Genocide and Dreams: Iraq

[@MohiP]

As an Iraqi from mosul , I am 24 years old. I have lived through most of the events that he was talking about. I feel that I have lived enough, and I feel too old. By the way, he forgot to mention the Iraqi civil war in 2007. But he also mentioned information that I did not know He's a great teacher...

[@eliah_B]

Sorry you had to undergo the war. May you be blessed

[@edwardjanuary1259]

​@@monkeydluffy9011 بما انك عراقي ، ليش آخر قصة عن المراسل الألماني ، ينقطع الصوت، وممكن ترشدني ، حتة أبحث عن القصة

[@agentsmidt3209]

Sorry my guy. As you guys have murderous dictators , and religious zealots. We also have religious zealots, white nationalists, quarter-focused "defense" companies, media propaganda, and political psychopaths who run our government. Most Americans have zero clue about the revolving door of bloodthirsty nutjobs who are intelligencia, financial system "professionals", lobbyists , and career beltway "professionals" who concoct complex policies that an average American cannot understand. People thousand of miles away get murdered over nothing to satisfy unscrupulous intentions.

[@Easterlingofrhun]

Stay strong, brother. God bless you

[@LauraHalvar]

May Allah comfort you and give you ever more patience. 😢❤

[@wrzffh]

I love this guy. I have watched so many of his lectures. I am surprised he is not better known.

[@AbdulKhader-786]

I like his style but the content isnt that great

[@abdallazaher1910]

So true he is a total nerd lol but be knows his shit i love it

[@Noorlatgamer]

Same here, odd he hasnt gone viral. And his content is great.

[@wacirreza3573]

@@AbdulKhader-786 dude its a lecture what did u expect?

[@SaddamHussain-we9ec]

@@AbdulKhader-786 seriously??? I haven't seen any historian better than him!!! Or you can suggest us a few names?

[@totallynameless8861]

How can Americans live with themselves after supporting this? I see so much weeping for volunteer American soldiers, and not a single thought is spared for the people those soldiers killed, or whose deaths they supported.

[@mezm9239]

I blame the media. Here in the West we pride ourselves that we have unbiased independent journalism. This is far from the truth. Just like many other things we pride ourselves in.. the elite likes to portray we have the moral high ground but clearly in practice we are largely to blame for a lot of things. The general public are too naive and misplace thier trust on the very instruments in place to uphold justice and tells us the truth.

[@arlingo]

1- Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent. 2- I remember mass anti-war protests in the US in 2002. 3- 'Murica.

[@MajdJackson1]

The Americans certainly have "Colonizing, wealth stealing, trouble making, divide and rule, British blood.

[@End_Zionism]

Most Americans DO NOT support this that’s how they get you!!!! Don’t believe our media!!!

[@volterizer201]

Americans have always been like this, since the Vietnam war and the Korean war. No thoughts spared for all the Vietnamese people that fell victim to CIA chemical attacks or the people that are still affected by it today. No thoughts spared for all the civilians that died in the bombing(s) of Pyongyang in Korea.

[@ahmdf]

I'm Jordanian and I generally knew about what Dr. Casagranda talks about, but it's only after listening to his lectures that I truly realized how much Western interference has ruined our countries in the Middle East and for decades. It's beyond enraging.

[@cylonred8902]

It is frustrating to know that the West thinks it knows what it is doing, and clearly they don't and didn't - all thru "modern" history. Always thru the lens of "the West" and complete ignorance of anything else (while claiming the non-West is ignorant). The fact we CREATE MOST of our problems (the West in general) and then don't fix them. We invade Afghanistan and Iraq and have ZERO plans for how to deal with the aftermath or anything promised (electricity/plumbing/water/schools and modern hospitals - in a desert. Try to convert farms to West crops - that makes them no money... Sigh - the Bush Administration with Cheney and Rumsfeld (Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb) and just use the ME as their "playgrounds". The average person from the "west" has no clue how many despots the US alone put into power, and then kept in power. Only to be used as scapegoats later. Try and inform the uninformed - and you get shut down by those who are blinded by the party line, that it was for the best - at the time. Makes me want to pound my head into a wall and if I would ever get so bold as to have an opinion on the idiocy of creating Israel - I would immediately be labeled an anti-semite. I wish we could bring back the leaders of WW1/2 and have a good long chat about the mess they created and the DECADES of horrors they unleashed.

[@mrsmith3301]

But Jordania was created from scratch by British and French

[@pluckybellhop66]

​@@mrsmith3301 We didn't invent the people who already inhabited that land.

[@pennymayphilip9646]

Agree 100% And then the West is mystified why they are so despised in the Middle East.

[@pennymayphilip9646]

​@@mrsmith3301so?

