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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
The horrifically ignored 'Collateral Damage' carnage
Date: 02/04/2005
Dear Imad,
Sorry to convey to you that the daughter of Dr. Hamodi Abbas Hameed was killed while traveling to Amman by American convoy for no reason whatsoever.
I am giving you hereunder rundown of the accident, and Dr. Hamodi kindly ask you to send to CBS or any other mass media.
- On Thursday 20-01-05 at 8:16 A.M (Sunny day, clear skies) while a number of GMC cars were traveling to Amman, and just after Ramadi (25KM away), they saw an American military convoy. All cars slowed down, and stayed away from the convoy by more than 200 meters.
- No shots were fired on the convoy and non of the GMC’s tried to depart from the group pf GMC’s and there was non whatsoever reason to trigger any action by the American convoy.
- All of a sudden the convoy opened fire of all the GMC’s (at head levels) causing the death of 5 civilian Iraqis and several injured. One of the dead was Mena the daughter of Hamodi.
Please note:
1. No alarm firing was initiated (usually by shooting on the tyres or the sky). They started with shooting at head level of people in the GMC’s.
2. It was the first day of Eid.
3. Mena was only 12 days away from her 20th birthday.
4. The American convoy did not bother to stop to see what happened.
5. Witnesses are her brother Husam (Canadian Nationality), and her mother and other brothers.
6. Other killed are Mohammed Al Ani and his daughter.
I attach to you few photos of Mena and also will try to send cell phone photos of the incident. Any journalist can contact the family on:
+ 9641 7781807
+ 9641 7781122
Cell phone: + 964 7901918147
I hope you can do something to make it known about the thousands of Iraqi’s that are being such killed, with no one even mentioning it.
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I recall Dr Hamodi as a highly respectable gentleman, dignified, humble, clean (unlike several present corrupt puppet ministers) yet scientifically capable.
You can actually feel his serenity, inner depth and humbleness when talking with him.
He had a very distinguished career at the nuclear program and particulary excelled after the 1991 war in running the huge state run pharmaceutical complex in Samarra (whose famous 1200 years old Milwiya minaret's top was bombed a few days ago) that supplied near-free medicine to the Iraqi populace during the harsh economic sanctions of the last decade.
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And
This is another such recent incident (April 3, 2005 - in Arabic) of a mother, who is a teacher, who was mowed down by Hummer gunners as she tried to protect her children (10, 7 and 5 years old). The en masse slaying claimed her life as well as six of her neighbours who tried to assist her.
قتلوا اناسا ابرياء...ام لثلاث بنات ( الست ميسون ) ام ظبية المدرسة في احدى مدارس قرى ابو غريب اكبرهن 10 سنوات والأخرى 7 سنوات والصغيرة لم تكمل الخامسة...قتلوا امهن امام اعينهن وأمام عتبة دارهم...وقتلوا بعض الجيران ...وجرحوا واشاعوا الفوضى بين البشر الآمنين وبالتحديد في منطقة حي الخضراء قريب من شارع سبعاوي المشهور في الحي وقرب اعداديةالخضراء....لتتأكدوا لقد قتلوهم بدم بارد ..اكثر من سيارة همر اجهزت على الجميع والحصيلة اكثر من 7 قتلى.
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون ---الفاتحة
Goodbye Mena ................... She was on her way to meet her mother and father
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That is just so sad... How horrible for the families of innocent Iraqi people that have to endure this daily... Just so, so sad.
I had always known that my generation would have to take a principled stand against barbarism, as had the WWII generation in nazi-occupied Europe. Well, those times have come back.
A true tragedy this is and my condolences to Dr Hamid. There can be nothing worse than losing a child. Many of us have our own similar experiences to lament and understand the situation he is in on an emotional level.
I hope however that Dr Hamid will forgive the war on Iraq as a necessary evil and obviously not without its consequences. The war was necessary in order to keep Saddam from restarting his weapons projects and to prevent him from disseminating his evil acts further on the next generation of Iraqis. UN sanctions were good in the short term to keep his weapons projects at bay, but ultimately the regime needed to be taken out. As I say, it was a necessary evil and long term, will serve the world well. If terrorists do ever acquire WMDs, at least we know it wasn't from Saddam Hussein and his modern day rats.
It is obvious that those who once served Saddam in a scientific capacity, serving to make Saddam stronger, are not excluded from being made to pay the price for Saddam's reign. Margaret Thatcher wanted to oust Saddam in the successful 1991 Gulf War, they should have listened to her then.
