2.07.2011

Plus, we didn't get our roses yet

Iraq swirls with rumors of Egypt-like protests to come - Yahoo! News

On Sunday, in recognition of Iraqi hardship, Maliki announced that every Iraqi citizen would receive a cash hand-out 15,000 Iraqi dinars – roughly $12.70 – along with their monthly food ration.

'No jobs, no services. Eight years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqis still have only a few hours of electricity a day. Protests at the shortages last June during a heat wave left two dead..." says Ayad Ali, an employee of the Ministry of Interior.

We were supposed to get roses, weren't we? I'm pretty sure.

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