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September 22, 2005
'Murder, Violence and Politics': What Does Britain Expect in Basra?
Times Online Correspondent Anthony Loyd, writing from Basra, Iraq, writes as if he's taking part in psy-ops campaign on behalf of the British Government. While the things he mentions in "Murder, violence and politics: how rogue police can live outside law," might have some merit, it is obvious that he is an angry European with a how dare these Shias defy us attitude.
Loyd seems to forget that Britain, along with the U.S., is a foreign occupier in Iraq. The Christian powers disturbed the social fabric in Iraq with their March 2003 invasion.
He also should know that sooner-or-later, the occupied will get tired of you despite your benevolence. They will challenge your authority, which comes primarily from the muzzle of a gun, and there is nothing you can do about it except withdraw or face the constant threat of death. Your choice, Britain. Let the Iraqis solve their own problems.
Posted by Munir Umrani at September 22, 2005 07:15 AM
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