Iraqi
Christian protest
Ever since the war started to disarm Saddam’s “WMD program,”
several questions have possessed my thoughts about the war.
Questions about operation Iraqi Freedom. Will the American
occupation become the catalyst to eradicate the last
remnants of Iraqi Christians from their homeland? The same
land they have called home since the very beginning of
recorded history. Will they survive this trial?
It
is hard to answer this question considering that 50% of the
Iraqi Christians have already fled the country, while 90% of
those that remain have relocated inside Iraq. Iraqi
Christians make only 6% of 26 million Iraqis. Even though
they have no political or military influence, the
Iraqi-Christians have managed to survive and maintain their
language and cultural heritage.
During the last four years, their crisis is deepening due to
chaos and violence caused by war. The extreme lack of
security, government, and protection.
Will
the American forces protect us? The answer is an unfortunate
no. Will the Iraqi Islamic government secure our freedom?
The answer is no.
The
Iraqi Christians are now facing executions, kidnapping, and
bombings that have spread to their homes and churches. They
have been threatened with the options to convert to Islam,
pay Jizya “protection” tax, or leave the country all
together. All of these injustices simply because we are like
Christians from the west. These extremists consider us
crusaders…they consider us the enemy.
These Islamic extremists were successful in reaching us here
in America. We have to pay from the US when a loved one is
kidnapped in Iraq. Sometimes, our loved ones are not even
released at all. We have paid continuously to help our
families in Iraq to survive.
I
ask one more important question; why should we pay for the
mistake done by others? Why do our finest soldiers along
with the innocent Iraqis pay in blood while others collect
the wealth of Iraq? For the Iraqi Christians, there is still
the worst to come. Once the American forces withdraw from
Iraq, another genocide will start.
I ask all fellow Christian
around the world to speak out in protest. This suffering
must end.
Paul Batou
White house comments Line
202-456-1111
Contact Democratic Party
www.democrats.org
Contact Republican Party
www.Gop.com
To learn more about the
suffering of Iraqi Christians and the destruction of
Mesopotamia Order my book “My last thoughts about Iraq”
which is now available in all major book Stores around the
world or visit.
www.paulbatou.com
www.mylastthoughtsaboutiraq.com.
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