[@yoo1hooy1]

I hope you will soon make a video about the ongoing situation in Gaza Thank you dr .Roy

[@agentsmidt3209]

This is a beaten horse. What more can you really say. We are witnessing a genocide, and ethnic cleansing as it happens. I think he talked about it a few years ago (I think in 2014, don't quote me on that...Dr. Roy saying).

[@jerrymacabre3103]

I hope he does talk about it. The more people talk the more chances there are of people listening and making changes. Never stop talking about Palestine.

[@yasminasinclair9371]

Me too I would love to hear him speak on this

[@birgitmitchell5648]

​@@agentsmidt3209 lots of American people don't know the truth. Thousands. Hundreds of thousands. Millions.

[@colonelweird]

Notice a pattern: when this video came out, people in the U.S. were still talking about ISIL. Now it has vanished from all discourse. Similarly, I remember that after the first Iraq invasion, Desert Storm vanished from public discourse, and has never returned. Most of us who lived through that event never heard most of these details at the time, and haven't heard them since (apart from this video). The second Iraq war is also quickly vanishing down the memory hole. This is what it's like to be American: we are a culture of extreme violence, but no memory.

[@paulmusyk4lyfe51]

It’s horrible! Yet Islamic civilization was the most tolerant in history since the Prophet (pbuh.) True Sharia law has a lot of mercy and what you see in parts of the Middle East even the Prophet (pbuh) only did a few times. I wish Islam had a better reputation but I WILL say, Muslims are VERY loyal and are probably the last nation to desist from the West and not compromise. May all people be guided to God and do right by one another

[@uzairakram899]

reminds me of 1984

[@perfect_chaos4217]

@@paulmusyk4lyfe51They will. We only need to improve our relationship with Allah .

[@paulmusyk4lyfe51]

@@perfect_chaos4217 Subhanallah ya akhi

[@cheetooreo6636]

I'm non-Arab, born in Kuwait. My parents were healthcare workers working for the oil company in the late 1980s. I was 4 yr old when the August 1990 Iraqi invasion happened. My parents & I stayed on till October end. The Iraqis had great respect for us, & never harmed us in anyway. I had no idea of the nuances of this conflict due to Western media propaganda. It's such a tragedy for the citizens of the middle-east. Dr. Casagrandra is a wealth of knowledge! Excellent lecture.

[@SamX-z1b]

My father was one of the soldiers that entered Kuwait in Aug 1990, the fun part about that, he didn't even knew! He said the day before they were asked to wear their uniforms and show up at midnight to a gathering spot then loaded them in a closed large vans with weapons n drove for hours! My father said "we slept and when we woke up, we were in Kuwait! None of us knew what the hell is going on"!

[@moemanm1202]

im a muslim Egyptian. i have heard his lectures and was brought to tears. ive never heard any arab muslim so beautifully tell middle eastern history like him before.

[@eliah_B]

He's the man

[@SamSung-nf6tr]

He's Finnish

[@elric8885]

“The Dude” is really good at this. Great lecture.

[@isar3153]

One of the most informative and interesting lectures I've ever listened to.

[@genevasantiago213]

Thank you for this incredible lecture. As an American, I have been completely ignorant to the atrocities we committed on Iraq and Iran (watched both : )) Thank you again, I have learned so much from you.

[@marcellesmith4811]

Same here . Sad to admit I was mis - educated by the news . And voted for Bush 😢

[@discordbot9263]

@@marcellesmith4811 Don’t worry, our elections are rigged. Your vote never mattered

[@abearawad1985]

Thank you for all these videos, I been watching one every day. Your amazing and I enjoy and learn so much from you. 😊

[@lidahamedani8055]

Thank you for your comprehensive, sincere, informative and caring lecture. Great to know there are decent people left on this planet. Zan Zendeghee Azadi

[@muhammadsharif7990]

Wonderful lecture! Thank you Professor Roy

[@aasifmahgoub364]

It's rarely to see a western speak facts ,well done .

[@End_Zionism]

The “middle east” IS the west, pay attention!! Lol but I know what you meant

[@zack2804]

@@End_Zionism Says who? Most of us consider ourselves culturally Asian. We have much more in common with the east than the west.

[@f4wnz132]

@@zack2804 Dr. Casagranda actually said that. He meant that the Middle East inspired today's West.

