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Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

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Short version: a Saddam Hussein era military officer, who is Iraq's current Defense Minister, used a fake name to pose as a refugee in order to gain entrance to Sweden in 2009. After being made a Swedish citizen, he collected welfare payments and housing subsidies for him, his wife and children for several years.

To top it all off... he's wanted for crimes against humanity.

Sweden Investigates Iraq Defense Chief for War Crimes and Fraud - The New York Times

Sweden Opens Investigations Into Iraq’s Defense Minister - WSJ

Najah al-Shammari - Wikipedia

Is this the 'extremely efficient' Swedish socialism that Bernie Sanders raves about? God help us then.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Short version: a Saddam Hussein era military officer, who is Iraq's current Defense Minister, used a fake name to pose as a refugee in order to gain entrance to Sweden in 2009. After being made a Swedish citizen, he collected welfare payments and housing subsidies for him, his wife and children for several years.

To top it all off... he's wanted for crimes against humanity.

Sweden Investigates Iraq Defense Chief for War Crimes and Fraud - The New York Times

Sweden Opens Investigations Into Iraq’s Defense Minister - WSJ

Najah al-Shammari - Wikipedia

Is this the 'extremely efficient' Swedish socialism that Bernie Sanders raves about? God help us then.

Why do you support the crimes he committed?
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Why do you support the crimes he committed?

I don't believe you're addressing anything in the OP, so maybe you should go find another thread to troll?
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

What has happened to Sweden is heartbreaking.

I have read that some European countries, such as Hungary, are determined not to go down the same road, regardless of what Frau Merkel says.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

I don't believe you're addressing anything in the OP, so maybe you should go find another thread to troll?
:lamo:lamo:lamo

Coming from somebody who can't even stick to the topic of his own threads for more than a couple of posts (before submitting to his Jew-hating obsessions), that is truly rich.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Why do you support the crimes he committed?

Your question is so unrelated, and pathetic, I can't believe it originated in this universe, let alone dimension.....
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

What has happened to Sweden is heartbreaking.

I have read that some European countries, such as Hungary, are determined not to go down the same road, regardless of what Frau Merkel says.

There is so mych wrong with this statement that I don't know where to start.

Hungary is run by a facist racist pig who thinks real Hungarians as defined by him, are the superior race and peoples of the world. He uses the "muslim scourge" to crack down on political enemies and minorities.

Frau Merkels says what exactly? That you should not discriminate against people based on race, religion and sexuality? Like Hungary who's government has withdrawn from the Eurovision Song contest because it had become too gay according to their leader.

As for this case in Sweden.. There is far more to this story than the OP puts out there.

Sent from my Honor 8X
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

I don't believe you're addressing anything in the OP, so maybe you should go find another thread to troll?

So you have no honest answer, much as I figured.

I'll leave you to your rabid racism.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Short version: a Saddam Hussein era military officer, who is Iraq's current Defense Minister, used a fake name to pose as a refugee in order to gain entrance ~

Shorter version, a guy used a fake name to get Swedish citizenship. Cases of fake citizenship claims happen all the time in every country.

Even shorter version, another failed TAAC thread which doesn't go the way originally planned - within 4 posts too.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Shorter version, a guy used a fake name to get Swedish citizenship. Cases of fake citizenship claims happen all the time in every country.

Even shorter version, another failed TAAC thread which doesn't go the way originally planned - within 4 posts too.

The guy has his own Wikipedia page, lol. He's not just another migrant scamming the system. Unfortunately, al-Shammari isn't the only war criminal with Swedish citizenship it seems.

November 14, 2019
"Sweden on Wednesday remanded an Iranian man in custody, suspected of war crimes and murders committed in Iran in the summer of 1988, Swedish prosecutors said. He is believed to have had a senior position in a jail in the city of Karaj, where a number of prisoners were executed in the summer of 1988 following orders from then Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, Swedish news agency TT reported."

Sweden arrests Iranian man for 1988 prison executions - The Local

You'd prefer the media to just refer to these men as Swedes, I'm sure lol. That way no one is allowed to question what is going on with Sweden, and Europe.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Your question is so unrelated, and pathetic, I can't believe it originated in this universe, let alone dimension.....

He's one of a few posters who've banded together to troll my threads instead of debate them.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

:lamo:lamo:lamo

Coming from somebody who can't even stick to the topic of his own threads for more than a couple of posts (before submitting to his Jew-hating obsessions), that is truly rich.

