US fortifications riling Baghdadis

[dArKeR]

Rocked by a spate of deadly suicide bombings, the US-led coalition has thrown up concrete fortifications all over the Iraqi capital, infuriating Baghdadis who say they feel as though they are living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

"Welcome to the West Bank on the Tigris," has become the standard greeting for visitors to central Baghdad's Al-Tashree neighborhood, which has been completely fenced in by the US forces who have their headquarters nearby.

A narrow corridor between concrete barriers leads into the neighborhood, at the entrance to which sits a US Abrams tank, where the American troops have set up a checkpoint.

Cars and pedestrians are thoroughly searched by an Iraqi police officer, under the watchful eye of a young American soldier whose hands seldom leave his assault rifle.

An eerie silence hangs over the 5km2 enclave, sealed off by 3m-high and 50cm-thick concrete walls.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/10/19/2003072525

[davhill]

1. They Haven't Seen Anything Yet

Imagine how many walls and fences Halburton and Bechtel are going to build with their new $85,000,000,000.

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. Walling the Iraqis in will be a big help in keeping food out

Ending the UN food distribution program will be a major win for the Crusaders, but just as we see in Palestine, there are always terrorists who will try to smuggle contraband water, food and medicine in. Israel has high hopes for the Mega-Prison it is working on, and their consultations have been invaluable to American Crusaders and their ambitious project of applying the same strategy in the US's new energy resource.

[mhr]

6. The Polish Solution, Fence 'em In and Starve 'em Out

And some might call America the new Fascists?

eom

[saigon68]

7. Polish police had a lot of practice with walls on Jews in earlier times.

Read Mila 18 by Leon Uris---it is a real eye opener.

[hussar]

8. Good book

:thumbsup:

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Lessee - walls around the WH now, walls around the USA's haven in Iraq

. . And didn't anyone in the WH think it might be bad symbolism to house themselves in the PALACES ??

. . . duhhh !

From the Article:

"We are held captive. The Israelis surround Palestinians by a wall in the West Bank. Their mentors, the Americans, do the same in Baghdad," she says.

"Even workers won't venture out here. There has been no garbage collection or draining of septic tanks since September," she adds, pointing to heaps of garbage in the street.

Walls dot the Baghdad landscape -- outside hotels, embassies and political party offices.

Many residents believe these measures draw attention rather than reduce the security risk. They also complain that the walls are bad for business."

/snip/

And this is the Iraqi's new "freedom" ??

Murikkka may have the most military might, but they are surely lacking in brainpower !!

Just My Humble Canadian Opinion

[Judi Lynn]

4. It's hardly similar to the wild ravings we heard from the Bush stooges

who have been extolling the miraculous recovery they are seeing in Iraq!

Absolutely pathetic, isn't it?

[izzie]

5. And every one knows how well it is working in Israel

We will build walls as the Germans did in poland and Russia did in Eur.Do we ever learn anything?

[0007]

9. Walls never brought Peace!

Won't we ever learn? But when your stealing something walls are good.

[teryang]

10. Another sign of the "progress" in Iraq

<"Even workers won't venture out here. There has been no garbage collection or draining of septic tanks since September," she adds, pointing to heaps of garbage in the street.

Walls dot the Baghdad landscape -- outside hotels, embassies and political party offices...

"Business has fallen 50 percent; the measures bother our clients and partners and prevent deliveries in front of our stores,">

[cthrumatrix]

11. oh the media is at it again.....these walls are so they can play handball

silly press.