tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post114578931926975206..comments2023-09-05T08:21:27.204-06:00Comments on Serving the People of Iraq: Revolution Then and NowFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-1146054243599817682006-04-26T06:24:00.000-06:002006-04-26T06:24:00.000-06:00Matt, your last point is crucial and accurate. I h...Matt, your last point is crucial and accurate. I have a good friend from the Najaf area who told me that it IS very common to hear Persian accents even in his area. I talk a little bit about this in my previous post entitled <I>Muqtada al Ahmadinejad</I>".Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-1146020876158554112006-04-25T21:07:00.000-06:002006-04-25T21:07:00.000-06:00I'm taking a break from "Dead week" (it's our week...I'm taking a break from "Dead week" (it's our week before finals in college) and I read the article. I love (sarcastically, please note) how people call these terrorists freedom fighters. Freedom fighters do not kill women teachers because they teach. Freedom fighters don't hand out notices to men over thirty to marry in a month or be shot in the back of the head. Freedom fighters don't close down liquor stores because they're "against Islam", beat women because they don't wear hijabs (the headscarf) or chadors (the body encompassing coat) in some neighborhoods. Furthermore, we're there to help. We didn't put Saddam in power. I have a feeling the majority of the "resistance" is foreign, specifically Iranian and Syrian. I've heard if you go down to Umm Qasr you hear Arabic spoken with a Persian accent, just to give you an idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com