I hope however that Dr Hamid will forgive the war on Iraq as a necessary evil and obviously not without its consequences. The war was necessary in order to keep Saddam from restarting his weapons projects and to prevent him from disseminating his evil acts further on the next generation of Iraqis. UN sanctions were good in the short term to keep his weapons projects at bay, but ultimately the regime needed to be taken out. As I say, it was a necessary evil and long term, will serve the world well. If terrorists do ever acquire WMDs, at least we know it wasn't from Saddam Hussein and his modern day rats.
It is obvious that those who once served Saddam in a scientific capacity, serving to make Saddam stronger, are not excluded from being made to pay the price for Saddam's reign. Margaret Thatcher wanted to oust Saddam in the successful 1991 Gulf War, they should have listened to her then.
Condolences to Dr Hameed and to other Iraqi civilians who have been targeted by the insurgents and accidentally killed by the coalition. I have noted a distinct lack of coverage on this site re; insurgents murdering of civilians. These people should be mourned too, as they are the major victims of the post-war mortality.
Condolences to Dr Hameed and to other Iraqi civilians who have been murdered by the freedom coalition. Although there might not be much the free people of the world can do about it right now other than remember. We shall remember.
Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for posting this.
olivercromwell
You apparently do not read well, e.g. the previuos posting, though not using your exact terminology.
You apparently do not read well, e.g. the previuos posting, though not using your exact terminology.
The photos of Mena and her family reflect the best of life's promise. And then, this. For the betrayal of that promise, words stand as limp solace.
For Mena's family and friends and for all the others suffering at the receiving end of this attrocious barbarism brought with greedy uncaring imperialistic intent to the peoples of Iraq, my condolences are but as a grain of sand to the magnitude of your suffering. My wish is that one day peace will be restored to you.
For Mena's family and friends and for all the others suffering at the receiving end of this attrocious barbarism brought with greedy uncaring imperialistic intent to the peoples of Iraq, my condolences are but as a grain of sand to the magnitude of your suffering. My wish is that one day peace will be restored to you.
Nearly two years ago, AFTER President George W. Bush had declared "Mission Accomplished" (presumably meaning sufficient killing had accomplished his goals), The Christian Science Monitor suggested the Iraq war to be "the deadliest campaign for noncombatants that US forces have fought since Vietnam."
This was BEFORE the annihilation of Fallujah. This also was BEFORE it had been convincingly documented that the public pretexts for entering into this slaughter were lies. There is, however, little to show that this matters. George, the man sent by his god, the man who bows down to a culture of life, shows no inclination to call a halt to the war his neocon advisors have inflicted upon Iraq.
Two years after "victory" the question is: How many more innocent lives will be sacrificed on the altar of ignorant imperialist pride?
This was BEFORE the annihilation of Fallujah. This also was BEFORE it had been convincingly documented that the public pretexts for entering into this slaughter were lies. There is, however, little to show that this matters. George, the man sent by his god, the man who bows down to a culture of life, shows no inclination to call a halt to the war his neocon advisors have inflicted upon Iraq.
Two years after "victory" the question is: How many more innocent lives will be sacrificed on the altar of ignorant imperialist pride?
A CIA report deliberately withheld from the American people prior to November 04 Presidential election shows the extent to which we had been persuaded to go to war based on the fantasies of a drunken informant code named Curveball.
Curveball was the insipiration for Colin Powell's statements before the United Nations that the U.S. "knew" Iraq possessed mobile bio-weapons labs.
Of course we must continue killing. How embarrassing to admit a "mistake".
Curveball was the insipiration for Colin Powell's statements before the United Nations that the U.S. "knew" Iraq possessed mobile bio-weapons labs.
Of course we must continue killing. How embarrassing to admit a "mistake".
Why have some of the posts been deleted? This is your blog and you can do what you want, but aren't you being a bit of a hippocrite by complaining about US censorship and then deleting posts here?
As for the young lady being killed along with several others ... it is good that the matter is receiving some attention. I hope it gets picked up by conventional American and European media outlets and investigated. It would help, of course, if there was some physical evidence of the attack or at least pictures of the vehicles in question. Of further help would be the physical remains of the victims themselves. Until you have something more to publish, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get reporters' attention. There are simply too few independent media outlets operating in Iraq and too many allegations such as this one. It would also be a good idea to file a complaint with American military authorities. Not that I expect them to actually do something about it, but it does demonstrate an attempt on the part of the families to settle the matter in good faith. In addition, there are some decent, well meaning, members of the military establishment would might help bring this matter to light through unofficial channels.
