Re: Groups Of at Least 40 Gays And Lesbians Murdered In Iraq by a group of the Shiite militia.

False.

Sadaam Hussein's regime did indeed tolerate gays.

You are quite mistaken.

Now, under the Bush-installed Shiite regime, gays are being
slaughtered.

On Mar 8, 11:51 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's ridiculous to think that Saddam Hussein and the Baath Party tolerated
> homosexuals under its regime.  It didn't.  I have documented photographs of
> the abuses that took place there against women and men who were gay back
> from the 1980s and 1990s.
>
> Again, more spin by far left extremists.
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:46 AM, plainolamerican
> <plainolameri...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > OUR poroblem!
> > ---
> > wrong again ... we are not the world police .... fund your own
> > humanitarian projects
>
> > On Mar 8, 10:43 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Under the Sadaam Hussein regime, gays in Iraq were tolerated and
> > > permitted.
>
> > > Now, thanks to the illegal war of the criminal Bush regime, gays are
> > > being slaughtered and opressed in Iraq.
>
> > > Thier problem? NO!
>
> > > OUR poroblem!
>
> > > On Mar 8, 11:29 am, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > their country ... their problem
>
> > > > what do you expect from the animals in the middle east?
>
> > > > On Mar 8, 10:25 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Group Of at Least 40 Gays And Lesbians Murdered In Iraq
>
> > > > > Group Of 40 Gays And Lesbians Murdered In Iraq
> > > > > Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 06 March 2012
> > > > > Tags: iraq, middle east, murder, groups, mass, lgbt, gays, lesbians,
> > > > > iglhrc, international, shiite
>
> > > > > A troubling report today from the International Gay & Lesbian Human
> > > > > Rights Commission informs the global LGBT community that mass groups
> > > > > of homosexuals are being murdered in Iraq. Details follow.
>
> > > > > From the IGLHRC:
>
> > > > > The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission has today
> > > > > received reports from Iraq of a wave of targeted killings of
> > > > > individuals who are perceived to be gay or lesbian. According to
> > Iraqi
> > > > > human rights activists, in early February 2012, an unidentified group
> > > > > posted death threats against "the adulterous individuals" in the
> > > > > predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad and Basra. The threats
> > > > > gave the individuals, whose names and ages were listed, four days to
> > > > > stop their behavior or else face the wrath of God, and were to be
> > > > > carried out by the Mujahedin. According to sources inside Iraq, as
> > the
> > > > > result of this new surge of anti-gay violence close to 40 people have
> > > > > been kidnapped, brutally tortured and murdered. The Iraqi authorities
> > > > > have neither responded to this targeted violence nor have they
> > > > > publicly denounced it. It is widely believed that these atrocities
> > are
> > > > > being committed by a group of the Shiite militia.
>
> > > > > "Today the Government of Iraq represents a fully sovereign and
> > > > > democratic country," said IGLHRC Executive Director Cary Alan
> > Johnson.
> > > > > "As such, it must protect all of its citizens including lesbian, gay,
> > > > > bisexual and transgender people from hate-filled violence and death
> > at
> > > > > the hands of armed militias. Vigilantes who perpetuate the targeted
> > > > > killing of those perceived to be gay or lesbian must not be tolerated
> > > > > in a new Iraq. We have seen these atrocities before. In 2009
> > > > > vigilantes murdered hundreds of Iraqi individuals for their perceived
> > > > > sexual orientation. There are no excuses for such heinous human
> > rights
> > > > > violations. We demand that the Iraqi Government put a stop to the
> > > > > wanton persecution and killing of gay people, and that the
> > > > > perpetrators punished."
>
> > > > > More:
> >http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/group-of-40-gays-and-lesbians-...
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > > > > Have a great day,
> > > > > Tommy
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
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