[@rick91443]

Enjoy Professor Casagranda's presentations...rr Normandy, Fra

[@АхмедДзамихов-ъ1п]

00:06 Iraq's problems and the discovery of oil in the 1890s 02:43 British used historical references to find oil 07:19 British involvement in Kuwait and Persia for oil exploration 09:39 British strategy to secure oil and disassemble Ottoman Empire 14:18 Division of territories in the Middle East post-World War I 16:31 European occupation seen as another crusade by Arabs 20:58 Iraq's oil discovery and the impact on neighboring countries 23:01 Iraq's revolution in 1958 led to the end of the royal family and efforts to break away from the British Empire. 26:48 CIA's manipulation of Iraqi politics for strategic control. 28:48 Saddam Hussein's mass arrests and kangaroo court trials 33:11 Iran's revolution led to fundamentalist government and anti-US sentiment 35:23 Iraq's failed attempt to capture Iranian city of Abadan 39:24 Iran-Iraq war casualties and the role of the United States 41:31 Iraq and Iran seeking to stabilize oil prices 46:06 Saddam Hussein's meeting and invasion of Kuwait 48:26 Saddam Hussein sent elite Republican Guard to Kuwait for discipline and control. 52:26 Saddam Hussein's strategic patience during the Gulf War. 54:28 U.S. led invasion of Iraq causing massive destruction 58:30 Comparison of women's representation in Iraqi parliament and US Congress 1:00:43 Military evacuation in Kuwait ordered by Saddam Hussein 1:04:52 Iraq's struggle with importing medicine and food 1:07:01 Scott Ritter leads the search for serial numbers on blown up warheads in Iraq. 1:11:16 Scott Ritter warns against bombing Iraq and removing UN weapons inspectors 1:13:32 Prediction of Iraq War by George Bush post his legitimacy issue 1:18:16 US dollar's influence in oil transactions 1:20:20 Deception around weapons of mass destruction in Iraq 1:24:27 Japanese remilitarization and US invasion of Iraq 1:26:48 Failure to protect government agencies led to a failed state situation 1:30:57 Iraqi warlords positioning for post-US control 1:32:55 ISIS gains control over significant parts of Syria and Iraq 1:37:19 ISIL conquered half of northern Iraq in weeks 1:39:30 High estimated death toll in Iraq due to various administrations 1:43:31 Millions of Iraqis were displaced internally and fled the country, leading to destabilization in Europe and beyond. 1:45:44 Military occupation and border disputes led to conflict between Iraq and Kurdistan. 1:50:04 The Gulf War name confusion 1:52:17 Different perspectives on living in Kuwait during the time period of war with Iraq.

[@goatmoag]

Funny, I was just looking up April Glaspie right before this lecture caught my attention (after watching the one on western civ). The lecture certainly conforms with my understanding of the events, and certainly fills in some too.

[@zgoodt]