As for the young lady being killed along with several others ... it is good that the matter is receiving some attention. I hope it gets picked up by conventional American and European media outlets and investigated. It would help, of course, if there was some physical evidence of the attack or at least pictures of the vehicles in question. Of further help would be the physical remains of the victims themselves. Until you have something more to publish, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get reporters' attention. There are simply too few independent media outlets operating in Iraq and too many allegations such as this one. It would also be a good idea to file a complaint with American military authorities. Not that I expect them to actually do something about it, but it does demonstrate an attempt on the part of the families to settle the matter in good faith. In addition, there are some decent, well meaning, members of the military establishment would might help bring this matter to light through unofficial channels.
toobad4us
For your first point, perhaps you have seen this posting
For your second advice-laden point, suffice it to say that it would greatly be beneficial if the American people themselves demand accountability for the lies bestowed upon them and that has lead them into this criminal war crime.
You state that "Not that I expect them to actually do something about it, but it does demonstrate an attempt on the part of the families to settle the matter in good faith." There is an Arabic proverb that states "the profundity of the tragedy is a cause for laughter", if you grasp the nuances
For your first point, perhaps you have seen this posting
For your second advice-laden point, suffice it to say that it would greatly be beneficial if the American people themselves demand accountability for the lies bestowed upon them and that has lead them into this criminal war crime.
You state that "Not that I expect them to actually do something about it, but it does demonstrate an attempt on the part of the families to settle the matter in good faith." There is an Arabic proverb that states "the profundity of the tragedy is a cause for laughter", if you grasp the nuances
toobad4us
Another appropriate response to your advice-laden offering:
"You shouldn't cry for us. We know why we are fighting. The sadness should be for your country, your soldiers. They don't know why they are fighting us."
Another appropriate response to your advice-laden offering:
"You shouldn't cry for us. We know why we are fighting. The sadness should be for your country, your soldiers. They don't know why they are fighting us."
Again, my sincere sympathies to Dr Hamed; although I hope his phoneline is not now besieged by the wrong people.
Dear Evelyn, I have noticed that Falluja and its "annhilation", as you call it, frequently crops up in your posts, whether relevent or not. You should understand and even more importantly, accept, that targets of high value in any war will be dealt with harshly. This has not been designed specifically for the Iraq war, it has been, and is, a strategic necessity in any war.
A lesson to remember? The longer the Sunni insurgents hide behind women and children in places like Falljua and Samarra, the more the places will be targeted and consequently more civilians die. What you should not be doing is falling into the trap of thinking that the assault on Falluja is the fault of the US. It is not, if the insurgents stopped using these places as cover, you would see civilian fatalities drop drastically. The insurgents kill more Iraqis directly and indirectly than you can shake a stick at. Do they care? No, of course not.
Remember when that American marine shot an unarmed, injured insurgent in that mosque many months ago? Well you can argue that the soldier did the right thing. By killing the insurgent, he has probably saved at least 20 Iraqi civilians lives.
Dear Evelyn, I have noticed that Falluja and its "annhilation", as you call it, frequently crops up in your posts, whether relevent or not. You should understand and even more importantly, accept, that targets of high value in any war will be dealt with harshly. This has not been designed specifically for the Iraq war, it has been, and is, a strategic necessity in any war.
A lesson to remember? The longer the Sunni insurgents hide behind women and children in places like Falljua and Samarra, the more the places will be targeted and consequently more civilians die. What you should not be doing is falling into the trap of thinking that the assault on Falluja is the fault of the US. It is not, if the insurgents stopped using these places as cover, you would see civilian fatalities drop drastically. The insurgents kill more Iraqis directly and indirectly than you can shake a stick at. Do they care? No, of course not.
Remember when that American marine shot an unarmed, injured insurgent in that mosque many months ago? Well you can argue that the soldier did the right thing. By killing the insurgent, he has probably saved at least 20 Iraqi civilians lives.
It is a massive shame that this girl has been killed when her country is on the brink of democracy and a new, bright start. God knows how this happened. This again proves that US soldiers can be trigger happy with anyone and that the shooting of the Italian journalist was just another incident like this. It does not take a conspiracy for a civilian to be killed. The poor kid.
I was also happy to read today that the new Iraq is developing, where NOOOOOOOOOO group or minority controls and dominates it.
Iraq could now set a great example to the world....a middle east country based on democracy and human respect.
This is the first time in Iraq's history that the government has been elected by their people.....a people willing to risk their lives.
