The Real Iraq The Real Iraq
Amir Taheri has a lot of interesting points in "The Real Iraq". Especially notable to him is the disconnect between what he sees happening there, and what is portrayed in our MSM. Some of his interesting facts:
- While Saddam ruled Iraq, millions of Iraqis fled the country. Since then, some 1.2 million have returned.
- After the 1st Gulf War, religious pilgramages to Shiite shrines in Karbala and Najaf dropped to almost zero. Since Saddam was deposed, these have become the most visited religious locations in all of Islam, surpassing even Mecca and Medina.
- Some 3,000 clerics have returned, and Iraqi Shiite seminaries now have over 15,000 students, up from a handful before our invasion.
It is a good article, reported for a lot of time on the ground throughout Iraq, and not from the Green Zone in Baghdad.
- While Saddam ruled Iraq, millions of Iraqis fled the country. Since then, some 1.2 million have returned.
- After the 1st Gulf War, religious pilgramages to Shiite shrines in Karbala and Najaf dropped to almost zero. Since Saddam was deposed, these have become the most visited religious locations in all of Islam, surpassing even Mecca and Medina.
- Some 3,000 clerics have returned, and Iraqi Shiite seminaries now have over 15,000 students, up from a handful before our invasion.
It is a good article, reported for a lot of time on the ground throughout Iraq, and not from the Green Zone in Baghdad.
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