for any of you youngsters and people who were not in the middle east when all this happened, I was born in Egypt in 1997 years after the first American war on Iraq, I heard my father and mother speaking about it so i had little perspectives as well as our president at the time Muhammed Hosni Mubarak said when Saddam invaded Kuwait "This is gonna open the gates of Hell on us in the Arab world". 911 happens and i was just a child, so I ofc had no clue also what's going on, then the invasion of Iraq happens I only saw it on TV with my family, they were very sad, the entire Arab world was in Shock. We were struck by a Trauma that whenever we hear the word American we freak out. WE hated the west at this point, we resented them, They colonized "Destructionized" our nation left it divided into 24 countries, then came back with more destruction and Chaos. 2010 Comes, I am in the 6th Grade a minor civil war happens in my city Al bajour between 4 of the biggest families, all of them brought weapons, gas containers and hell went loose. the police came and things calmed after they gave their word they would fix the bad blood peacefully and head home, then bam they hit a police officer, word was sent to the governate main police station, 2 big police Vans filled with those shield carrying troops with sticks came, they literally stopped 3 streets away from the fight, went out of their trucks you could hear their organized foot hits on the ground from that distance, and they would do 4 Steps then yell very loud this "Haaah", in less than 3 minutes the 4 families were surrounded, and got beaten so hard, i freaked out at that sight of the troops and ran away, my house was literally less than a minute walking, just in the next street XD. they sent them to jail ofc. 2011 comes, and Jan 25th 2011 hits i was in the 1st year of my prep school (middle school) was about 12 years old or so the shit day where the Arab spring(Arab autumn more like it) hit us "it was so systematic as it happened in all these arab states in a weird systematic way u can tell the intelligence of many nations planned it", Mohammed Hosni Mubarak could see what's happening so he stepped aside as a president and put himself under the justice system saying "History will give its witness about me and others with what's for us and what's against us" and stopped a civil war like that in libya and syria from happening to Egypt. WE fell under the Rule of a terrorist organization called "Muslim brotherhood" an organization made by the British intelligence when they evacuated from Egypt "they never left without leaving a permanent disease that would benefit them on the long run" till this day btw that organization is supported and hosted by the UK. that organization was as bad as ISIL (ISIS), we went on a revolution in 2014 against them to over throw them and we elected our current president Abdulfattah Al Sisi, an intelligence genius and a military man who studied what a country means for 20 years, he took us out of chaos and did lead the fight against them and terrorism in Sinai. Now back to the point and I know this is long, but you know when ISIL hit the middle east, I felt as though I was without cover without safety, like I was drowning in a lake in the middle of the night where it is not only impossible to breathe but also to see. The MBH (Muslim Brotherhood) the other side of the ISIL Coin did the same exact horrible acts to us they did to the Iraqis and Syrians, but luckily we had an army and a police, and we still had what the professor called "a state organization" or a half state. I have been watching this on live TV our police men and people fighting them off, we made what we call "the people's Check points" they are like the police ones, but made by the people, they would block a street and stop cars and investigate them, they used machetes, knives, shotguns and pistols to keep order, and to guard their homes and neighborhoods. The Police and the Army took the most Damage and we saw their battles on TV. I also remember that things were awful for the Libyans, and ISIL was there, they captured 20 Egyptians and idc about religion but i will say it "Coptic christians" not that it matters they are still Egyptians, they slaughtered them on live TV, to fill us with fear. our President said "I don't fear anyone but God, and whoever comes near her "Egypt" I will remove them from the face of the earth" in no time, our Air forces "the Eagles in the sky" wiped them out in Libya, this action made them stop messing with us for years. I would then watch our military and police fighting in Sinai, removing mines, and capturing terrorists, criminals and drugdealers ,and weapon dealers. also saw our "Fallen" Martyrs. they did many horrible things, like attacking a small village in Sinai hitting the Mosque on Friday when all of them were at the mosque praying the friday prayer, resulting in almost wiping out the males of that village. anyways the year 2021 hits, I had just graduated and we were internally safe, except for Sinai, and I hit the Mandatory Service requirements, I had to turn myself in to the recruitment offices to do my mandatory service of 1 year. My luck put me in Sinai, when I knew this I am not gonna lie "I cried, with all I saw on TV, I was just ready to die, but I was sad that my life didn't even start, and it is over" my father called me and said while laughing "yo recruit, do you know where u were put in?" I said "since you are laughing then it is indeed Sinai, don't tell my mother, just tell her I serve in Ismailiyah away from any harm" i was a soldier in the Artillery branch of the army, in a unit of Humvees (The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)) mounted with TOW launchers XD my role in war was literally the commander of the crew, and the one to use the TOW launcher XD was fun to train on it tbh. the role of my unit was "Guided Anti Tank Missiles" basically hunt tanks down and since terrorists don't have tanks in Sinai, we basically were useless in this war so they used us on check points, without cars ofc just our hand arms hemls and on check points. my luck put me in "Khafif el Harakah" unit which means "Light movement" unit which has the nick name "Mashrou3 Shaheed" meaning "A Martyr project"... in Sinai they are made to Quickly engage enemies, Secure Patrols and to Quickly support and Relief Checkpoints that are under attack as well as go on missions to scout, secure and assault terrorist nests. I saw death many times, and i was not even in the hot zone. I also served on a check point which was spotted and targeted by terrorists, I had an AK47, also was appointed on a light Machine gun, and on an RPG. the last month of my service they did a simultaneous attack on two check points one that was at the beginning of the road we secure which was in ismailliyah but the sinai part of it "literally in the city" and the other was 20 minutes away from me. the one in ismailliyah was wiped out sadly, the one near me repelled the attack with no casualties. we were informed right way on raido that we are Targeted and to be at the highest level of readiness for battle. We had a month of sleepless nights, we spotted enemy scouts, scouting our check point, and we yelled curses at them, "Come here ye dogs, come here if you got balls, fight us you cowards." the check point was never attacked, just coz we were always able to spot them and report it right away. moral of the story, this is all a result of American and western plans to fuck us up. you guys have a lot of hate here in the middle east waiting for u and don't blame us, u took our lives away from us, and u are as guilty as your governments and troops for supporting this and never standing against it.

[@zgoodt]

@@user-bn2nv5mx2g no we didnt elect them actually.. and they didnt win the elections.. the usa sent a secret threat of invading if we gave the presidency to shafiq who actually won these elections. Sisi didnt back stabb them, in fact he kept warning them to stop their corruption and they didnt. I dont need an outsider to talk to me about my own history and country.. you are ignorant in our matters.

[@salahelhaddad4872]

Lol Sisi is a genius? Ya felol 😂 Muslim brotherhood is not related to isil at all . And if Sisi is so good why has the Egyptian economy collapsed that 1 dollar is sold now for over 30 pounds

[@zgoodt]

@@salahelhaddad4872 collapsed eh ya shrmt.. 😂

[@zgoodt]

@@user-bn2nv5mx2g because he himself cursed :D I am not required to tolerate every idiot that passes by.. nor am i required to explain orbprove anything to anyone. If cursing an idiot that cursed me is a legit reason to refute me.. go on idc 😅

[@zgoodt]

@@user-bn2nv5mx2g yes, it is that word, it is a word used to describe anyone that is a part of the Mubarak regime, or supports it, and it became an insult over the time. He obviously supports the Muslim Brotherhood and that is why he is attacking me and trying to defend them. The issue with his logic is that be it that the Muslim Brotherhood related to ISIL or not, doesn't change the fact they are terrorists. anyways the leaders of that group said it on live TV "that all the fighting happening in Sinai will stop the moment El Sisi leaves the seat of presidency and puts Morsi back." Morsi was their puppet in rule and basically the ones fighting the army in Sinai were ISIL so in short they are the same shit.

