Comments on: A message from our Iraqi Director http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/ A web documentary series about life in Baghdad Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: siri http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 siri Mon, 14 May 2007 21:08:25 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-1675 Mr. Zaid Al_Bender, God be with you. Many of us in America are fighting the current American regime in every way we can in an effort to end the occupation and violence in your country. There is more to do than wait for next elections. I sign petitions, write, call and email legislators, pass info, post signs, and try to at least one thing each and every day to move SOMEone in government toward getting us out of Iraq. Many of us never wanted this war to begin with, and many of us didn't believe US government lies that were told to us and to our Congress to put us there in the beginning. And we are so very very sad and sorry for what our government has done to you and your beautiful land in our name. America now is not the America I was born and raised into. It's a different country because of the Bush regime, and I am homesick. Please know that these words are true and from the heart of one American woman who is speaking for many millions of us. Our government has been hijacked and your lives have been disrupted and/or destroyed by these same hijackers. I will continue to do SOMETHING each and every day and not stop until your country AND YOUR OIL are handed over to you, the Iraqi people. Please remember this and know that it is all true. siri Sovereign Citizen of the FORMER United States of America 5/13/07 Mr. Zaid Al_Bender, God be with you. Many of us in America are fighting the current American regime in every way we can in an effort to end the occupation and violence in your country. There is more to do than wait for next elections. I sign petitions, write, call and email legislators, pass info, post signs, and try to at least one thing each and every day to move SOMEone in government toward getting us out of Iraq. Many of us never wanted this war to begin with, and many of us didn’t believe US government lies that were told to us and to our Congress to put us there in the beginning. And we are so very very sad and sorry for what our government has done to you and your beautiful land in our name. America now is not the America I was born and raised into. It’s a different country because of the Bush regime, and I am homesick. Please know that these words are true and from the heart of one American woman who is speaking for many millions of us. Our government has been hijacked and your lives have been disrupted and/or destroyed by these same hijackers. I will continue to do SOMETHING each and every day and not stop until your country AND YOUR OIL are handed over to you, the Iraqi people. Please remember this and know that it is all true.
siri
Sovereign Citizen of the FORMER United States of America
5/13/07

]]> By: Hometown Baghdad » Blog Archive » Episode 26 - “Beggar at the Gate” http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Hometown Baghdad » Blog Archive » Episode 26 - “Beggar at the Gate” Fri, 11 May 2007 15:29:52 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-1549 [...] one of the participants pack his bags and the extreme emotional agony he felt at that moment. Go back and see how he felt as he shot some of this material. Posted by mikeTell a [...] [...] one of the participants pack his bags and the extreme emotional agony he felt at that moment. Go back and see how he felt as he shot some of this material. Posted by mikeTell a [...]

]]> By: Terabanitoss http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Terabanitoss Thu, 10 May 2007 04:35:47 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-1471 Hi You are The Best!!! Bye Hi
You are The Best!!!
Bye

]]> By: Alan UK http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Alan UK Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:22:37 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-1085 So sad , so very , very sad ! Should a young man have to worry about the safty of his generations past ? It's all about the $ & £ , walk you fat lazy CUNTS what makes me sad the most , is , the older i get (41) . the less i seem to know , ? , So sad ,
so very , very sad !
Should a young man have to worry about the safty of his generations past ?
It’s all about the $ & £ , walk you fat lazy CUNTS
what makes me sad the most , is , the older i get (41) .
the less i seem to know , ? ,

]]> By: Iraqi Expat http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Iraqi Expat Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:48:11 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-1056 I wish you didn't put these on YouTube. A lot of US offices block YouTube and so we cannot watch these great videos at work. I wish you didn’t put these on YouTube. A lot of US offices block YouTube and so we cannot watch these great videos at work.

