Monday, February 07, 2005
Ali in The Guardian; Abu Ghraib revisited. posted by Richard Seymour
The Street Fightin' Man is back with an assessment of the Iraqi elections and occupation:The 2004 Afghan elections, even according to some pro-US commentators, were a farce, and the much vaunted 73% turnout was a fraud. In Iraq, the western media were celebrating a 60% turnout within minutes of the polls closing, despite the fact that Iraq lacks a complete register of voters, let alone a network of computerised polling stations. The official figure, when it comes, is likely to be revised downwards (according to Debka , a pro-US Israeli website, turnout was closer to 40%).
And, while I'm dredging up Abu Ghraib (see passim), here's a Valentine special from Time magazine.
And, the CIA have produced a study of the resistance fighter which is almost touching for its anthropological curiosity:
"This person, with a tribal background, has a mix of motives including a family grievance, someone was hurt by coalition forces," said the official, who asked not to be identified because the reports are still classified. "There is also [in this Iraqi insurgent] religion and nationalism that results in a view he must fight on to get non-Muslims out of Muslim territory."
Somebody has obviously thought long and hard about that one.
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