Kaleesha Knox
“Iraq’s exiled
president sentenced to death as violence grows”September 09, 2012
After the
Sunni Vice President of Iraq was found guilty of committing terrorism acts after
hiring death squads to kill Shiites Muslims, a lawyer, and a government
authority figure, he was exiled and sentenced to death. Tariq al-Hashemi decided
to flee the country to go to Turkey after being accused of the crimes back in
December of 2011 when he planned the murder of the lawyer and government
official after they refused to help him and his allies in organizing terror
cases. Similarly, Hashemi’s son in law, Ah ed Qhatan was sentenced to death by
hanging. Though Hashemi denies all charges, his former bodyguards testified
during the beginning of the trial process stating that they were “ordered and then
paid to launch the attacks” which consisted of murders, rapes, and torture. In addition,
al-Hashemi is thought to be associated with 150 bombings and assassinations
from 2005 to 2011. Consequently, after the exiled Vice President was sentenced
to death, more than 100 people, primarily Shiite Muslims, were killed by car
bombs and is noted as one of the most bloodiest incidents in Iraq just this
year alone. Interestingly, before the verdict was even announced, bombs and
shootings beforehand killed another 58 people! The main local hospital was so
overcrowded with injured citizens that they began asking residents to donate
blood.
Humans tend to paint the town dark
red with all the scattered bloodshed we see when a man’s dead. While bullets
are released, people become deceased, faces are erased. Not only does this new
story affect the people of Iraq, but it also affects Turkish and American
citizens. War is a very serious global issue because the increasing
advancements of globalization makes it more accessible to get dangerous weapons
and arsons. War increases the prejudices we have against other nations, causes
a weakening in natural resources, and can destroy the land of a country. As a
leader of a nation, al-Hashemi was expected to perform at the highest level
possible to protect the people of Iraq. Instead, he was the mastermind behind
many of the horrid deeds. The story demonstrates a global issue because it
shows how the corruption of a single person can negatively effect an entire
culture or country on a bigger scale. As
a leader of the people he not only let down the people of his country, but let
down the other leaders in the world that strive so hard to be positive role
models for their citizens.
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