Oh yes, they had freedom all right. (Being a bit sarcastic here)  They
couldn't send a fax without permission from the goervment, all faxes
were monitored,  and forget about emails. All phone calls were monitored
by the government.   ..

0Deri James wrote::

>I would agree with you about political freedom, however that is not the only freedom. If you consider the freedom to meet with friends, to have fun without the fear of attack, robbery, or rape - maybe the Iraqis were more free before in some ways?
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