I was reading Iraq The Model, one of my go-to places for sane Iraq information (because it’s a blog, and it’s based in Baghdad, where they’re now technologically able and allowed to access the internet and operate blogs while still keeping ones head attached to their shoulders), when I came across one that once again tipped the scales for me.
It has to do with al-Qaida in Iraq leader al-Zarqawi’s death last week and the reaction from the terrorists who run the Palestinian Authority, Hamas.
Here’s most of the Iraq the Model blog entry I read:
Some are sad just because we’re happy
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Hamas’s reaction to the death of Zarqawi caused the contempt of so many Iraqis. The printed and watched Iraqi media lashed out vigorously on Hamas, politicians and ordinary people on the streets are just equally angered by some Arabic official and media reactions which spoke of the criminal as if he were a hero.
It is totally unimaginable why someone would describe the head chopping, children murdering terrorist as a hero. It’s disgusting and infuriating beyond words.
This wrongful description of evil is a major reason for misery in this region and it only contributes to justifying more unjustifiable death and violence. This makes one sometimes wishes that Iraq is somehow lifted away from these perverted sociopaths who surround us.
To say I was angry is the least I can say to describe how I felt reading the comments from Arabs on a BBC forum. There was no surprise that all Iraqi commentators were pleased that we got rid of that vicious terrorists but on the other hand there was probably 90% of non-Iraqi Arab commentators who mourned him as a martyr.
Here I’m choosing only one comment that drew my attention because it shows how when hate prejudice reaches certain levels it blinds the minds and hearts of people.
This one comment maybe the most accurate to describe how thousands if not millions think in this region; this Arab commentator is telling frankly why he’s sad without lying and without using decorated speech.
I think it reflects the truth in the way of thinking of unfortunately many Arabs; a truth that was released by an individual mouth carrying more courage of expression than those who appease and keep their inside hidden…
Zarqawi’s death means nothing at all because it’s the byproduct of the despotic policy that exists in his home country, Jordan.
There are thousands of Zarqawis in our nation who are getting persecuted and terrorized so they found their way to Iraq where they can vent, thanks to America who brought destruction to the region with the help of her agents (the rulers). And for your information, our information about Zarqawi is vague…is he a national hero, or a criminal terrorist? We don’t know for sure but we see that our enemies are so happy that he’s killed and that is what makes me feel sad for his death
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That in turn reminded me that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario—the civil servants who ostensibly work for you in your interests, Canadians, just voted to “boycott” Israel in order to show support for the Palestinians. Yes, the Palestinians, who are currently ruled by a terrorist organization which doesn’t believe Israel has even the right to exist, and which routinely sets off to work engaging in terrorist bombings of children on school buses and teens in cafeterias and women and husbands in transit to their daily jobs. Terrorists whose families were paid by Saddam Hussein to kill innocent Jews.
In light of the fantastic death of the al-Qaida in Iraq leader al-Zarqawi thanks to the Americans, the terrorist Hamas organization sent a message to the world saying, quite literally, that the death of the terrorist al-Zarqawi, who purposely blew up women and children in particular but was partial to beheading Americans and British, was a great beloved anti-American and anti-Israel hero whose death should be greeted with great remorse.
I wonder if CUPE is on board with that sentiment.
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This in turn reminded me of Michael Coren’s column from June 2, so I asked Mr. Coren if I could reprint it here in our Columnist section for our edification. It’s called Why CUPE’s boycott is shameful.
And as a good tie-in, listen to our own Salim Mansur’s radio interview last night, courtesy of CHQR 770 radio in Calgary (CORUS Radio). 
In it, he refers to something another thinker referred to in a blog entry I wrote yesterday—the ridiculous multicultural policy embarked on in this country in the 1970s, and much more.
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