Look closely, using lethal force by the government forces in #Iraq against protesters is clear.
Monday, October 07, 2019
Truest statement of the week
When peaceful protesters poured into the Iraqi streets this past week, demanding an end to widespread government corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services, the government was caught off guard.
The Iraqi leadership shut down the internet, imposed a curfew, deployed security forces and was largely unapologetic when they opened fire on demonstrators.
-- Alyssa J. Rubin, "Deaths Mount As Protests Catch Iraq Government Off Guard," (NEW YORK TIMES).
Truest statement of the week II
What’s harder to shake is the fact that Hunter Biden’s career is undeniably shady in the way that only the son of a longtime Washington insider could muster, failing upwards into positions of influence and power on the merits of his last name. And that should be considered a huge liability to Joe Biden, for months now considered heir apparent for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination.
-- Kate Aronoff, "We need to talk about Hunter Biden" (THE GUARDIAN).
A note to our readers
Hey --
Monday.
Let's thank all who participated this edition which includes Dallas and the following:
And what did we come up with?
Peace,
-- Jim, Dona, Ty, Jess, Ava and C.I.
Monday.
Let's thank all who participated this edition which includes Dallas and the following:
The Third Estate Sunday Review's Jim, Dona, Ty, Jess and Ava,
Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude,
Betty of Thomas Friedman Is a Great Man,
C.I. of The Common Ills and The Third Estate Sunday Review,
Kat of Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills),
Mike of Mikey Likes It!,
Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz),
Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix,
Ruth of Ruth's Report,
Wally of The Daily Jot,
Trina of Trina's Kitchen, Marcia of SICKOFITRDLZ,
Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends,
Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts,
and Ann of Ann's Mega Dub.
Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude,
Betty of Thomas Friedman Is a Great Man,
C.I. of The Common Ills and The Third Estate Sunday Review,
Kat of Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills),
Mike of Mikey Likes It!,
Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz),
Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix,
Ruth of Ruth's Report,
Wally of The Daily Jot,
Trina of Trina's Kitchen, Marcia of SICKOFITRDLZ,
Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends,
Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts,
and Ann of Ann's Mega Dub.
And what did we come up with?
Alissa J. Rubin gets a truest.
So does Kate Aronoff.
The Iraqi people are being attacked, again, by their own government. Who's going to stick up for them?
Ava and C.I. cover BATWOMAN.
It really is time for Joe to go.
Hope you're paying attention to Iraq.
We go with another test kitchen that's far from sweets and candies.
They are not non-partisan, they are not bi-partisan. They are extremely partisan.
John Stauber gets it.
Again, we hope you're paying attention to Iraq.
What we listened to while writing.
Green Party coverage.
Green Party coverage.
Mike and the gang wrote "Highlights" and we thank them for it.Peace,
-- Jim, Dona, Ty, Jess, Ava and C.I.
Editorial: Who's going to help the Iraqi people?
Congratulations to @BarackObama, @JoeBiden and #Hillary for ending the war in #Iraq and investigating and punishing those who launched it and/or promoted it with their #WeaponsOfMassDeception.
John Stauber has a point and then some.
Have you seen what's going on Iraq?
- Welcome to #Iraq
The country that uses rocket launchers on unarmed protesters - War crimes still committed against the civilian protesters in public by the Iraqi authoritie A video documenting field execution done by the Iraqi forces #SaveTheIraqiPeople #IraqProtests #العراق_ينتفض #العراق #iraq_offline
We noted the protests last edition with "In Iraq."
Saturday, Alissa J. Rubin (NEW YORK TIMES) reported:
When peaceful protesters poured
into the Iraqi streets this past week, demanding an end to widespread
government corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services, the
government was caught off guard.
The Iraqi leadership shut down
the internet, imposed a curfew, deployed security forces and was largely
unapologetic when they opened fire on demonstrators.
Over the past week, the police killed at least 91 people, and had wounded more than 2,000 as of Saturday.
And the death toll keeps climbing -- as does the number injured. Lives are being destroyed.
Real people.
Who is going to help the people of Iraq? And when?
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