Saturday, January 08, 2005

I don't know what I'm going to tell them

The comment above came from a man who returned to Fallujah to see what was left of his home and his families possessions. His home was mostly destroyed, and all their possessions, and the doll he retrieved for his little sister was missing a leg. This family had not been in their home for over two months, and they don't have a home now. He didn't know what he would tell his family. Per the news report, he had tears on his face while saying this.

Also today, the soldier who pushed Zayed's cousin into a river (he drowned) last year was given six months in jail for assault. That was all. The defense even claimed that the man did not die: like a whole extended family would make such a thing up! The trial report did not mention that the US soldiers also destroyed the man's truck full of plumbing supplies. The supposed crime: out after curfew. Six months for causing the death of an innocent. This whole incident only came to light because Zayed writes a blog in Iraq (Healing Iraq).

And also today, the news services is reporting that the US "accidentally" bombed the wrong home in Iraq, and killed six people (except the Iraqis claim it was 14 people) who were innocents. However, the official US spokesman said "possible innocents" even after admitting they bombed the wrong house! Like maybe they accidentally killed an insurgent or two by mistake! By the way, half of those killed in this bombing were CHILDREN.

This all sickens me. I don't know what to say to the Iraqi people other than:
I'm so very sorry.

And to the US authorities: get our troops out of there before they kill even more innocents. And then pay up big time for all the damage and hurt you have caused... out of your own pockets, please. And Americans: be prepared to go to an antiwar demonstration somewhere on March 19th (the second anniversary of this fiasco).

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