When Madeleine Albright asked in May 1996 about the death of half a million Iraqi children as a result of UN sanctions, she said: "we think the price is worth it." By "it" she meant US interests, propping US hegemony, and preparing for regional military action.
Al Maliki emphasized that his government (occupation assigned) will not meet the demonstrators demands. He kept eluding and twisting facts about the humanitarian and justified demands the protesters.
The illegal war launched by the US-UK led “Coalition of the willing” clearly fits the Nuremburg definition of a Crime against Peace. Such a war must have legal consequences for the aggressors and for the rights of its victims under international law. The International Anti-Occupation Network calls for 2023 to be a year of campaign for ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE FOR IRAQ.
The three people, who were arrested with Uday Al Zaidi and who were still in detention, have been released on Sunday 27 January in the evening, after having endured severe beatings and electroshocks.