Yeah, Saddam should watch it on his telly as it will be educational for him! Wow! How small and insignificant will he feel today?
I was also happy to read today that the new Iraq is developing, where NOOOOOOOOOO group or minority controls and dominates it.
Iraq could now set a great example to the world....a middle east country based on democracy and human respect.
This is the first time in Iraq's history that the government has been elected by their people.....a people willing to risk their lives.
Yeah, Saddam should watch it on his telly as it will be educational for him! Wow! How small and insignificant will he feel today?
"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won"
Winston Churchill
These are great words for Iraqis and the coalition to remember today. Wish Talabani the best.
Winston Churchill
These are great words for Iraqis and the coalition to remember today. Wish Talabani the best.
Lifted:
"Each generation responds to war as innocents. Each generation discovers its own disillusionment -- often after a terrible price. The myth of war and the drug of war wait to be tasted.... Those who can tell us the truth are silenced or prefer to forget. The state needs the myth, as much as it needs its soldiers and its machines of war to survive."
"Each generation responds to war as innocents. Each generation discovers its own disillusionment -- often after a terrible price. The myth of war and the drug of war wait to be tasted.... Those who can tell us the truth are silenced or prefer to forget. The state needs the myth, as much as it needs its soldiers and its machines of war to survive."
Stoned Crow -
Note:
1. The American assault on Iraq has been shown to be one of choice, not necessity.
2. Now amply demonstrated: the assault on Iraq was based on a lie.
3. Fallujah is a reference point because a) it followed an 18 month time-lapse AFTER "Mission Accomplished", b) because of the number of people who were killed before, during, and after the virtual levelling of that city, and c) because Fallujah is where the largest number of innocents were killed, and d) because in spite of all this, NO END TO THE SUFFERING IS IN SIGHT.
ALL of the ongoing deaths are bloody awful. I favor NONE of them. But can we not have some pity for the civilians? How is it possible to sweep aside this ongoing tragedy?
Note:
1. The American assault on Iraq has been shown to be one of choice, not necessity.
2. Now amply demonstrated: the assault on Iraq was based on a lie.
3. Fallujah is a reference point because a) it followed an 18 month time-lapse AFTER "Mission Accomplished", b) because of the number of people who were killed before, during, and after the virtual levelling of that city, and c) because Fallujah is where the largest number of innocents were killed, and d) because in spite of all this, NO END TO THE SUFFERING IS IN SIGHT.
ALL of the ongoing deaths are bloody awful. I favor NONE of them. But can we not have some pity for the civilians? How is it possible to sweep aside this ongoing tragedy?
"HORRIFICALLY IGNORED 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE' CARNAGE"
One response to "United Vegetative States of America" (link above) -
"I can still hear the screams and cries of the children of Iraq. The innocents were horrifically bombed and burned and shredded as if they were no more than animals to be slaughtered.
"I hear their cries in the midst of my disturbing dreams. I hear their cries in the morning when I awake. I hear their cries in the evening as I begin to petition the just God of our universe, where is their justice?
"I smell the odor of their burning after the napalm was maliciously dropped on those that had no clue what was coming. I can smell the dust mixed with innocent blood as homes and farms were destroyed by a marching army of cowards."
One response to "United Vegetative States of America" (link above) -
"I can still hear the screams and cries of the children of Iraq. The innocents were horrifically bombed and burned and shredded as if they were no more than animals to be slaughtered.
"I hear their cries in the midst of my disturbing dreams. I hear their cries in the morning when I awake. I hear their cries in the evening as I begin to petition the just God of our universe, where is their justice?
"I smell the odor of their burning after the napalm was maliciously dropped on those that had no clue what was coming. I can smell the dust mixed with innocent blood as homes and farms were destroyed by a marching army of cowards."
The insurgency has weakened somewhat since November and coalition troops now face much fewer attacks. I think to keep winning, they must wipe out the hotbeds of the insurgents, and Faluja was one of them.
Fair dues, the Americans did allow a period before the attack whereby all citizens were given a chance to leave. You have to credit the yanks for that, if nothing else.
Iraq is taking small steps forward every day now and while this is slow, it is still great considering they have lived under a tyrant for decades. They have happier times afoot
Fair dues, the Americans did allow a period before the attack whereby all citizens were given a chance to leave. You have to credit the yanks for that, if nothing else.
Iraq is taking small steps forward every day now and while this is slow, it is still great considering they have lived under a tyrant for decades. They have happier times afoot
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