]]> By: Zaid http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Zaid Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:32:47 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-897 Tracy , Sorry for about wat happened in Verginia Tracy , Sorry for about wat happened in Verginia

]]> By: Zaid http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Zaid Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:30:44 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-896 Dear Nadia , Ausama ... What youve said nadia is something somewhat IDEAL , thats why it would never be on the ground this time , whats going on right now is a deathly fight between many many poles whom just want to get their aims whatever the price is , there is no one (right now) who can control the whole Iraq that makes things out of control and gives any one the opportunity to do what he likes, (( Just like a human body with HIV , a simple bacteria would do the worse effect )) . Its a huge complex hard thing t be solved in a small paper , Iraq now is a land of a battle between not only groups , but between countries , and from many views that would be impossible to be recognized , I dont want to go deeper but Its not easy or lets say ts so hard to be solved , some neighboring countries are somewhat bad for IRAQ ...any way am sure it will end , time revolves evrything . God Bless Iraq Dear Ausama , When we get a worse thing in life from another , it doesn't mean that the first thing was good . Evry thing in the world has advantages and disadvantages , what am trying to say is : We have been suffering (Iraqi People) in Saddam's years and keeping on suffering right now (but from another angle) ...its the word (( suffer )) .....I know before was better in many thing than now but IT WAS NOT GOOD ...IT WAS BAD AND WE HAVE NOT LIVED LIKE ANY OTHER NATION , For information in IRAQ there (( WAS and IS )) no human right , and I think human rights are about 47 . Saddam is one of the causes of what we have got here in Iraq , EVEN THOUGH .... We should never look back , he has gone and we should look , think and work for our future and the next generations . Regards, Zaid Al_Bender Dear Nadia , Ausama …
What youve said nadia is something somewhat IDEAL , thats why it would never be on the ground this time , whats going on right now is a deathly fight between many many poles whom just want to get their aims whatever the price is , there is no one (right now) who can control the whole Iraq that makes things out of control and gives any one the opportunity to do what he likes, (( Just like a human body with HIV , a simple bacteria would do the worse effect )) .
Its a huge complex hard thing t be solved in a small paper , Iraq now is a land of a battle between not only groups , but between countries , and from many views that would be impossible to be recognized , I dont want to go deeper but Its not easy or lets say ts so hard to be solved , some neighboring countries are somewhat bad for IRAQ …any way am sure it will end , time revolves evrything . God Bless Iraq
Dear Ausama ,
When we get a worse thing in life from another , it doesn’t mean that the first thing was good .
Evry thing in the world has advantages and disadvantages , what am trying to say is :
We have been suffering (Iraqi People) in Saddam’s years and keeping on suffering right now (but from another angle) …its the word (( suffer )) …..I know before was better in many thing than now but IT WAS NOT GOOD …IT WAS BAD AND WE HAVE NOT LIVED LIKE ANY OTHER NATION ,
For information in IRAQ there (( WAS and IS )) no human right , and I think human rights are about 47 .
Saddam is one of the causes of what we have got here in Iraq , EVEN THOUGH …. We should never look back , he has gone and we should look , think and work for our future and the next generations .

Regards,

Zaid Al_Bender

]]> By: Iza http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Iza Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:05:00 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-831 4 days ago marked the 4 year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad? I am sad to say that this wasn't covered as widely as it should have on the US news. Perhaps it is because after 4 years, your country is still in turmoil over the decision of our President. Thank you though, for allowing us to not forget. And most importantly, for showing the side that we don't ever see, the opposite side of the actual warfare...your side, your life. 4 days ago marked the 4 year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad? I am sad to say that this wasn’t covered as widely as it should have on the US news. Perhaps it is because after 4 years, your country is still in turmoil over the decision of our President. Thank you though, for allowing us to not forget. And most importantly, for showing the side that we don’t ever see, the opposite side of the actual warfare…your side, your life.