[@mohamedyaseenhoosain7649]

Mr Roy Casagranda , A true professor! Thank you. Can someone please put me or him in a jet travel continuum so he can educate the world LOL keep up the great work.

[@musmerized658]

I’ve been binge watching these amazing lectures for the past two weeks. A note though, Abadan in arabic does mean never, but the city of Abadan takes its name from persian. The word Abad and Abadan in persian mean prosperous.

[@zainabyousif2553]

Excellent lecture Sir. although it reminded me of the horrible history of my country. Millions of educated Iraqis fled the country

[@dawoodinformations7323]

Thank you, Professor Roy. It was an excellent lecture ❤

[@user-gi9ek3so1v]

I have never been interested in war but this was soo fascinating to watch his voice just pulls you and he keeps his students engaged throughout.

[@haythemlutfi]

I respect the knowledge in your videos and try not to miss any of your new videos. However, the name Iraq is older than 1400 years because it was called Iraq even before Islam. Many saying of Prophet “Mohammad peace be upon him” mentioning Iraq in details. I hope this piece of information is helpful. Thanks!

[@SamX-z1b]

You sir, a true treasure to history. I love the way to simplify a very complex stories and how you make it perfectly presented into our brains like a movie. I truly admire you and follow you to learn more about our true history. May Allah bless you

[@HojoSell]

this was sad but truth to be told. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH about those history reports.

[@rosesandsongs21]

Captivating, thank you.

[@nadasadiq9534]

Thanks for recording and sharing these lectures

[@totallynameless8861]

Sounds cuts out at the end. Amazing, very educational. Thank you for sharing.

[@syedfaizanali367]

i think/guess it was done on purpose, to avoid youtube infringements

[@cultureclique2173]

You see how the British effed this world?!

[@LeeBotsios]

Gallipoli is our Gettysburg. Well said legend 👍

[@coleKE]

This is one of the most traumatic stories I've ever heard

[@muhammadaziz6383]

One mistake that I noticed, the city name Abadan meaning is not never although he is pronouncing it like ابدا which correctly means 'never' as he mentioned the correct city name is عبدان which is a different word the confusion is due to the pronounciation of letters 'ا' and 'ع' is 'a'

[@Rahel_Rashid]

And I think your confusion is due to the fact that it's a Persian city and they actually use "A" instead of 'ain.

[@nobaso620]

This lecture was fun to watch

[@jocelynburrell9174]

May the angles gently take Our Souls and on the Day of Justice Resurrect those who harmed the past and now and do not repent !

[@agentsmidt3209]

"That's BAD" That gets me everytime.

[@dylankoltzhale8575]

this should be required watching for all americans

[@Hazewala]

in regard to the oil concession, i've heard you drop a few different splits 85/15 and now 95/5?

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Difference being?

[@SofiaOHabib]

Doctor Roy, in one of your videos, you said 84 & 16% concession and today you said 95 & 5 % concession on British & Iran oil deal.

[@dr.dickson12]

dont look at the numbers try to understand what he is trying to say

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Don’t make much of a difference

[@al-mamluk]

What the Americans did to Iraq makes Saddam Hussein look like an angel.

[@fasfuhknf234]

yet he was terrible

[@svltana.b]

His memory is insane. How does he remember so much and in chronological order, Masha Allah

[@tasanugrazabarley5202]

Great lecture!!! Enjoyed it so much, thanks for sharing

[@NikosKoutsilieris]

I will see all of the middle east series. Thank you man !

[@laghari81]

It’s crucial for people to understand the full and unfiltered truth about how powerful nations, acting in their own interests, have inflicted lasting harm on Iraq-devastating generations, hindering development, and creating a vacuum that ultimately led to ISIS. Thank you for shedding light on these realities and helping people grasp the profound impact of such interference.

[@adanaladdin2807]

Release the Egypt lecture too.

[@aloosh3308]

Professor kept talking about history trauma, i was doubtful but after listening to this now I understand.

[@ONLYFACT_X]

Beautiful. Thank you professor.

[@alialqayse]

Devastating. Me and three family members were part of the displaced families in Iraq. I was a little kid and still have those images of marines pointing C7 rifles at my head as we escaped. Ever since, I've been trying to adapt and live with the memories of a war-torn childhood.

