In article , HFguy wrote:
My guess is they're afraid of angering certain terrorist groups which might retaliate against the UK for calling Saddam a dictator. It could just be a defensive maneuver. Islamic militants have never cared for Hussein and are unlikely to seek revenge. In spite of his heavy-handed, Stalinesque style of rule, he ran a secular state in which women had more freedom than almost any other Muslim coutry. They could drive, get an education, be doctors, etc., and go out in public without a male relative two feet away from them. They did not have to fear death if a strand of hair escaped the hijab. Muslim extremists dislike states like this and want to enforce a Taliban-style social order. I don't think the BBC has much to fear from calling Saddam a former dictator. They may be trying to distance themselves from the Bush propaganda machine, though. Dave |
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