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Iraqi poets, philosophers ponder freedom
Washington Times ^
| March 20, 2004
| Maya Alleruzzo and Willis Witter
Posted on 03/20/2004 1:11:23 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Philosophy; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: freedom; gnfi; iraq; oifanniversary
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So what did the first year of life without Saddam mean to those in the cafe yesterday?
Mr. Safer had only kind words for President Bush.
"He did good to get rid of the former regime. It's as if a huge boulder was removed from the chest of the Iraqi people.."
"Freedom, just freedom. Not money. Not work. Just the freedom," said Abdul Hady Finjan, 51, a poet.
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Art Critic Adil Al-Saffar, left, and poet Abdel Hady Finjan, right, discuss the day's news on the eve of the anniverary of the US-led invasion of Iraq at the Hassan Ajmi tea house in Baghdad.
Maya Alleruzzo (THE WASHINGTON TIMES) |
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posted on
03/20/2004 1:21:02 PM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Asked to describe freedom, Mr. Awith answered: "Marvelous. So nice, so lovely, like beautiful music but with slow dancing." Yeah, me too.
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posted on
03/20/2004 1:25:28 PM PST
by
marron
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Yup..pondering freedom...just like our smart asses in Berkley and Harvard...it must be good!
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posted on
03/20/2004 1:31:07 PM PST
by
TShaunK
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democ
rats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!
~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~
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posted on
03/20/2004 1:39:02 PM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
"In America, when they built their society, it took more than 200 years to settle everything. In Iraq, we have to do the same within our habits, our experience, which is not the same as the Americans. But the principles are the same." This gentleman gets it.
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posted on
03/20/2004 1:49:04 PM PST
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Interesting
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posted on
03/20/2004 1:56:36 PM PST
by
shield
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
The Iraqis are smart people. They will look at the mistakes we made and how we fixed those mistakes and will know that they don't have to make that same mistake in order to learn.
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posted on
03/20/2004 2:00:18 PM PST
by
McGavin999
(Evil thrives when good men do nothing!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Beautiful!
Reminds me of a televised interview of an Iraqi dentist and his wife. She commented, "Now we can speak what we think and it creates a feeling of happiness."
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump and bookmark.
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posted on
03/20/2004 7:23:30 PM PST
by
Valin
(Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I love to see things like this.
I also love to hear them tell me firsthand how they love freedom after all of the horrible things they endured for so long. Their faces light up. They're wonderful people, so polite and friendly. All of the Iraqis I encounter seem to genuinely love the U.S. and all it represents.
This is the sort of thing that ramps up my American pride. :)
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posted on
03/21/2004 11:26:31 AM PST
by
Allegra
To: Allegra
All of the Iraqis I encounter seem to genuinely love the U.S. and all it represents. This is the sort of thing that ramps up my American pride. :)
You do, mine. Thanks, Allegra.
Stay safe!
Happy Springtime!
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posted on
03/21/2004 1:20:47 PM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
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