[@ShakeOneOfficial]

The Elephant in the room he forgot to mention is that the Americans gave the Shia Iraq on a golden plate, who massacred the Sunni population, the real reason 151L was successful unifying the sunni masses.

[@f4wnz132]

Who massacred the Sunni population, even though it was a back and forth, mostly tribal (except 2006), was outsiders. People who either left Iraq, came from Iran, or neighboring countries and caused fitnah.

[@SefiyuSalo]

I know why this channel is not getting that much views youtube shadowban is a disgrace.

[@LauraHalvar]

SubhanAllah...these lectures are amazing and the professor is engaging. 😊

[@adanaladdin2807]

Absolutely love this man lol

[@colibri1]

Americans may be "illiterate" today, but they weren't so much back in the 1890s. The extreme anti-intellectualism of today dates in its present form mostly to the 1980s, when you first started hearing Americans bragging that they don't like to read, the implication being that reading and pursuing knowledge would interfere with the pursuit of money-making and buying status possessions. And of course with the advent of the internet in the 1990s, Americans' 1980s resistance to reading devolved into a belief that everything is just an opinion or a point of view, that there are no facts, and they had largely stopped reading and studying so they couldn't learn otherwise. In the 1890s, though, Americans did like to read and study, a fact that lasted well into the twentieth century, with the generations of the 1960s and 70s noted for being especially learned and well read.

[@The_Garden_of_Fragile_Egos]

Actually, in the school system you saw anti intellectualism culturally start in the 1970's. It hadn't reached the curriculum or the teaching professions yet, but school had been reduced to a pathetic catwalk culture of social snobbery based upon fashion and how rich one's parents were. Once the Reagan era started, new school books were issued, 1/3 to 1/5 the size of their predecessors, and the reading curriculum replaced ideas based stories (stuff about the slave trade, scientific achievements, Robert Frost, etc) with commercial corporate propaganda, such as stories and articles about rock stars, sports figures, and television shows. I experienced being repulsed by the changes in curriculum as I was 11 when it started, old enough to notice and not like it. Celebrity worship was being forced down the throats of kids and most didn't seem to notice. You can definitely see the effects in American culture today where nobody is psychologically over the age of 12 and celebrity worship has inverted inward to showing your ass on Instagram.

[@anjumshahzad8612]

Shut up mate. Make your own lecture then

[@abdulqadirgaylani259]

The word or name ( Iraq عراق، العراق) or ( عيراق in Serianic texts) was mentioned in serianic texts and in arabic poetry (jahili) pre Islamic period and in hadith post Islam 1400+ years ago referring to the mesopotamia region and started to appear in western text in corespondances with Spain (Andalus) and in maps in the middle ages.

[@colonelweird]

I enjoyed this lecture, but then I started doing some digging to find out some more background details about some things discussed here. I'm afraid I have to say, there seem to be significant inaccuracies in this recounting of events. For example, the discussion of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and the US response, is very odd. I looked up two different sources and found that the two sources disagree both with one another, and with Dr. Roy. The first source is wikipedia, which seems to be edited so that its description of these events stays with the bounds of what mainstream American policy finds acceptable. So, for example, it takes a very negative approach to Iraq while largely exonerating Kuwait. The second source is, I suspect, the most accurate -- William Blum's Killing Hope, chapter 52. Blum argues that the US deliberately manipulated Iraq into invading Kuwait because it needed a pretext for a new war. With the end of the cold war, US defense budgets were in danger of being cut, so the US needed another war to keep the money flowing from Congress. Blum shows that Bush immediately condemned the invasion and started sending the US military to the region within 24 hours. This makes sense if Bush knew the invasion of coming. But Dr. Roy seems to think Bush was oblivious to the invasion until Thatcher straightened him out. He presents no evidence for this claim -- if any exists, I'd like to see it -- and it really doesn't make sense. Blum also describes Saddam's actions in Kuwait as "sacking and pillaging." Yet Dr. Roy bends over backwards to suggest Saddam was as gentle as humanly possible, and caused no damage in Kuwait whatsoever. That is surely an absurd statement. Saddam launched an invasion of another country. That is, a war. Wars are not gentle. One doesn't have to accept all the ridiculous American propaganda about Iraq to admit they were not always very nice. I suspect these problems are not alone. Throughout much of the lecture I found myself wondering whether the reality was a bit different from what Dr. Roy described. But even so, the broad outlines of the history are, I believe, accurate. Unfortunately, if I wanted to actually use this information, I would have to double check every single statement in the lecture, since Dr. Roy has demonstrated that he cannot be fully trusted. That makes this lecture considerably less valuable than I had hoped it might be.