Seems like jews are being adversely affected by the direction Sweden has been going on:

'JTA — The Swedish city of Malmo will allocate some $2 million to initiatives to protect its Jewish community from anti-Semitism.

Malmo, a city where one third of the population hails from Muslim countries, is home to several hundred Jews and has dozens of anti-Semitic incidents annually. '


They're going to open a holocaust museum, which should help deter antisemitism.

Sweden's Malmo allocates $2 million to protect its Jewish community | The Times of Israel
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

There is so mych wrong with this statement that I don't know where to start.

Hungary is run by a facist racist pig who thinks real Hungarians as defined by him, are the superior race and peoples of the world. He uses the "muslim scourge" to crack down on political enemies and minorities.

Frau Merkels says what exactly? That you should not discriminate against people based on race, religion and sexuality? Like Hungary who's government has withdrawn from the Eurovision Song contest because it had become too gay according to their leader.

As for this case in Sweden.. There is far more to this story than the OP puts out there.

Sent from my Honor 8X

Bold- such as?
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Seems like jews are being adversely affected by the direction Sweden has been going on:

'JTA — The Swedish city of Malmo will allocate some $2 million to initiatives to protect its Jewish community from anti-Semitism.

Malmo, a city where one third of the population hails from Muslim countries, is home to several hundred Jews and has dozens of anti-Semitic incidents annually. '


They're going to open a holocaust museum, which should help deter antisemitism.

Sweden's Malmo allocates $2 million to protect its Jewish community | The Times of Israel
You can pretend to suddenly move from denigrating Jews to defending them as much as you like, your whole posting history shows otherwise.

But thanks for making my point anyway by way of the bolded above.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Bold- such as?
1) He is not a Saddam war criminal. He has been accused by another Swedish Iraqi lady who is a political opponent in Iraq, of war crimes in conjuction with the recent protests in Iraq that has cost hundreds of lives. The basis is, that he as defence minister is responsible for the actions of the Iraqi military for which she accuses of war crimes.

2) He is being investigated for benefit fraud. This happens all the time and could be anything from receiving unemployment while employed to child payments that he was not entitled to and so on. He would have to pay back that money if found in violation.

3) He is also under investigation for breaking registration laws. Basically if he was outside the country for more than a certain amount of time, then he for tax reason should register himself differently.

So your whole OP is full of sensationalistic bull**** that does not hold up to scrutiny.

Sent from my Honor 8X
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

You can pretend to suddenly move from denigrating Jews to defending them as much as you like, your whole posting history shows otherwise.

But thanks for making my point anyway by way of the bolded above.

I thought you wanted to discuss the Jewish people. Now you don't. Make up your mind.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

1) He is not a Saddam war criminal. He has been accused by another Swedish Iraqi lady who is a political opponent in Iraq, of war crimes in conjuction with the recent protests in Iraq that has cost hundreds of lives. The basis is, that he as defence minister is responsible for the actions of the Iraqi military for which she accuses of war crimes.

Ahem...'Saddam era military officer, who also committed war crimes, collected Swedish welfare benefits.'

Is that better? Do we know what he was doing during the Saddam Hussein era? I'm sure he wasn't dutifully observing human rights back then.

2) He is being investigated for benefit fraud. This happens all the time and could be anything from receiving unemployment while employed to child payments that he was not entitled to and so on. He would have to pay back that money if found in violation.

That's false. We do know what he's accused of- obtaining citizenship under a false name, illegally obtaining child and housing benefits, and collecting benefits while living abroad.

3) He is also under investigation for breaking registration laws. Basically if he was outside the country for more than a certain amount of time, then he for tax reason should register himself differently.

So your whole OP is full of sensationalistic bull**** that does not hold up to scrutiny.

Sent from my Honor 8X

Are you saying its legal to obtain citizenship and benefits under a false name for himself and his family? Since when?
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

I thought you wanted to discuss the Jewish people. Now you don't. Make up your mind.
dismissed.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Short version: a Saddam Hussein era military officer, who is Iraq's current Defense Minister, used a fake name to pose as a refugee in order to gain entrance to Sweden in 2009. After being made a Swedish citizen, he collected welfare payments and housing subsidies for him, his wife and children for several years.

To top it all off... he's wanted for crimes against humanity.

Sweden Investigates Iraq Defense Chief for War Crimes and Fraud - The New York Times

Sweden Opens Investigations Into Iraq’s Defense Minister - WSJ

Najah al-Shammari - Wikipedia

Is this the 'extremely efficient' Swedish socialism that Bernie Sanders raves about? God help us then.

