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	Istiklal

tabsey

7-5-2008 7:41 AM

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The oil that was their independence, has become their chain.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/62146a4a-6c1f-4106-a188-392c9b8e51e8/8285887B-E45F-4649-9FF5-89C5F00BC6CC/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.truthout.org/article/istiklal" href="http://www.truthout.org/article/istiklal" style="font-size: 11px;">www.truthout.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.truthout.org/article/istiklal"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.truthout.org/img/3B634105-4326-4AA5-BC92-28082BC06BD4" alt="photo" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.truthout.org/article/istiklal"><SPAN class="photo_source">Independence is elusive in Iraq, where these young Iraqi boys turn an anti-aircraft gun into a playground. (Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images) </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.truthout.org/article/istiklal"><P>    Amman - The city of Amman, Jordan, is awash with numerous colorful signs that 
  proclaim independence, "Istiklal." The word is found on posters and 
  placards in store windows. It names a major thoroughfare, a hospital and a shopping 
  center. Appreciation for independence is palpable, and this could be said for 
  numerous cities and towns throughout the region, including Iraq, where past 
  struggles for independence are commemorated by naming buildings and streets 
  "Istiklal." It reflects the love of independence and the longing for 
  it.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.truthout.org/article/istiklal"><P>    But independence is elusive in a region suffering multiple wars and occupations. 
  Particularly in Iraq, it's hard to imagine an independent society growing up 
  amid the violent wreckage of economic sanctions, US bombardment and staggering 
  corruption.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/8285887B-E45F-4649-9FF5-89C5F00BC6CC/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>