[@AJ-pc9gu]

You disagreed on minutae, if you want to blow it out of proportion and say that the whole lecture "cannot be fully trusted" then go ahead. Minuate will vary and that's why everyone ought to listen to multiple historians, you can come to your conclusion. I disagree with your findings, more importantly the sacking of Kuwait. He never said kuwait wasn't sacked, he just said it was a highly disciplined force and that Saddam wanted to integrate them into Iraq proper; the complete opposite of what US media was presenting at the time, such as where they suggested fetuses were being ripped from pregnant women. Afterall the invasion only killed 1000 kuwaiti civilians, this is nothing compared to even the most gentle of USA military actions.

[@danielthuku8192]

I understand why Scott Ritter is against the US imperialism. he saw the results of it with his own two eyes!

[@VoodooToad]

As an australian, hey haha. The gallipoli joke caught me off guard.

[@georgesduvales8228]

Un plaisir d'histoire.. excellent,this man honorable.

[@Urosurgeons]

Tried to look for a UN commission that investigated the alleged Rumaila slant drilling. Could not find one. Can you please refer us to one?

[@thespartan8476]

As a Greek from Greece, this American has no access to a wealth of information. It's fascinating how people find him so compelling. It seems they must all be Americans.

[@Trevor_Bolin]

Thanks so much for your knowledge

[@bushtactics4936]

9:00 in an other video you stated that the deal was 86-14 now 95-5 where can I find any source on that deal please

[@BAlavi-tl5sg]

Thanks for the interesting lectures. FYI ONLY - the IRAQ (عراق )name existed locally. A 12th Century Persian Poet has been known as "Iraqi" ( عراقی)

[@thesentry8981]

The delivery of this is hilarious to me but serves a point. 1:29:00

[@gabclaiborne254]

12:15 as an aussie with kiwi parents i felt that gallipoli reference hard

[@delmejacobs9236]

So sad that the audience dont get the humor...especially the part about Salad and Dinners! lolz!

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

They are kids

[@arsala.a]

If the world truly knew what the British and Americans were up to. I feel bad just hearing this, i cant imagine going through it. No wonder why most muslims hate the Western sphere.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Look for Zionist influence through all of this.

[@djboogiejay1616]

This what Albright actually said during “60 Minutes” where she was asked about the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iraq, which reportedly led to the deaths of half a million children. Albright responded, “I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think, the price is worth it,”

[@rishabhm10]

Excellent as always Sir but why mute the Prison Camp Experience ? Now I am left with suspense.

[@kkkkoouciLolol]

yeah what happened

[@shamoney992]

Alhamdulillah for Islam

[@fatcat7493]

Unbelievable. THANK YOU. Also read John pilger,s hidden agenda on what happened to Iraq.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

You can regularly hear Scott Ritter on channel” judging Freedom” judge napolitano

[@benjaminhogan9607]

U-238 is carcinogenic but not because of radiation. It has a negligible half life of 4.5 billion years. Might be kind of a nitpick, but important to know.

[@cultevo1]

The truth is usually Not Allowed!

[@tijubrain7501]

Thank you sir

[@ArmaghanKhan-s9v]

And,we're the terrorist?

[@man33li41]

Is he narrating political history or an epic. This is crazier than fantasy or a Hollywood movie

[@WebWhispersWhispers]

wow just wow beginning from the histor of oil where the british started to play a role in search for oil all the way to the gulf war Iraq Invasion, how syria got involved by allowing al qaeda with the „ the enemy of my enemy is my friend“ motivation which backfired and ended up in a civil war. This lecture taught me so many things, wrote down so many topics to research on. 3 Million People died in the Iraq war and its not getting remembered yearly, no reparation payments, invadinga country with no future plan ending in total chaos and being the main reason that former police officers, officials endef up creating al qaeda in iraq to drive the us forces out of iraq. just wow and thanks for the lecture

[@aramali636]

I respect your knowledge and ability to present, you messed up the end of the story. Kirkuk and half of Musil are called the disputed areas according to the Iraqi constitution. When ISIL attacked Iraq, there was a vacuum in the disputed areas and Kurdish Peshmarga had to go down and protect those areas. They didn’t immediately claim land which they didn’t own, they reclaimed their territory which is now called the disputed areas! And some other parts of the ending of the story was kinda messed up!

[@Eddiea2024]

But the Kurds didn't own the lands...? It is Iraqi lands.

[@Dronevvvvv1]

@@Eddiea2024 Iraq is a made up country by the europeans my friend. Did you not listen to the lecture? Never in history ever have Basra had something to do with what is today ”northern Iraq”. Just as Basra & modern day Kuwait was the same region before the britts cut it.

[@aramali636]

@@Eddiea2024Kurds have owned this land before Iraq was Iraq. During the previous regimes, the Kurds got displaced in Kirkuk and Mousil and were replaced with Arabs from other parts of Iraq to change the demographics of the one the area. After the Iraq invasion, this area was identified as the “disputed areas” in the constitution until the original people (the Kurds) go back to their city and the people who were brought in also go back to there original places (which never happened). So, yes, the land is Kurdish land and has always been!

