Monday, October 07, 2019

Editorial: Who's going to help the Iraqi people?

Congratulations to , and for ending the war in and investigating and punishing those who launched it and/or promoted it with their .



John Stauber has a point and then some.

Have you seen what's going on Iraq?


  1. Look closely, using lethal force by the government forces in against protesters is clear.
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  2. Welcome to 🇮🇶 The country that uses rocket launchers on unarmed protesters
  3. War crimes still committed against the civilian protesters in public by the Iraqi authoritie A video documenting field execution done by the Iraqi forces
  4. wounded protesters


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.


  1. Yasir was an engineer, proposed and got engaged recently, was planning for his wedding when he decided to join the protests in to ask for a better life for his people.



Real people.



  1. Haidar Kareem Hasan, works at the ministry of Health and is an engineering student. Killed while demanding a better life for his country men last night in




Who is going to help the people of Iraq?  And when?