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Clouds Part

Michael Ubaldi, June 28, 2004.

Iraq's path to democratic autonomy truly begins today. Saddam Hussein may be alive, Iran and Syria and other despot nations scheming, thousands of terrorists across the region active and waiting; but their legacy is being unraveled, their days shortened. Iraqis now fight for freedom and justice. They will grow exponentially stronger in the next several years, their open and prosperous way of life becoming irresistable to the oppressed. This day marks the beginning of the end of tyranny in the Near East.

NEAR EAST OBSERVATORY: Our free men on the street are reporting in.

Hammorabi has been watching television and proudly declares that the segments of Arab media speaking on behalf of despots aren't very pleased with having the rug pulled out from under them.

Alaa gives us street smarts:

One man of the people is asked by an MBC (An Arab network) reporter what he thinks about the new government. He answers very simply in that spontaneous genuine manner of simple folk: �aren�t these men better than the riffraff who used to govern us?� Truer words have never been said.

Thank goodness that man's opinion escaped the cutting room floor.

Mohammed and Omar, bursting with joy, each give their own reactions.