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Baghdad Mom Becomes Prison Guard
Defend America ^ | U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bill Sutherland

Posted on 08/26/2003 11:55:06 AM PDT by Spruce

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The good news just keeps rolling in.
1 posted on 08/26/2003 11:55:06 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: Spruce
Isn't there a prohibition in the Koran about women frisking men?
2 posted on 08/26/2003 12:06:54 PM PDT by ken5050
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To: ken5050
Isn't there a prohibition in the Koran about women frisking men?

Doubt they'll have her frisking men. It's a great day for the women of Iraq!

3 posted on 08/26/2003 12:11:13 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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To: mtbopfuyn
Have you seen any female prisoners in Iraq?
4 posted on 08/26/2003 12:15:02 PM PDT by ken5050
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To: Spruce; Ragtime Cowgirl
I loved this story.
5 posted on 08/26/2003 12:24:53 PM PDT by MEG33
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To: mtbopfuyn
Imagine having to play
guess whats under this burkah?
Pack a lunch...
6 posted on 08/26/2003 12:58:01 PM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: Spruce

graduated after a one-week course

will undergo two weeks on-the-job training

Umm. Oooo-kay, I guess... Sheesh, though, is that enough..?

However, this event is yet another sign that Iraq is on the road to becoming free and a productive, law-abiding member of the society of nations, thanks to America's and the rest of the Coalition's efforts!

7 posted on 08/26/2003 1:00:21 PM PDT by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Pinging for a great story about how our troops have accepted and instructed the first ever woman to be a correctional officer in Iraq! Our troops are helping women claim some autonomy at last!
8 posted on 08/26/2003 1:04:13 PM PDT by TEXOKIE
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To: Spruce; MEG33; TEXOKIE; MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Coop; ...
Thank you for the post and the pings. How her life has changed in 5 short months!

Ask 28-year-old Baghdad mother and resident Zahra Hadi about how her life has changed and she'll tell you about her new job.

She is the first female to wear the uniform of an Iraqi corrections guard the only female to wear any kind of police uniform.

10 Steps to Improve the Lives of Iraqi Women

  1. The Coalition is working to ensure that women play an important role in all parts of the government.

  2. Three Iraqi women who are members of the new Governing Council are fully engaged in promoting the involvement of women in Iraq's future.

  3. An esteemed former female Iraqi judge in the Ministry of Justice is undertaking a review of laws, legal practices, and the legal profession in Iraq for ways to increase equality and participation of women.

  4. The Ministry of Interior conducted an assessment of the former Iraqi Police Force in early April. This resulted in a requirement to target recruitment of women and their inclusion in training offered at all academies. The program will become a reality August 15 when the recruiting drive begins with women as one of the groups targeted for selection.

  5. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has adopted a policy of equal access to services and benefits for all those eligible, and this policy will ultimately expand services as well as quality to larger numbers of Iraqis including women.

  6. Iraqi women will have a role in the development of democracy and civil society. A senior administration official from the CPA Democracy and Governance team is conducting outreach activities to involve Iraqi women.

  7. The Coalition team has held numerous meetings with Iraqi women from all walks of life to hear their concerns and to listen to their ideas for the future development of democracy in their country. In addition, the CPA has met with various women's groups and with international organizations regarding their ideas and efforts to meet the needs of Iraqi women.

  8. The Coalition helped a group of Iraqi women conduct a conference July 9 that included workshops on the constitution and democracy, legal reform, education, health and social affairs, and economic and employment issues. More than 70 women attended, the majority of whom were Iraqi women experts in such fields as law, academia, medicine, and business.

  9. Quotas restricting the entry of women into certain university courses have been raised or lifted altogether.

  10. Iraqi women's organizations are being created to expand opportunities for women to improve their lives and those of their families.


Results in Iraq: 100 Days Toward Security and Freedom

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/100days/part9.html

On or off my ping list? Just ping.

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9 posted on 08/26/2003 2:08:18 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl (Rummy to Rats, 8/21* This much is certain: their cause is lost. That regime will not be coming back.)
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Thanks for the ping Ragtime Cowgirl.
10 posted on 08/26/2003 2:18:31 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Oregon - Where the Legislature keeps writing checks the taxpayers can't cover.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; Travis McGee; Joe Brower
Thanks for pinging the good news.

There is this type of good news.

Then there is the other good news of more Islamokazis and Islamofascist Thug Leaders being captured or killed on a regular basis.

Each killed or captured Islamokazi/fascist is one less scumbag who can harm America.

As Travis McGee noted, Iraq with the evil Satan troops in it, is like the world largest bug zapper. The vile bugs in the Middle East are racing to Iraq to get Zapped. The more zapped bugs, the better it is for all of us.
11 posted on 08/26/2003 2:34:54 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (No more 9/11's! Kill the Islamokazis and the Islamofascists in the Middle East!)
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To: SAMWolf
Great tagline!

Your current tax and spend rats and rinos in the Oregon legislature with their latest tax bill have crossed over and off the page.
12 posted on 08/26/2003 2:36:38 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (No more 9/11's! Kill the Islamokazis and the Islamofascists in the Middle East!)
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To: Grampa Dave
Plus they just passed that stupid Baseball stadium bill. Just what we need as the State goes broke.
13 posted on 08/26/2003 2:41:26 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Oregon - Where the Legislature keeps writing checks the taxpayers can't cover.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
She is the first female to wear the uniform of an Iraqi corrections guard the only female to wear any kind of police uniform.

No wonder a successful Iraq is such a threat to many surrounding Arab countries. There are Arab males who will fight to the death to prevent or eliminate this sort of thing.

Prairie

14 posted on 08/26/2003 3:19:07 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (The UN got a wake up call. And has chosen to go back to sleep.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Quagmire! Quagmire! Quagmire! LOL! Sorry, RC, I just had to get that off my chest. THANK YOU for the ping. *HUGS* for all that you do for our Military.
15 posted on 08/26/2003 3:28:36 PM PDT by LaDivaLoca (Prayers for our President, our Military, our Nation and our Allies)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump for the women of Iraq!

16 posted on 08/26/2003 3:45:56 PM PDT by blackie
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; Spruce
This may seem like a small step to some folks' minds but to mine, it's a huge step. One step at a time, progress is being made. It's going to take time to turn things around in Iraq and reports like this, along with so many others I've seen here, keep my hope alive that this will work out. :-)
17 posted on 08/26/2003 4:34:39 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
bump to the top
18 posted on 08/26/2003 6:56:26 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (We are the overlords!!)
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To: Spruce
BTTT
19 posted on 08/26/2003 7:04:01 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
20 posted on 08/26/2003 8:56:04 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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