Democracy \De*moc"ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Democracies}. [F. d['e]mocratie,
fr. Gr. dhmokrati`a; dh^mos the people + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, kra`tos strength.]
1. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
posted on October 24, 2003 02:08:04 AM newSome Iraqi testaments from an ‘Alternate’ Muslim Based News Source.
Based purely on these 10 statements (although they don’t all agree), IMO, it seems that overall they currently have less financial security, safety, and health care, but a greater freedom of speech than under Saddam.
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