‘THEY KILL PEOPLE LIKE US,’ SAYS GAY IRAQI

[Roon]

BAGHDAD – Widespread violence is down across Baghdad, but not for one minority group.

Iraq’s gay population is being targeted by militia groups in a wave of killings that has claimed the lives of up to 25 young men and boys in the past month.

"They know I am gay. I don’t know if I am going to be killed, this is up to God," said Moyad, a 38-year-old Baghdad resident who would not give his last name out of fear for his safety.
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/05/04/1921277.aspx

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. Isn't it a lovely "democracy" that Chimp created over there?

A "democratic" entity that targets a certain class of people for extermination? And "we" support this shit? :grr:

[Roon]

2. No doubt...another to add to bush's long list of failures

eom

[anonymous171]

5. A Democratic society can be intolerant.

And remember that these are militias.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Its the sharia...and therefore immune from discussion, analysis, or dissent

since that would be religious defamation. Coming soon to a town near all of us

[QueenOfCalifornia]

4. Holy fuck

This is so sad.

I mean really

[Hippo_Tron]

6. I serously think Obama should offer any gay person from Iraq asylum in the US

The laws under Saddam weren't exactly gay friendly but they weren't killed like they are now. We are complicit in their deaths because of our invasion.