tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60338612009-10-13T20:13:36.442-07:00THE MESOPOTAMIANTO BRING ONE MORE IRAQI VOICE OF THE SILENT MAJORITY TO THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLDAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-20030792594567090412008-11-27T12:01:00.000-08:002008-11-27T12:16:17.909-08:00THE AMERICAN-IRAQI AGREEMENTHi,Today another important milestone in the post Saddam era has been established. I was one of those who felt quite uncomfortable and impatient at the painful protracted negotiations and bargaining for concluding the so called “security agreement” between the U.S.A. and Iraq. Yet as things turned out, perhaps there are positive aspects about the way that it was done. The fact that the Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-58963475438104117452008-11-04T11:42:00.000-08:002008-11-04T12:50:50.820-08:00THE GHOSTHi everybody,You know, it is a fact that intense suffering and being in a situation where right and wrong are clearly defined seem to be an incentive for self expression and creative thought. For example Russian literature reached its pinnacle during the 19th century under the regime of the Tsars, when tyranny was coupled with certain freedoms for thinkers and writers. Although the Tsars were Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-37985149355277930622008-10-23T11:38:00.000-07:002008-10-23T11:40:34.707-07:00Hi everybody,It's been long since I blogged the last time. It is time I said hello to my friends again. Standby for a post that will follow.Best wishes to allAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-10960357504530147702008-04-10T15:31:00.000-07:002008-04-10T23:20:51.768-07:00NEW NOTESHi,I was watching the Interrogation of General David Petraeus and the ambassador. What struck me most was the attitude and words from some of the Democratic senators. It seemed as though the enemy for these ladies and gentlemen was not Al-Qaeda, the terrorists or people like that. All the venom and harsh words were directed against the Iraqi government and poor Al-Maliki, these seemed to be the Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-9784328576886113542008-03-21T04:48:00.000-07:002008-03-21T05:05:40.969-07:00NOTESHi,Perhaps one of the most difficult things in life is to be a kind of stickler for the truth; to have a kind of allergy against the slightest strain or trace of falsehood or inconsistency in any set of beliefs, morals, political movements, or generally in situations that one faces during a lifetime. This makes life difficult and makes it difficult to belong to any particular label, because sadlyAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-15448362541073845752008-02-01T05:57:00.000-08:002008-02-01T06:11:23.697-08:00BIRDSHi,Another sad day: the Al-Gazle pet market and another pet market have been hit today, see this. This particular place has been attacked several times before and still it happens. It is heartbreaking really. The people who frequent these traditional and very lovable places are usually amongst the poorest and are mostly young animal loving hobbyists. This kind of savagery and brutality defies Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-57000033515457015012008-01-25T09:47:00.000-08:002008-01-25T09:57:28.872-08:00AWAKENINGHi everybody,The past year has certainly been extraordinary even by comparison with the action packed years preceding it. During the course of the year there was a remarkable upturn of the situation that I shall attempt to discuss in this post.The early months of the year saw the country at the nadir point since the overthrow of Saddam when in contrast the “insurgency” seemed to be at the zenith Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-91530742128615039872007-12-19T18:51:00.000-08:002007-12-19T18:59:45.605-08:00SEASON GREETINGSHi everybody,I wish all my friends a Merry X-Mass and Happy New Year.The Mesopotamian is not dead but only hybernating at the moment. Hope to wake up from the stupor in the not too distant future. The scene is really changing back home and Iraq has entered a distinctly new phase. I have so many things to say but I am just brooding and waiting and at a loss which of the million thoughts to write Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-92099227910326887022007-09-03T21:47:00.000-07:002007-09-03T22:20:51.895-07:00Hi,My friends may be disappointed with me for these long periods of silence, but this silence really is a result of discouragement and discontent. In a private letter to one of my friends I have frankly stated some of my misgivings concerning some of the aspects of the Iraqi situation at the present time. I think it is rather important that I make some paragraphs of that letter public and here Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-73977446589432271462007-08-01T19:57:00.000-07:002007-08-01T20:02:46.972-07:00Hi,Although I am mostly occupied in trying to get some employment at the moment, but I couldn't resist telling you that I am encountering great misundersting of the situation in Iraq here in Canada. In a small way and as much as possible, I try to correct the misconceptions of people I happen to encounter, but I feel that a more serious effort is required. Perhaps when I settle down more firmly IAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-21839798612541630992007-07-27T12:34:00.000-07:002007-07-27T12:39:26.907-07:00Hi,Greetings to all my friends, and sorry to be out the radar screen for some time. This is because I am facing the normal problems awaiting all new immigrants and thus being very occupied trying to solve them. Things are moving forward however. I dread the coming winter though and am puzzled at the kind of clothing one aught to start shopping for to suit the winter of Northern Ontario. Any Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-20755292375737621622007-07-01T20:14:00.000-07:002007-07-01T20:20:44.025-07:00CANADA DAYHi,I consider it a good omen that my arrival to Canada coincided just before "Canada Day", the birthday of this country; because for me and my family it is also a kind of rebirth into a new life and a new country. Now, the country of your birth is an accident that is not of your choosing; but a country that you have chosen of your own free will and that has accepted