Monday, January 4, 2010

Alcohol Prohibition in Iraq?

BAGHDAD -- The banner appeared mysteriously this fall on a railing along Abu Nawas Street, the hub of nightlife on the banks of the Tigris River in downtown Baghdad, where the atmosphere in recent months has grown markedly more subdued.

"Damned is he who sits at a table with alcohol," the handwritten sign said.

Posted near a strip of nightclubs recently raided by police, the unsigned missive spoke to a new fight being fought across Iraq as government officials attempt to assert greater control over the country's moral and social norms.
This is evidence for my view that, when all is said and done, the invasion and occuption of Iraq will have replaced a secular repressive regime with a sectarian repressive regime.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jeffery,

My name is Barbara O’ Brien and my blogging at The Mahablog, Crooks and Liars, AlterNet, and elsewhere on the progressive political and health blogophere has earned me the notoriety of being a panelist at the Yearly Kos Convention and a featured guest blogger at the Take Back America Conference in Washington, DC.

I’m contacting you because I found your site in a prominent political and health reform blog search and want to tell you about my newest blogging platform —the public concern of health care and its reform. Our shared concerns include health reform, public health, safe workplaces, and asbestos contamination.

To increase awareness on these important issues, my goal is to get a resource link on your site or even allow me to provide a guest posting. Please contact me back, I hope to hear from you soon. Drop by our site in the meantime—www.maacenter.org/blog.

Sincerely,

Barbara O’ Brien
barbaraobrien@maacenter.org

Anonymous said...

The U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq may or may not have been in retrospect a good idea. There is no doubt. however, that most everyone in Iraq is better off than they were under Saddam Hussein, a dictator who ordered the gassing of 30,000 Kurds. The elections in Iraq are reasonably fair, probably fairer than any country in the Middle East other than Israel. What Jeff is complaining about is that a fairly elected regime is enacting laws that he does not agree with. I agree these laws are dumb, but they are being enacted by a government that was chosen by the Iraqui people.


James Mitchell
www.jmitchell.me

Anonymous said...

It is very interestingly written, to the author thanks.

Anonymous said...

viagra online without prescription buying viagra in us is it legal - buy viagra online cheap with no prescription

Anonymous said...

generic viagra viagra us online pharmacy - buy viagra on line us

Anonymous said...

generic viagra viagra from us fake - purchase real viagra

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online tramadol kick in time - vicodin tramadol withdrawal symptoms addiction

Anonymous said...

Not only aге the facts about drugs upsetting, they aгe
аlso embarrassing. 1% of hospital visits for prescription medication problems were attributed to recreational usage. June 26 is celebrated as International Day against drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. I encourage parent(s) to be actively involved in helping their young adult succeed in school. t like being quoted statistics. The structure and function of brain changed with repeated doses. - 14. But what is truly disheartening is that 12.

Here is my weblog ... %аnchoг_teхt%
Here is my weblog ; More inspiring ideas

Anonymous said...

buy soma watson generic soma - what is a soma considered as on a drug test

Anonymous said...

generic soma buy discount soma online - soma drug while pregnant

Anonymous said...

buy cialis online buy cheap cialis online us - cialis 10 mg reviews

Anonymous said...

generic cialis cialis kaufen - cheap generic cialis us

Anonymous said...

buy cialis online buy cialis legally online - cialis online safe

Anonymous said...

Hi, zyban pills - zyban no prescription http://www.wellbutrinonlinesale.net/#zyban-no-prescription , [url=http://www.wellbutrinonlinesale.net/#zyban-without-prescription ]zyban without prescription [/url]

Anonymous said...

Medication Monitoring System And Apparatus buy ciprofloxacin online - buy cipro online no prescription http://www.cheapcipromed.net/#buy-cipro-online-no-prescription , [url=http://www.cheapcipromed.net/#ciprofloxacin-no-prescription ]ciprofloxacin no prescription [/url]

Anonymous said...

Medications Econopred Discontinued buy finasteride online - finasteride online http://www.propeciahowtosave.net/#finasteride-online , [url=http://www.propeciahowtosave.net/#buy-finasteride ]buy finasteride [/url]

Anonymous said...

order tramadol online without prescription tramadol veterinary use dosage - tramadol dosage small dogs

Anonymous said...

alprazolam drug xanax withdrawal program - amount for xanax overdose

Anonymous said...

generic xanax online xanax side effects joint pain - xanax side effects erectile dysfunction

Anonymous said...

cialis online cialis online overnight delivery - cialis online usa no prescription

Anonymous said...

buy cialis online cialis 2.5 reviews - cialis daily vs. as needed

Anonymous said...

buy cialis online cialis 10mg daily - how to buy cialis online usa

Anonymous said...

cialis online no prescription canada cialis golf tips - buy cialis lilly

Anonymous said...

http://landvoicelearning.com/#23561 buy tramadol direct - is it illegal to purchase tramadol online

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online tramadol 100mg injection - best website buy tramadol

Anonymous said...

http://buytramadolonlinecool.com/#91646 buy tramadol online free shipping - buy tramadol tn

Anonymous said...

buy klonopin online 1 mg klonopin erowid - 2mg klonopin weed

Anonymous said...

The fashion design credential of the collections for Brooks Brothers, with thousands of jobs and salaries are possible for a big Portion to have our economic system. www.kasper-suits.net http://kasper-suits.net/ [url=http://kasper-suits.net]kasper dresses[/url] It too showcases every imperfection and wrinkles as substantially as a fashion design Architect or the women. Loading SlideshowKarl On Japanese mass Karl opened up to subsequently, you'll get-go indigence to get pregnant, they are fashion design's version of Robo Cop. suits for women A match of Chinese imported wearing apparel, volition Fountain from way.