[A-List] RE: A reformulation (only five?)

["Sabri Oncu" <soncu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Henry:

> Within the culture of Arab politics Saddam is  a very
> good leader and politician, perhaps even a statemen.
> He stands head and shoulder above many others and a
> promoter of pan-Arabism.  Modern Iraq owed a lot to
> his leadership, including liberation of women.

Dear Henry,

The same, if not more, goes for Kemal too but I have very little positive
comments to make about him. Moreover, I know Kemal much better than I know
Saddam since I happen to be a product of the society he manufactured
together with the ones with him who were ruling Turkey at the time. This
does not mean however that I do not recognize the importance of what they
did, condemn the anti-imperialist struggle they have given or think that
everything they did was garbage, nor does this mean that I do not recognize
the difficulties they were experiencing. As a saying goes:

Men make their own history but never as they please.

But your response above does not answer my question below:

> What does a choice between Sam and Saddam mean?

Best,

Sabri