The same ideological pervertedness that brought suit against a private Catholic University for displaying crosses is threatening to kill anyone who supports Israel or the Zionist cause in Iraq. So much for freedom of speech. So much for liberating a people and placing them on a road to freedom and liberty. You would think that with the death of one of the most vile dictators in modern history, Iraq would’ve run, no, sprinted as far away from the stranglehold of tyranny as humanly possible. Somehow, hate for Israel has overshadowed what could be an incredible and unprecedented launching pad for Iraq. CNS News reports:
“Similar to previous Iraqi governments, the government considers Jewish Iraqi citizens who emigrated from Iraq following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 and in the following decades as having renounced their Iraqi citizenship and the possibility of its reinstatement,” says the State Department report.
“Iraq’s criminal Code 201 stipulates that any person promoting Zionist principles, or who associates himself with Zionist organizations or who assists them by giving material or moral support, or works in any way towards the realization of Zionist objectives, is subject to punishment by death.”
In his speech at the White House on Friday, President Obama said that after Jan. 1, the United States and Iraq will have a “normal relationship between sovereign nations, an equal partnership based on mutual interests and mutual respect.”
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