Good Riddance, Saddam
Very few people will miss Saddam Hussein’s presence in this world.
His reign of terror included, among many other things:
One now wonders whether or not trials will be ever be conducted to examine the crimes committed against the Iraqi people by George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice (as former National Security Adviser), Paul Wolfowitz, and other members of the Bush Administration.
It is estimated that over 100,000 civilians have been killed in a war predicated on a lie. That same lie sent more American soldiers to their graves than the total number of people killed on 9/11.
Where are the plans to try members of the Bush Administration for their crimes against humanity? Where is the public outcry and disgust for their actions, which are no different than those of Saddam?
There are three fundamental types of people in this world: those who actively seek to implement justice, those who actively impose injustice upon others, and those who will follow whichever trend is prevalent in their society.
Among those who impose injustice upon others, there is often in-fighting. This has been exhibited clearly in the war between the U.S. regime led by Bush and the former Iraqi regime led by Saddam.
Their fate, however, will be one. They will all stand before their Creator one Day. Powerless. Humbled. Unable to enlist the help of others.
And they will all have to answer for their actions that have led to the deaths of millions of people.
May Allāh protect us from a similar fate.
His reign of terror included, among many other things:
- An unprovoked invasion of neighboring Iran that led to a brutal war from 1980 to 1988, in which nearly 1 million people were killed.
- Attacks on the Kurdish population in northern Iraq in 1988 in which 50,000 to 100,000 civilians were killed.
- An unprovoked invasion of neighboring Kuwait in 1991.
- A brutal suppression of Kurdish and Shi‘ah uprisings in 1991 in which 20,000 to 100,000 Kurds were killed, and 60,000 to 130,000 Shi‘ah were killed.
- Multiple uses of chemical weapons in the war with Iran and in suppressing uprisings.
- Systematic torture of opponents, including amputation, branding and rape, among other brutal methods.
- Frequent murder of political opponents, including members of his own family.
- And the list goes on and on...
One now wonders whether or not trials will be ever be conducted to examine the crimes committed against the Iraqi people by George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice (as former National Security Adviser), Paul Wolfowitz, and other members of the Bush Administration.
It is estimated that over 100,000 civilians have been killed in a war predicated on a lie. That same lie sent more American soldiers to their graves than the total number of people killed on 9/11.
Where are the plans to try members of the Bush Administration for their crimes against humanity? Where is the public outcry and disgust for their actions, which are no different than those of Saddam?
There are three fundamental types of people in this world: those who actively seek to implement justice, those who actively impose injustice upon others, and those who will follow whichever trend is prevalent in their society.
Among those who impose injustice upon others, there is often in-fighting. This has been exhibited clearly in the war between the U.S. regime led by Bush and the former Iraqi regime led by Saddam.
Their fate, however, will be one. They will all stand before their Creator one Day. Powerless. Humbled. Unable to enlist the help of others.
And they will all have to answer for their actions that have led to the deaths of millions of people.
May Allāh protect us from a similar fate.
Labels: current_events, human_rights
posted by Lingua Islamica at 2:50 AM
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