Conflicts and Violations

Yemenat

Ahmed Saif Hashed

During my time at the military academy, I was a disciplined and committed student, to the point of anxiety. I did not take violations lightly, nor did I wish to commit them; I only did so out of forgetfulness, confusion, or for a justifiable reason. My infractions were minimal and exceedingly rare, if not nearly nonexistent. They ranged from the tip of my boot straying from the line of tiles, to a light dusting on my uniform, a minor error in drill movements, or a delay in formation—amounting to no more than a handful of instances over two years. I never missed a single day or class throughout my entire academic tenure.

The most significant violation I committed during those two years went unpunished. While our squad was running drills, my classmate Habish, known for his frequent infractions and chaos—who seemed inseparable from punishment—made an offhand remark to a fellow student in our squad named Omar, a university graduate and a member of the Iraqi Communist Party.

All our classmates from the Iraqi Communist Party were university graduates, members of the party, and were aligned with the seats designated for the liberation movement. They embodied nobility, cultural richness, refined conduct, and served as admirable examples. Omar, in particular, stood out among them for his exceptional character and was a figure of inspiration.

It is no small feat for a person to embody high awareness, cultural depth, righteous behavior, dignified interactions, and profound humility, yet Omar managed to encapsulate all this and more. His qualities consistently amazed and impressed me, making him worthy of my attempts to emulate him above all others.

If all communists were like Omar, they would certainly deserve admiration. They were students of the remarkable Iraqi communist teacher, Fahd, who once proclaimed, as