My Country, My Country

Oh my country, may you have a happy morning.
Reunite everyone; heal your wounds.
I yearn to see you smile some day,
When will sadness set you free?

Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds,
Take them all under your wings.
You are their father; you are their mother,
Stay firm, no matter how your winds gust.

Jesus and Prophet Muhammad said,
Their unity is your weapon.
Love, peace, intellect and construction,
May God in the heavens bless your success, my country.

Oh my beloved Iraq; oh Iraq,
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved, oh my beloved Iraq.

- By Kadhum Al Sahir

Theses words itself depict the pain, chaos happened/happening in Iraq. Filmaker Laura Poitras, filmed a documentary "My Country, My Country" about so-called "democratic" elections in Iraq. The huge contrast in American perspective of Iraq and what Iraqi civilians really need, has made a painful footprint on my mind.

...and guess what.... After the release of this film, the filmmaker Laura Poitras was on the USA Department of homeland Security watch list.. as most dangerous candidate.... Hail so-called "freedom of expression".... !!

Overall, the documentary is just fabulous. It was nominated for Oscars. Every screen-shot in the documentary shows the dark side of "fruits of freedom" !!
The song mentioned above always plays in backgound. Along with the lyrics, the music itself depicts the pain of "My Country".

- Trailer
- Film synopsis
- "My Country" soundtrack

On the flip side, I feel that documentary depicts only the bad things happening because of American occupation of Iraq, but it never shows any thing good happened because of fall of Saddam's regime..

Any way, I hope "Oh my country, may you have a happy morning." !!