you for citizenship for your Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-79995807778204342572007-06-28T19:40:00.000-07:002007-06-28T20:40:54.730-07:00Hi,This is a special post dedicated to the remarks of “Outlaw Mike” who seems to be writing from Belgium. This is a very important subject and requires a very, very long answer. The problem is that I don’t have the time right now. But I really must pronounce at least some headlines of my own personal views about this. This friend is of an opinion and attitude, that, I am sure, is quite common in Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-26625066278094841762007-06-25T22:27:00.000-07:002007-06-25T22:33:49.713-07:00Hi,It may be that we have left the land of Iraq and moved to the opposite side of the Earth, but Iraq does not seem to be able to quit our hearts and minds. It follows us like some phantom and refuses to leave us in peace to find our way in this new life. Where I am staying at the moment there is a satellite TV that receives Al-Iraqia and many of the other Arabic channels, and most of the time weAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-40578404459861053722007-06-19T09:11:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:36:41.391-07:00HELO FROM CANADAHi,Warm greetings to all my friends and thank you for the beautiful words. I arrived safely in Canada and am staying somewhere in Ontario at the moment. People are so civilised and kind around here; in some ways despite the entirely new and bewildering differences I feel more at home already. Ofcourse it is not easy to start all over again to build a life, but you know that I am a believer in GodAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-5037406338253659532007-06-11T14:23:00.000-07:002007-06-11T15:07:02.693-07:00أما كانت ارض الله واسعة فتسيحوا فيهاHi,I thank my friends who expressed concern about my fate. Well, my life and that of my family is in a state of great upheaval and flux at the moment. I have at last succumbed to a life long temptation that I have resisted for many, many years. At last I had to give in, mainly for the sake of my children and their future. I leave more than just property and belongings in Baghdad. I leave memoriesAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-13564207454430129062007-04-20T12:54:00.001-07:002007-04-20T14:42:16.677-07:00Hi,This is evidence of what I told you earlier about the very important developments taking place. I have tried to draw attention to the significant change of mood of the people which started in the Anbar province with the creation of the "Anbar Salvation Council". This movement is spreading to other regions notably in Diala province. Meanwhile the enemy's ability to launch painful terrorist Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-36248537766089955632007-04-12T15:09:00.000-07:002007-04-12T15:17:13.230-07:00Hi,To launch and maintain a terror campaign on the scale that has been going on in Iraq requires enormous resources. This may sound a platitude but it is surprising how few are those who really realize the full import of this fact. There is a big difference between simply acknowledging some fact and truly realizing it. On a T.V. program that I have just been watching, Mr. Mohammed Al-Askari, the Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-53061501371440508732007-04-07T10:52:00.000-07:002007-04-07T11:45:01.953-07:00HAPPY EASTERHi,Greetings to all my friends and best wishes on the occasion of Easter Holiday. I regret that I have not been able to post for a long time now due to momentous personal circumstances. My whole life is about to undergo a complete upheaval and when the waters become a little calmer further down the stream of my life, perhaps I might have some time to tell you about it. But all is well and I am Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-6199136756431852142007-02-13T10:31:00.000-08:002007-02-13T10:06:49.165-08:00LONG LIVE MY COUSINE'S POODLEWORTH A THOUSAND OF THE ONE BELOWAlaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-55241113403177786852007-02-13T09:50:00.000-08:002007-02-13T10:01:58.024-08:00Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-52719377787336619152007-01-27T17:10:00.000-08:002007-01-27T17:15:50.205-08:00Hi,A quick word; what everybody should realize is that “the new strategy” and the “new security plan” are essentially defensive or rather counteroffensive in nature. The fact is that the “SODs” have actually staged a deliberate and elaborately planned offensive to capture Baghdad, through attrition, atrocious terrorism, ethnic cleansing, paralyzing civil life, targeting professionals, laborers, Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-57702846540858083592007-01-27T15:14:00.000-08:002007-01-27T15:20:53.483-08:00Hi,One of the most important methods used by enemy, the Sods, is disguise using police or other military and official uniforms and false identities. Almost all the mass kidnappings and other similar acts were executed using this device. Recently they went further. They disguised themselves as some kind of American force or foreign diplomatic convoy, and attacked the heart of Karbala at the Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-31733738692500677552007-01-24T09:59:00.000-08:002007-01-24T10:15:13.325-08:00Hi,Quite honestly, I don’t see any thing particularly James-Bondish or exuberant about the suggestions that I have made regarding using technology to help the security situation. I mean what is difficult about establishing intelligent data bases for the population of neighborhoods; even children have become experts with computers and data bases. As for systems to monitor movements of travelers, Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033861.post-83480908992499239612007-01-23T14:06:00.000-08:002007-01-23T14:15:01.582-08:00Hi,To comment on the planned security plan to be implemented shortly requires extensive treatment. I have been writing a lot of drafts but it requires a lot of time that I don’t have at the moment. So very briefly I would like to stress few points that I consider important and urgent amongst other things.I have always been convinced that one of the best ways to benefit from the Americans and the Alaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208688450146872970noreply@blogger.com