|
|
Article: Between the lines: have US spin doctors found a role for the Shi'ite population of southern Iraq as the `new' Kurds in this latest conflict? (Current Affairs).
- Article from:
- The Middle East
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 IC Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
A new chapter in modern history appeared to be on the horizon as Baghdad came under attack during the early hours of 20 March. Bombing the tyrant and his regime into submission, his down-trodden masses were expected to meet the foreign invaders with flowers and rice.
The expected easy entry into the vast "south" of the country did not immediately materialise and the eventual welcome was similar to the one the British received in 1917--before a bloody war was waged against them. The south is home to the vast majority of the country's population and in particular its poor and oppressed. The region also boasts Iraq's most developed oil fields. Early on, the world, ...