On Myths, Sectarianism and Mass Graves.

Layla Anwar, An Arab Woman Blues

...Simply put, the sectarian/ethnic agenda the US came with consisted of the following myths. - Iraq is majority Shiite. And the lie adds --this latter group has been repressed by the previous government, hence this group did not have any adequate political and social representation in Iraqi society. So any liberation must take into account this "sect’s struggle and aspirations" - The Kurds are a separate ethnicity from the Arabs. They too have been repressed by the previous government, hence any "liberation" must take into account their "ethnic struggle and aspirations." The above two myths were the principal premises on which America has operated until now. Anyone with a modicum of insight can already spot the sectarian and ethnic division that America had in mind in the above claims. In order to understand the conspiracy one first has to debunk these myths. And this is what I am intent on doing. So : 1) Under the previous regime, there was NO NOTION of SECT or ETHNICITY embedded in the prevailing political and social culture. Us as Iraqis never and I repeat NEVER thought or acted on that basis. It was simply NOT part of our culture. 2) The proof is that the rate of intermarriage between let’s say Shia, Sunnis and Kurds was the highest in the Arab World. Education can be used as another sociological barometer where ALL IRAQIS had access to education regardless of their sect and ethnicity. The same applies to Health services, Employment, etc...

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