By Lee Pfeiffer
When the American government led the invasion of Iraq, the intention was to render useless weapons of mass destruction, remove Saddam Hussein from power and spread American values to the Middle East. The results have been a mixed bag by any standard. The brutal dictator was deposed and executed but those gosh-darned weapons of mass destruction have yet to turn up. As for spreading American values, the idea was to instill democratic traditions. The jury is still out on how well that will succeed, but there is one aspect of American life Iraqis have adopted with great enthusiasm: an obsession with pornography. Porn has always existed in Iraq, of course, just as it has in every civilization in history. (Archaeologists routinely discover depictions of sex acts etched into cave walls!) However, Saddam put on the pretense of being a devout Muslim and had anyone caught selling pornography imprisoned- or worse. This, despite the fact that his two sons routinely rode through Baghdad and commanded that any attractive women who suited their fancy be required to service them. With Saddam's regime a thing of the past, the pent-up demand for porn is booming and is becoming one of Iraq's few successful growth industries. The downside is that even children are peddling the blue movies and many of the titles glorify violence against women. For more click here