[@christiansmith-of7dt]

I put myself through a rigorous assortment of test and came to the conclusion that I can't do it , im just not good enough

[@TahaAlZadjali]

This is a great lecture.. but , i need to go look for what he said about the US reports regarding weapons of mass distruction in Iraq and Kuwait stealing of Iraqi oil.

[@yadbayad]

did you find anything on Kuwait stealing oil or the UN investigative team? I couldn't find anything about this online..

[@AJ-pc9gu]

@@yadbayad Yea I coudn't find anything either, it seems to be wrong. All I found is that American oil companies said slant drilling is not necessary to extract oil from Rumaila "Some Iraqi officials have accused Kuwait in the past of using advanced drilling techniques developed by American oilfield specialists to siphon oil from the Rumaila field, a charge that American drillers deny, noting that the oil flows easily from the Rumaila field without any need for these techniques."

[@shmeckle666]

Pity he doesn’t even mention the Zionist-Neocons in the executive and Pentagons office of special plans (OSP, creates by Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz, headed by Douglas feith-and whose civilian analysis, Lawrence Franklin was indicted by the FBI for spying for Israel via AIPAC) which bypassed the traditional intelligence apparatus that the executive relays on, and acted as the main information conduit to the executive. You can even watch the public committee on pre-Iraq war intelligence where the intelligence members say “we had no idea the OSP existed, etc.,) That leak to the New York Times was from Judith Miller-married the Scooter Libby who got this information from the Zionist Neocons in the OSP. So, the media leaks and the executive says “see, the media reaffirms this (because it was a “leak”). Etc., etc. There’s also Iranian agent (Iraqi exile creator of the Iraqi National Congress, INC), Ahmed Chalabi and how he played the Zionist Neocons for fools. The blame for the Iraq war rests on them in the OSP. Likud got Saddam, Iran got Iraq.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

911 = mossad

[@keatonwoods60]

Thanks a lot Kuwait

[@JamesPeach]

The ending was cut short and muted.

[@en_x]

But Iraq name is not a random name, it is in all arabic history called Iraq which is the area of the two rivers. same for yemen being the south part, and finally sham for north arabia. saying it was given a random name is totally wrong.

[@isooo8175]

Irak was a name used before. There was Irak-i Acem (Iranian Irak) and Irak-i Arab (Arabic Irak). 16th century Ottoman campaign against Safavids, which resulted in Iraq to become part of Ottoman Empire, is called Irakeyn (2 Iraks) Campaign.

[@fennex2000]

the greatest country in the world my ass

[@tehreemamitha8524]

Why has part of his last answer been muted?

[@aneeseldeen3467]

At the 28th minute ,56 sec. Roy dropped a bomb shell without explanation. Professor. You need to make a special one on the topic of this list.

[@yes_Random_me]

What i heard is,before US start bombing Iraq, someone landed and took sumerian tablets and other ancient things from Iraqi museum. once job was done, they start bombing. So my question is, how come israelis are deciding those tablets? How did they get it? What are the motives behind this? Isn't it the reason behind all?

[@danielmillerii6278]

Anyone else notice the guy in the black backwards cap fall asleep right at the hour mark?

[@fennex2000]

Iraq was always named Iraq it is mention in islamic history poetry and even in 1001 night

[@abdAforever]

Allah ‎ﷻ blesses Muhammad eternally and eternally increasingly 🩵 Allahumma swalli ‘alaa muhammadin wa ‘alaa ‘aali Muhammadin warham Muhammadan wa aala Muhammadin wabaarik ‘alaa Muhammadin wa aali Muhammadin kamaa swallayta wa rahimta wa baarakta ‘alaa Ibrahim wa ‘alaa aali Ibrahim fi ‘l-‘aalamin innaka hamidun majiid.❤☝🏻🕋

[@ehsana.al-karadi5352]

Good lecture, just I don’t think that the us bombed iraq with more tnt than world war 2 including the two nukes , it is not possible, entire cities have been destroyed and levelled to the ground in germany and japan , we didn’t have the same thing in iraq

[@janpapai9205]

Dislike for the cut off audio at the end

[@djboogiejay1616]

This what Albright actually said: Albright responded, “I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think, the price is worth it,”

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

She did not give two shits about dead children

[@djboogiejay1616]

@@jacobjorgenson9285 war mongers usually don’t and they parade around saying they’re “pro life.”

[@Fer-te5om]

FACT CHECKING !!! - Have anyone found a source for this? @ 4:34, I cant find anything about people piping oil to light the cities at night.

[@wishiwsthr]

This guy seems to be a great lecturer but a lot of his information is very questionable

[@nobaso620]

God this world is one hell of a soap opera

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Humanity

[@مرادمحمدصبري]

Thanks a lot