraq's women has taken a significant turn for the worse, she contended.
"Now, what we see happening in Iraq is the governing council attempting to shift large parts of civil law into religious jurisdiction," Sen. Clinton explained, saying the loss of Saddam's guarantees amounted to a "horrific mistake" for women.
Hillary: Iraqi Women Better Off Under Saddam
NewsMax | 2/27/04 | Limbacher
by Mia T, 3.1.04
issus clinton said this week that American women were better off under bill clinton, arguing that when the brutal rapist ran the country, riding roughshod over women, [a private matter], women were at least assured the right to participate in America's public life.
In comments that went unreported by the mainstream press, the former first lady told the Brookings Institution on Wednesday that since clinton's removal from power, the Bush administration had engaged in "pullbacks in the payoffs [clintons' victims] were given under bill clinton."
Missus clinton noted that while bill had been "an equal opportunity oppressor," the bimbos were at least assured certain unconstitutional guarantees.
While ignoring reports about the brutal impeached ex-president's rape rooms [in Camelot Hotel, White House, etc.] and other forms of persecution that were routine for women under his regime, missus clinton insisted: "On paper, women had rights."
"And for this woman, moi, those paper promises translated into real benefits," she puffed.
"I went to school; I participated in the professions, I participated in the government and business and clinton corruption and, as long as I stayed out of [bill's] way, I had considerable freedom of movement," missus clinton insisted.
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But since bill's removal, the plight of America's women has taken a significant turn for the worse, she contended.
"Now, what we see happening in America is the Bush administration attempting to shift large parts of civil law into religious jurisdiction," missus clinton explained, saying the loss of bill's guaranteed quid pro quos amounted to a "horrific mistake" for women.
or this grotesquerie to argue otherwise would be to concede the truth about her rapist husband and, more to the point, about zipper-hoisting, her own particularly vicious co-rapist brand of upward mobility.
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