Craziest. Vacation. Ever.
Aug. 28th, 2006 08:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabotabbyIn more cheerful news, one of my friends is back from Iraq. In hindsight, running into his arms and shrieking, "OMG YOU'RE NOT DEAD!" in the middle of Bloor St. was perhaps ill-advised, but I was happy to see him.
At any rate, it seems that the Kurdish region is not quite as safe and happy as you hear on the news. Dissenters—communists, trade unionists, and various progressives—are getting shot at, not just by the Americans but also by the government. So much for freeing the Kurds from teh evil Saddam. My friend says it hasn't worked out that well for them. And that's among the safer regions. Even he wasn't insane enough to go to Baghdad.
Not much of an update, I know; it was the middle of Bloor St., after all. I'll hopefully be able to catch up with him more at some point for some interesting details.
He had his reasons, but how insane do you have to be to go to Iraq on your summer vacation?
At any rate, it seems that the Kurdish region is not quite as safe and happy as you hear on the news. Dissenters—communists, trade unionists, and various progressives—are getting shot at, not just by the Americans but also by the government. So much for freeing the Kurds from teh evil Saddam. My friend says it hasn't worked out that well for them. And that's among the safer regions. Even he wasn't insane enough to go to Baghdad.
Not much of an update, I know; it was the middle of Bloor St., after all. I'll hopefully be able to catch up with him more at some point for some interesting details.
He had his reasons, but how insane do you have to be to go to Iraq on your summer vacation?
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How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 12:47 am (UTC)Fur 's ah c'n reck'n, yer either coolly insane er fuckin' whacko. D'nt see any thard option.
Re: How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 01:00 am (UTC)Re: How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 01:04 am (UTC)My apostrokey is broke, th't's all.
Re: How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 01:05 am (UTC)Re: How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 01:06 am (UTC)And done.
Next question.
Re: How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 01:56 am (UTC)Re: How Insane?
Date: 2006-08-29 02:02 am (UTC)I am
the
Alpha
and
the Omega.
(Please drop your tithe into the cap of the crippled dwarf hobbling to your aisle any moment now.)
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Date: 2006-08-29 01:20 am (UTC)The Kurds are finally seeing the writing on the wall, methinks.
But who cares if only 91.7% of Iraqis want the Americans out? The Americans are there to establish a democracy!
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Date: 2006-08-29 01:55 am (UTC)Most of the Kurds I know (admittedly, a small number, and a biased sample), had a rather nuanced view of the invasion from the beginning, much like how the Iranians I know all loathe the theocracy but generally don't want the Americans to drop bombs on their families to get rid of it.
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Date: 2006-08-29 01:41 am (UTC)You really want an answer to that? REALLY want...?
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Date: 2006-08-29 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-29 03:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-29 06:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-29 01:39 pm (UTC)Upcoming trips: Seattle in November, Cuba (hopefully!) in March.
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Date: 2006-08-29 02:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-29 03:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-29 02:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-29 03:57 pm (UTC)(To clarify, he denies being a member of either.)
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Date: 2006-08-29 04:01 pm (UTC)