tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post114900978473130583..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: Clutching at ReedsNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-1149099406908092652006-05-31T19:16:00.000+01:002006-05-31T19:16:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540078658739082699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-1149055438650797912006-05-31T07:03:00.000+01:002006-05-31T07:03:00.000+01:00Norm has been speaking about this for years, ever ...Norm has been speaking about this for years, ever since the Marsh Arabs, in one of Sadddam's most brutal purges, were liberated.<BR/><BR/>There are two important issues: the genocidal war against the Marsh Arabs that was conducted using weapons of all sorts to kill them, and the destruction of an important ecosystem with historic importance in an attempt to destroy their way of life and means of material support.<BR/><BR/>I opposed the war but still am glad that this ecosystem is being restored and that the people who live there now have much less to fear.back40https://www.blogger.com/profile/18437845580875439776noreply@blogger.com