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Statement of the
Worker-communist Party of Iraq on shooting
demonstrators in the northern Iraqi city of
Kirkuk.
The enraged masses of
people in Kirkuk organized a mass
demonstration on January1, 2005 against the
poor living conditions, absence of basic
services and sharp increase in fuel prices
dictated by International Monetary Fund, (IMF.)
The USA troops assisted
by the local police, which is controlled by
the pro-USA ethnic parties, opened fire on
demonstrators killing 4 people including,
Yokhana Yaqo Yokhana and Omer Foad Othman
and wounding at least 10 others.
This criminal act clearly
reveals the UGLY face of the
democracy that the USA
administration claims it
tends to build in Iraq, as the most basic
demands of people in one of the richest
cities with oil in the world- Kirkuk in
providing basic services and fuel in
suitable prices are met with bullets and
random killings. The USA and pro-USA ethnic
forces frequently reveal their outright
antagonism with people. It seems that
impoverishing people, denying them their
basic rights, jeopardizing their livelihood
and destroying the Iraqi society
economically and as a civil society is not
enough, therefore, the USA troops prevent
people from protesting and expressing their
sufferings amid the current disastrous
conditions.
We in the
Worker-communist Party of Iraq express our
resentment against
this crime and strongly
condemn it and share the relatives of the
victims in their pain. We call on the masses
to continue their protests and demand that
this crime must be investigated and
those responsible punished.
The worker-communist
Party of Iraq calls on all human rights
organizations and all freedom loving forces
worldwide to express their disgust, protest
against this crime and expose the oppression
and terrorism of the USA forces.
The masses of people must
escalate; expand their response and protest
to all parts of Iraq. We have to expose the
USA terrorism all over the world. This
revolting crime must not go without proper
response.
Worker-communist Party
of Iraq
www.wpiraq.net
Tel:07734704742 |