]]> By: Tracy http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Tracy Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:34:54 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-797 Dear Ausama, Thank you for adding another perspective here. I have been thinking a lot of what Nadia said. At first I felt overwhelmed, sad, and helpless. It's not as if I can go knock on the door of the White House and sit down to tea with President Bush so I can give him some ideas. I thought now for a few days about what exactly I can do. My plan had been to just wait for the next Presidential election and vote for whoever plans to bring our troops home from Iraq (which would be the Democrats). I still plan to use my vote as my voice but I don't want to sit just twiddling my thumbs until then. I searched around the Internet and found a United for Peace and Justice. (http://www.unitedforpeace.org/index.php). I joined this group, signed a petition, and have sent E-mails to friends and family urging them to do the same. Then I decided to give HometownBaghdad.com a little publicity so I made some graphics which I made available free on my blog. (http://spiltmilkblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/no-longer-waiting.html) Lastly, I plan to write to congress and The President with some of Nadia's ideas and let them know how important this is to me. I asked everyone who reads my blog to also write. We are such small voices. Even the large protests in Washington DC do nothing to influence this government. It's frustrating but I hope everyone in Iraq knows that most of us Americans are trying. E'tanee benafsek! (I've been trying to learn a little :) ) Tracy Dear Ausama,

Thank you for adding another perspective here. I have been thinking a lot of what Nadia said. At first I felt overwhelmed, sad, and helpless. It’s not as if I can go knock on the door of the White House and sit down to tea with President Bush so I can give him some ideas.

I thought now for a few days about what exactly I can do. My plan had been to just wait for the next Presidential election and vote for whoever plans to bring our troops home from Iraq (which would be the Democrats). I still plan to use my vote as my voice but I don’t want to sit just twiddling my thumbs until then.

I searched around the Internet and found a United for Peace and Justice. (http://www.unitedforpeace.org/index.php). I joined this group, signed a petition, and have sent E-mails to friends and family urging them to do the same.

Then I decided to give HometownBaghdad.com a little publicity so I made some graphics which I made available free on my blog. (http://spiltmilkblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/no-longer-waiting.html)

Lastly, I plan to write to congress and The President with some of Nadia’s ideas and let them know how important this is to me. I asked everyone who reads my blog to also write.

We are such small voices. Even the large protests in Washington DC do nothing to influence this government. It’s frustrating but I hope everyone in Iraq knows that most of us Americans are trying.

E’tanee benafsek! (I’ve been trying to learn a little :) )

Tracy

]]> By: Ausama http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Ausama Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:07:24 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/09/a-message-from-our-iraqi-director/#comment-790 Dear Tracy ,Nadia first I totally agree with Nadia's Suggestions , however I know they're not easy things to do from your position , those suggestions should be taken care by someone who's in the government , what would be great from you to do and from all the american people , to take those suggestions to the congress , to the sentates , to the white house and make them realize that this is the only solution for Iraq and for them ! Regarding what Zaid have said , I read about hatred and dictatorship and etc ... said about saddam hussein , I'm not sure if we should mention that now. He's gone , He's dead now , talking about him and what he was will help us in nothing now! But to tell you how I felt that morning when we were watching the news and saw the statue dragged down , I felt horrible ... I forgot all about the " dictatorship" that we used to live in (although the situations we used to live in is much much better than those we're living now ! ), I forgot about everything bad might have happened in saddam hussen time , I just felt that my beloved city has been Defeated and it certainly was the worst feeling i have ever felt ! Dear Tracy ,Nadia

first I totally agree with Nadia’s Suggestions , however I know they’re not easy things to do from your position , those suggestions should be taken care by someone who’s in the government , what would be great from you to do and from all the american people , to take those suggestions to the congress , to the sentates , to the white house and make them realize that this is the only solution for Iraq and for them !

Regarding what Zaid have said ,
I read about hatred and dictatorship and etc … said about saddam hussein , I’m not sure if we should mention that now.
He’s gone , He’s dead now , talking about him and what he was will help us in nothing now!

But to tell you how I felt that morning when we were watching the news and saw the statue dragged down , I felt horrible … I forgot all about the ” dictatorship” that we used to live in (although the situations we used to live in is much much better than those we’re living now ! ), I forgot about everything bad might have happened in saddam hussen time , I just felt that my beloved city has been Defeated and it certainly was the worst feeling i have ever felt !

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