It appears it is an issue with Swedish immigration being lax. It has zero to do with Swedish Socialism, or Socialism in general. Do you need a ladder to help you reach?
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Ahem...'Saddam era military officer, who also committed war crimes, collected Swedish welfare benefits.'

Stop it.. you keep lying. He, like many Iraqi men was a military officer on Saddam.. there was conscription in Saddams Iraq. He is accused of war crimes committed within the last few months while he was defence minster and not like you are insinuating by your wording.. war crimes under Saddam. And he is a nationalised Swede which means he can get welfare benefits if qualifies for it.

Is that better? Do we know what he was doing during the Saddam Hussein era? I'm sure he wasn't dutifully observing human rights back then.

That is not what he is being accused off. You are making **** up as usual.

That's false. We do know what he's accused of- obtaining citizenship under a false name, illegally obtaining child and housing benefits, and collecting benefits while living abroad.

Where on earth do you get this bs. No where in the New York times article does it mention him getting citizenship under a false name. They speculate that he might have gotten child or/and housing benefits when he was not entitled to them and the living abroad part is registration issue to avoid double taxation.

You are the one making **** up.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

The guy has his own Wikipedia page, lol.

So do plenty of other people who scammed another country for fake citizenship...

He's not just another migrant scamming the system. Unfortunately, al-Shammari isn't the only war criminal with Swedish citizenship it seems.

And that is something the Swedes are investigating as your own link shows.

~ You'd prefer the media to just refer to these men as Swedes, I'm sure lol. That way no one is allowed to question what is going on with Sweden, and Europe.

You flinging s**t and false accusations around again? I know the theory that you hope something will stick, but it sticks to you because we all know you. Who do you actually think you're fooling with such foolish statements?
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

So do plenty of other people who scammed another country for fake citizenship...

Its not common to have the Defense Minister and former ranking military officer of a country collecting welfare and housing subsidies under a fake name in another country. There is a lot of fraud involved with refugees in Europe however. It's no coincidence that al-Shammari used the refugee program as cover to sneak into Sweden.

You flinging s**t and false accusations around again? I know the theory that you hope something will stick, but it sticks to you because we all know you. Who do you actually think you're fooling with such foolish statements?

Shorter version, a guy used a fake name to get Swedish citizenship. Cases of fake citizenship claims happen all the time in every country.

1. It's no baseless accusation when we have your own words as evidence. Why do you always seem to oppose transparency when we talk about such issues?

2. You're willing to accept that fraud 'happens all the time in every country', and maybe that says more about your standards or lack thereof, than you'd intended.
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

~............... maybe that says more about your standards or lack thereof, than you'd intended.
You discussing lack of standards.

Stop it, my sides are hurting :lamo:lamo:lamo
 
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Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Its not common to have the Defense Minister and former ranking military officer of a country collecting welfare and housing subsidies under a fake name in another country. There is a lot of fraud involved with refugees in Europe however. It's no coincidence that al-Shammari used the refugee program as cover to sneak into Sweden.

Like I said before, Fake ID and stealing benefits is not something that has only just happened with al-Shammari. It has happened before and will happen again, all we can hope is the authorities are quick to get onto this and start prosecution proceedings.

1. It's no baseless accusation when we have your own words as evidence. Why do you always seem to oppose transparency when we talk about such issues?

I have no problem with transparency, what I have a problem with is when the so-called light of transparency has a white supremacist cause which pardons similar actions by white terrorists such as your attempt in the Italian fascist group thread.

2. You're willing to accept that fraud 'happens all the time in every country', and maybe that says more about your standards or lack thereof, than you'd intended.

Your grey matter should have picked up that I also said "And that is something the Swedes are investigating as your own link shows."
 
Re: Sweden's Broken Welfare State Paid a Saddam Hussein era War Criminal Child & Housing Benefits

Short version: a Saddam Hussein era military officer, who is Iraq's current Defense Minister, used a fake name to pose as a refugee in order to gain entrance to Sweden in 2009. After being made a Swedish citizen, he collected welfare payments and housing subsidies for him, his wife and children for several years.

To top it all off... he's wanted for crimes against humanity.

Sweden Investigates Iraq Defense Chief for War Crimes and Fraud - The New York Times

Sweden Opens Investigations Into Iraq’s Defense Minister - WSJ

Najah al-Shammari - Wikipedia

Is this the 'extremely efficient' Swedish socialism that Bernie Sanders raves about? God help us then.
American democrats oppose vetting immigrants and support welfare payments to them after they enter the US. That is very bad policy.
 
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