Militias

When people don't feel safe under the aegis of the law, or if they get the feeling that they are threatened they fall back on more primitive establishments that give them the feeling of security, a feeling that they belong to a group that is able to protect them. It could be a tribe; it could be a sect; it could be a gang or an armed group. This group will cater to their psychological needs by giving them the feeling that they are only averting the violence of others when they pull the trigger. That they are only protecting themselves and their ideals, whatever they may be. They will first stay within their "boundaries" with their guns cocked and ready. Then they will venture farther afield in pretext of securing their boundaries; and farther still they will venture - with their guns still cocked in order that they may protect their ideals and beliefs - and farther still to bring their beliefs to the people "over there'.

How many militias do we have in Iraq?

Badr, that has been incorporated into the security forces - and is still doing the bidding of its masters in making sure that "no harm" is done - by "others".

Mahdy Army - the protector of the poor.

Qaida and related armed groups - upholders of the faith.

Pashmerga, a new army for a fledgling - yet hugely ambitious "autonomous state within a state".

Sahwas - pushed out al-Qaida and are another armed force that have their weapons cocked in defence of the defenceless.

And what about the security companies, in their hundreds of thousands? Are they not an armed group also working for their own ends, even if they are "simply" financial? How many  hundreds of thousands does the US government employ to provide "seurity", "training" and "miscellaneous" outside its borders?

Who else? Who else is carrying weapons in defence of their "group" or their Ideal outside their lawful boundaries? A really long way away...

How would you describe these people?

Comments

[Anna]

I lived with adopting family in Ekaterinburg in the place of killing Royal Romanov family.Why? Who from my own family is a queen? My own grandmother? Or what does it means? Adress was Moskowskaya street 9-31.In Moskowskaya street 9-20 lives Husein family with daughter Aleksandra. My real name is Anna-Kristina-Aleksandra.What does it means? Who realy have agression against muslims countries and against Irag and Husein? I know that my own grandfather Naum was muslims friend. And when he invest his money in Russia he took gold as financial garantee.May be in Irag and near Husein my enemies seaching that gold?

I am the daughter of the man, who had a symbol in Vatican and whose face is identical to Joann Paul II. In Italy he is known as Tata Giovanni ( Father Giovanni) .He lived in Rome and worked in the USA.I know that everything my relatives had they left as inheritage to me. I need to find, who has management of it in his hands, and which is the state of property and assets. I don,t know how my identity could be hidden, because I have unique right leg, which was disfigured from birth. This is my unique sign, nobody could be mistaken normally in my identification.
Business of my own grandfather Naum - oil and gas, casino and hotels of Las-Vegas. Own father too. During 10 years I was under strong financial pressing. And lived with my younger son for 60 dollars per month. Who became a manager and do that?
Since October of 2001 till 2007 all the force of repressing machine was put on us. I have savage fascism in Lithuania in my own flat and in my own life and life of my son. We came out of there on our four. We have total control. Causes-multi billion assets in-heritage from my own relatives.
In 10 June of 2006 in Diana,s Spencer family house resident of russian special services Aleksandr Lebedev organized a meeting to memorize death of Raisa Gorbacheva. Michail,s Gorbachev wife died 20 09 1999. But 11.06.2006 I celebrated my 50 anniversary. It means all the strange recollecting organized just before my birthday. Why? How it is connected with the fact that 9 months before Raisa Gorbacheva died, 20.12.1998 died Jevgenij Bondarenko-son of Natalia Bondarenko who became also Lopatinska,ja after getting married with my adopting brother. It is she who is used to get my money without my agree nor acceptance. Who helped her?

Bush, Primakov visiting Lithuania they organized "accidental" meetings with me and my son. First used his security officers, second by himself. 11.03.2008 Poland visited Hosni Mubarak. 14.03.2008 we were proposed to leave Poland. We were getting by auto-stop in Italy. As well as we arrived to Italy, to Italy came Putin, who visited Poland and came to Berlusconi. What does it means? They have my money and business? They robbed me? They were so poor that needed my finances and my incomes?
We live with son at street wearing some floor clothes. Was my father such a bad person? Is he black-mailed in such a way? Where is he now? Multiple applying to Silvio Berlusconi does nothing. What could be this person whom in my childhood I know as Silvia in Italy - my "mother" with wig and with man,s cigarettes, and which I must find if I need a defence and help?
I know that part of finances former soviet agents transferred to someone in England. After queen Elizabeth and his husband,s visit to Lithuania (16.10.2006-18.10.2006) 21.10.2006 Hubertas Grusnys was killed, he was owner of radio stations and Lithuanian millionaire, whose radio Lietus a week before told about poisoning with toxicoids me and my son in our flat. In Lithuania for my financing and living my own father gave 10% shares of LUKOIL company to the oil company MAZEIKU NAFTA. For my financing in Lithuania responsible A.Brazauskas, B.Lubys, G.Chapanidze, V.Shkil. Chapanidze in jail since 1996-1997. I was not financed at all. And didn,t ask nobody to sale or to present my finances or shares to anybody. I know that there are most of assets which didn't get in hands of those who robbed me. I have personal individual characteristic by which I can be easely identified - my right leg was disfigured while my mother was pregnant, and I was born with unique diagnosis. After many specific medical operation, my leg became passport which couldn't be forged.Those who robbed me pressed me till now.

[Laura]

Iraqi militias still fall under the jurisdiction of Iraqi laws, even if at times (currently) the laws are not applied. But the mercenaries employed by the U.S. are exempt from the laws, and, under SOFA, would continue to be able to act with impunity (as would the U.S. military). What a terrible sham that makes of Iraq's democracy: a contract that allows an occupying military and its hired thugs to violate the laws of a sovereign country. (A sham replicated currently in the U.S., where the administration tries to function outside the rule of law). I hope the civil societies in both our countries push back against these violations.