Richard Parr
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April 20, 2010
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein
After the U.S. deposed Saddam Hussein, the Sunni Arabs lost control of the go...
July 08, 2007
God will not punish us for partitioning Iraq but will certainly punish us for allowing so many Iraqis to die. - Sheik Ahmed al-Lami
The current problems in Iraq can be traced to British imperialism in the area after WWI. The land now called Iraq was composed of the three Ottoman vilayets of Mosu...
October 06, 2006
After WWI, Britain, still an active colonial power, conducted a nation building experiment and the country of Iraq was the result. The purpose was to establish a puppet government and enable the British to exploit the vast oil reserves in the area. For almost ninety years the unstable mix of peop...
April 24, 2006
After WWI Britain, still an active colonial power, participated in a nation building experiment and the country of Iraq was the result. The purpose was to establish a puppet government and enable the British to exploit the vast oil reserves in the area. For almost ninety years the unstable mix of ...