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America Stands Silent as Iraq Heads toward 'Fiery Holocaust' (Kitabat, Iraq)

"Right now, measures are being prepared that could ignite another excruciating crisis, the outcome and damage of which only Allah knows. ... Iraq is at risk of a fiery holocaust that exceeds the danger of all other countries in a region aflame. ... The indifference of the Obama Administration reflects a contempt for the legitimate demands of Iraqis and a collapse of American values unprecedented in its history. In a country into which America poured all of its resources to occupy and control before abandoning it to lick its wounds, this is a homicidal position to take."

By Hamed Shehab

Translated By Nicolas Dagher.

January 16, 2013

Iraq - Kitabat - Original Article (Arabic)

Sunni member of the National Assembly, Ayfan Al Essawi, was killed this week by a suicide bomber. Essawi was former leader of the Sahwa, a group of Sunni tribal militias that rejected al-Qaeda and sided with America in 2006, helping turn the tide against the Iraqi insurgency. Since his death on Monday, 27 more people have been killed in bombings. AL JAZEERA VIDEO: Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warns Sunni protesters to end their demonstrations, Jan. 1, 00:01:46

The absence of an American position on demonstrations in Anbar and other Iraqi provinces poses more than just a question mark. The silence on the part of the United States comes as Iraq faces its most dangerous crisis - and with the Iraqi government itself silent on the legitimate demands of the [Sunni] protesters. Right now, measures are being prepared that could ignite another excruciating crisis, the outcome and damage of which only Allah knows. Such will be the result of an absence of will to listen to the demands of the protestors. Failing to hear and act on these demands will make the situation far more difficult and complex domestically, in the United Nations, and specifically in the United States.

And for all that, the absence of an American position is deliberate. Despite the legality of the demands and peacefulness of the demonstrations, which are in accord with democratic principles, U.S. silence, characterized by indifference toward the worst crisis ravaging this country today, confuses and confounds many of those who follow Iraq's political situation. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government is trying to portray the protests as destructive - even though everyone knows that the protesters are peaceful, that their demands are just, and that the government and parliament need to quickly take a position, Baghdad argues that the protests offer a distorted view of democracy. The positions we have seen so far only show that no vision for a solution exists, and that there is a trend toward escalation and riding the wave of blind stubbornness. The country is at risk of a fiery holocaust that exceeds the danger of all other countries in a region aflame.

The silence and indifference being shown by the U.S. administration marks an unprecedented situation: by refusing to take a stance just when doing so might restore some balance to the situation, a major power, which mortgaged Iraq to its regime, has let it down under the worst possible circumstances. That this absence of a position is intentional is proven by the lack of sympathy for the very democratic practices that the U.S. administration once praised day and night. It seems that on this occasion, the people following such practices are not favored by the White House. Showing indifference, the administration has turned away from the potential danger of a policy that at the very least threatens U.S. interests. If the Iraqi powder keg explodes and triggers an the explosion across the region, the situation will inevitably have negative repercussions on the United States.

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The indifference of the Obama Administration reflects a contempt for the legitimate demands of Iraqis and a collapse of American values unprecedented in its history. In a country into which America poured all of its resources to occupy and control before abandoning it to lick its wounds, this is a homicidal position to take. Yet there is no one in the U.S. administration lifting a finger to save Iraq from its current ordeal.

Iraqis in the provinces of Anbar, Saladin, Diala and Nineveh find the U.S. administrations position strange. They considerate it immoral and contrary to American values. The fact is that the U.S. administration has no values. We experienced its savage brutality when its soldiers controlled the fate and brought suffering to millions of Iraqis. Then came those who further suffocated the lives of Iraqis, using methods worse than those practiced by the Americans. Since the Americans left, political conflict has continued to inhibit Iraq's potential. Now it is Iraqi politicians who benefit from these conflicts, using them as a means to extend their control for the longest period possible.

As for the position of the international community, it took no action until a huge number of requests for help piled up and it was forced to issue advice. This "advice" has proven cold and futile, and bears no relation to the monumental size of the tragedy and potential danger to Iraq. In any event, Baghdad has turned a deaf ear to these admonitions, and the international community has failed to pressure the Iraqi government to negotiate with its people, listen to their legitimate demands and respond to them before events get out of hand.

Worst of all is the position of the Arab League and its unjustified silence regarding events in Iraq. The Arab League has become a tool that America uses as it wishes. It would be better to call it the "American League," as it doesn't represent the will of the Arab people and their legitimate right to life. Since the Americans invaded, all the League does is watch the latest crises. Iraqis have taken note that the Arab League has been completely absent, and that its position regarding events in Iraq is utterly devoid of honor.

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It is hard to tell what remains of this ruined temple, eating away at the Arab body, impotent to resolve crisis, incapable of extinguishing the fires in the Arab world, or putting an end to the tyranny of its rulers or the oppressions of its people. Sadly, the Arab League has become a "night club" for those reveling in the tragedies of Arabs and drinking wine with prostitutes, while Iraqis feel the bitterness and destiny of a nation, the fate of which only Allah knows in terms of tragedy and catastrophe.

May Allah help Iraqis in their time of catastrophe, and may the benevolent ones be those who write the book of history in a way that brings balance back to Iraq. The people of Anbar are the grandsons of this illustrious history, both recent and distant. They are the ones who write of the pride of the Arabs, because they are the loyal faithful who fear not the cause of Allah. They are the ones who step forward when hunters are needed. They are the noble ones who honored the entire world. They are the ones who are true to their word. They held and continue to hold high the banner of Arab honor, with the help of Allah lifting the heads of all Arabs.

All good and faithful Arabs who live in Mosul, Saladin, Diyala, Kirkuk and the cities of the south are with them. The stand of Anbar's people lifts the heads of all Iraqis and the inhabitants of every land where high ideals and principle is defended.

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