The Turban Republic of Iraq

'Few days ago and when I was going to work with a colleague of mine, we passed by a gas station in Karrada near the headquarters of Abdul Aziz Hakim, the prominent Shiite leader who runs the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. At 8:30 a.m. and when most of the people were going to work and school on a rush hour, I saw something shocking. Two SUV’s that belong to “Badr” troops blocked the street. Four masked men were directing their rifles at the people. Literally, people were scared. Do you know what the Badris were doing? They were filling their vehicles with fuel and they blocked the street fearing possible attacks occur against them. It was really insulting. Even Saddam, the worst dictator on earth, did not do it.

Now this area is not Iraqi; it’s Hakimi and Badri. All what you see is Badr, Badr, Badr wherever you go. And if you don’t like it this way, go to hell. You might be taken to the Jadriya prison which is the office of Mr. Minister, who is a member of the Hakimi religious party. Moreover, his Excellency the president lives in the same area. He might be bored of the Green Zone where his other colleagues live. He feels he wants to be among “his people” who “love him” without taking into consideration that these people might be killed, just because his convoy passes by in a rush hour every single day."
Baghdad Treasure