No ties to Zarqawi

Amidst the bloodshed and insurgencies that continously plague Iraq today, the US intelligence committee has submitted an unclassified report detailing Iraq's post-war assessment and ties to terrorists organizations. Though we all know that the case for levelling Iraq was a pack of lies designed to mislead the American public, this report picks up on an interesting point. Mr. Bush has always stated, even after he was told that he was making false statements, that deposed leader Saddam Hussein and his regime were attacked because he harboured and supported terrorists organizations, the largest one in Iraq being led by the late Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian leader of the Tawhid and Jihad movements in Iraq (Al-Qaeda). What I find interesting, something unknown to me before now, was that Saddam Hussein had actually tried to capture Zarqawi, and put an end to his operation. This is not like how American troops said half-heartedly that they wanted Zarqawi out, but could care less. Saddam had actually tried to, though unsuccessfully, remove the man who was a threat to his regime. For anyone who would like to read or have a copy of the report, I have uploaded it here.

On a more humorous note, Al-Jazeera has reported that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is attempting to ban the sale of cats and dogs as pets, because it breeds Western ideas and distracts people from their other duties. It has become a fashion statement in Jeddah. What surprises me is that Saudi Arabia is actually having open dialogue on this issue of whether it's right to enforce such a law and are actively debating it.


In their attempts to make the Kingdom the haven for Islam and the "perfect" society, they are fogetting their other obligations - like the billions of dollars in outstanding aid they promised to the Palestinians to help rebuild the country. This pledge was made more that 6 years ago and has yet to come into affect. No wonder the muslims are so easily demonized in their respective countries, other muslims who have the money and the means, are too busy exploring the religious values of keeping a pet. They even invoke the words of the Prophet to support their claims. Excuse my language, but what kind of retarded government has taken over the reigns of this "kingdom". Help your fellow muslims and stop invoking the Prophet's name to give substance to your petty arguments.