Observations of an Iraqi exile
by Will, 16 September 2007
A sound truck went blaring through my neighborhood Friday, trying to drum up interest in Saturday’s antiwar rally at the White House. “We want money for education,” a guy yelled repeatedly through his loudspeaker, “not for a racist occupation.” According to the big yellow posters all over town, the rally was being sponsored primarily by the Answer Coalition, which aside from protesting the Iraq War is best known as an apologist for North Korea. Anyway, I though I’d check it out. Mostly, I went in search of protesting Iraqis.
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Sunday 16 September 2007 at 19:56
Excellent - it reminded me of the Iraqi student in my classes at the time,who told me that all the Iraqis in the city were deeply depressed by the big peace march, which they saw as pro-Saddam.
Monday 17 September 2007 at 8:53
That man (who let a Iraqi into the peace rally to begin with?) misses the whole point.It has zero to do with any genuine idea of peace,and everything to do with how much they really care.