I think it's really demoralizing to people who cherish free speech and the sharing of knowledge to see these inflammatory insinuations. Suggesting a moderator act to censor discussion in an attempt to limit the spread of the work of Iraqi scholars at rigorous and highly respected universities who are both in their area of expertise and speaking about their homeland does not have a charitable interpretation that I could find.

Given that you've been posting here for a decade and know or should know all the guidelines your comment is violating, I think there's a good case to be made that the community would benefit from an enforced break from your posting so that you can reflect on them.

Per the guidelines:

>Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate.

>Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That tramples curiosity

>Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken.

>Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents.

>Please don't post shallow dismissals

I would have simply flagged your comment if I had sufficient karma to do so.