Breaking News from Al-Jazeera
Iraqi Judge who issued the death sentence of Saddam “Rauf Abdul Rahman” fled Iraq to London and asked for asylum.
Rauf came to London mid-December with a tourist visa accompanied by his wife and two daughters, then returned to Iraq and filed a request for asylum to the British embassy claiming that he feared for his life from Saddam’s family.
The asylum request is in the British Interior Ministry.
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LB– I read the Jazeera article on that subject– there was no mention of him fleeing because of death threats from Saddam’s family…And if they did, then he does deserve it…he must go to hell not to Great Britain.
Layla
Read this again
أنه يخشى على حياته من انتقام ذوي الرئيس العراقي السابق
Layla, how dare you give hell such a bad name!
Hell ain’t a bad place to be, says Bruce Dickinson, and we Iraqis acknowledge that.
Think of hell as a nice vacation spot where many US soldiers and mercenaries are languishing right now.
Anyways, I just came here to let LB know that this has become the best updated Iraqi blog.
We have Riverbend on one end with her brilliant analysis and commentary, Layla in the middle with her voice of resistance, and you on the other with all the news that shames the world community.
God, Iraqi women just turn me on. You seriously shame the male bloggers.
Except for Imad who continues to use a sledgehammer to beat down the walls of ignorance.
Okay fixed my url.
Sheesh!
LB — it says so in Arabic but did not say so on the english version of al Jazeerah.net…
TIA, well thanks…why don’t you update your blog too? What happened to the Iraqi male voices?
Don’t get me started on Iraqi male voices. I update as fast as I bloody can. Did so today actually.
When I was a little lad, Iraqi men were MEN. Today, am not sure.
Makhaniith comes to mind. Although I may be slightly unfair.
They young men of the muqawima al basila certainly are MEN.
Shahama!
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