Iraqis Blame Bombings On Occupation Forces

[DuctapeFatwa]

With incessant bombings claiming the lives of more Iraqi civilians and policemen, several Iraqi experts ruled out the attacks were perpetrated by members of the Iraqi resistance, fingering the U.S.-led occupation, Al-Qaeda and Israel.
Dr. Waad Ibrahim..argued that "several neighboring countries and bodies have hidden agendas that can only be achieved by destabilizing Iraq."

The expert exonerated the patriotic Iraqi resistance from any responsibility, asserting its elements lack the potentials to plot such devastating bombings especially that such techniques can only be carried out by countries and not individuals. Iraqi writer, Farouk Najy, believes that "the occupation forces are the only party benefiting from the attacks, and are likely behind the attacks. Is it possible that such shattering bombings would not kill even one single American soldier killed?" He asserted that most of these attacks take place immediately after U.S. forces leave the area, which suggests they had prior knowledge...."I believe the mystery of the whole matter proves that the occupation forces are behind the attacks."

Amid speculation about violence in Iraq, many observers wonder whether Washington wants to ignite sedition in Iraq or show that insecurity necessitate the presence of its occupation forces. Ihsan Omar, a Baghdad University academic, believes that the "booby-trapped car bombings are highly sophisticated and well-planned operations plotted by the U.S. forces to incite a civil strife between Iraq’s Sunnis and Shiites." He accused the United States of attempting to "create the impression that security can only be provided by the Americans and that Iraqis are unable to run their own country."

"It doesn’t matter who perpetrated the attacks, all we want is our usurped country. We yearn for the security we used to enjoy," lamented Hajj Abu Taha, the owner of a perfume shop in Baghdad. Younis Suleiman, another Iraqi citizen, believes that "the scale of violence in Iraq is directly connected to the rotating president of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council." When the rotating president is not one of Washington’s favorites, the occupation forces turn his month-tenure to a hell, he argued, recalling the period of Shiite member Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim. Suleiman anticipated similar crises this month under rotating president Mohsen Abdel Hamid, the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party.

http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2004-02/18/article02.shtml

[mseltzer]

1. Really?

Do you think you could possibly find a less impressive source to cite?

[GreyV]

2. What's wrong with www.islamonline.net?

...

[mseltzer]

3. Have you ever read any of their "news?"

It's a totally anti-american, anti-semitic site.

[DuctapeFatwa]

4. Which of the sources in the article have been misquoted?

If you have other news sources that you prefer that are in conflict with their remarks, you should inform islamonline.

[GreyV]

5. Please elaborate...

...

[diamond14]

6. this guy may have a point....it has continuously amazed me that

so many gigantic explosions occur in Iraq, and yet, hardly any American soldiers are killed....just recently, several Iraqi police stations were blown up, with many people killed, and somehow, there was not a single Ameican killed...lot of these roadside bombs end up killing several Iraqis and NO American soldiers....


who knows what's really happening over there....there's as much sense in this guy's theory as in any other that I've heard lately....

it probably didn't help that OUR soldiers blew a missile right through a civilian Iraqi home the other day (accidentally, they claim) killing innocent women and children....IMO, that added a lot to the conspiracy theorists....

[DuctapeFatwa]

7. What is interesting to me is in comparison to Afghanistan, where for 2 yrs

the press "over there" (which has been bombed to a trickle, as you may imagine) has consistently insisted that the US was simply not reporting its own casualties, but with Iraq, while there is some of that, just from "chatter," the prevailing opinion seems to be that it is odd indeed that the crusaders appear to be invulnerable to these near-daily blasts.

On the other hand, since the first thing they do is block off the area from press or Iraqis, and just common sense tells you that they are not reporting all their deaths - know what, I bet it's a certs breath mint - we're ALL right :P

[Barrett808]

8. It has been widely reported that Iraqis suspect the US for the bombings

So this isn't really a stretch. In any case, as the occupying power, the US is ultimately responsible (legally) for the mayhem. Wonder when the lawsuits will start pouring in.