No To the Federalism of Occupation

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Tuesday October 23, 2007 12:37 by pat c

Iraq Freedom Congress Statement about the Recent US Senates' Resolution Regarding Iraq Federalism

The Iraq Freedom Congress rejects the right of the US Senate to decide the destiny of the Iraqi nation. The IFC also make their own case against partition.

The United States Senate have adopted a resolution in which partitioning of Iraq to regional federalism is proposed. This decision comes after more than four years of virtually dividing Iraq (legally, constitutionally and politically) to wards. Since the occupation of Iraq; the Governing Council and all successive governments were established based on sectarianism and ethnicity after enacting a constitution that paved the way for this division. What is taking place today, such as the conflict at the highest level of the political power in Iraq and the killing of thousands of innocent people by militia groups who are wrestling among each other throughout the recent years, is a clear expression of each group's intention to obtain a greater share of power, influence and wealth based on the aforementioned division.

The partition of Iraq on the basis of sectarian and ethnic federalism means that the fate of the Iraqis is in the hands of the reactionary authority ,of the sectarian and ethnic militias and the imposition of more regressive forms of ideologies and laws on the society.

If Iraq is to be one unified state; then there must be one law that treats people on the basis of humanitarian identity. IFC calls upon freedom-loving people around the world to chant "No Shiite... No Sunni… ours is humane identity" and "No to the occupation federalism that deprives people from their humanity" to tackle the occupation agenda.

The chaos and the cycle of violence that society is suffering from are the fallouts of the occupation and its policy. Iraq Freedom Congress strongly denounces this resolution and states that there will be no peace and stability before the end of the occupation.

Iraq Freedom Congress
ifcongress@gmail.com
http://www.ifcongress.com/English/index.htm

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