A lot of people who read the article ( Wish he’s dead) about this lady that her husband kidnapped, wondering “Did she find her husband?”
In just few days ago, I went to my home which I forced to leave it before months ago, and first thing come to my mind visiting this lady.
She dressed in black and with a sad smile she welcomed me, I asked her “ Did you find your husband?” she answer me with tears in her eyes:
“Yes, after long time of searching, I decided to go to Najaf (where Shiatte people bury their dead people) to look for him, and after few days of search, I found his grave. Terrorists killed him and throw his corpse in the river and there was a guy took his body out and bury him, because I think this is his job , looking for dead people in river then bury their bodies in Najaf , he’s doing that for humanity purposes only, I talked to this guy and he said” that he tried hard to contact those dead people families but some of them doesn’t have any contact details in their pockets so I just bury them and if I find their IDs I put their Name sign on their graves and pray for them every night”, I tried hard to give him money to what he did and he refused and said “ God will reward me “ !
Then she said “His corpse brought happiness to me” !
God Bless you!
Nibras
In just few days ago, I went to my home which I forced to leave it before months ago, and first thing come to my mind visiting this lady.
She dressed in black and with a sad smile she welcomed me, I asked her “ Did you find your husband?” she answer me with tears in her eyes:
“Yes, after long time of searching, I decided to go to Najaf (where Shiatte people bury their dead people) to look for him, and after few days of search, I found his grave. Terrorists killed him and throw his corpse in the river and there was a guy took his body out and bury him, because I think this is his job , looking for dead people in river then bury their bodies in Najaf , he’s doing that for humanity purposes only, I talked to this guy and he said” that he tried hard to contact those dead people families but some of them doesn’t have any contact details in their pockets so I just bury them and if I find their IDs I put their Name sign on their graves and pray for them every night”, I tried hard to give him money to what he did and he refused and said “ God will reward me “ !
Then she said “His corpse brought happiness to me” !
God Bless you!
Nibras
3 comments:
Nibras - just to let you know I still you check your blog for your news - so keep them flowing! You are a bright star that deserves the best. Tareq
Nibras - just to let you know I still check your blog - really hope you are well.. You are a true star and deserve the best..
Nibras--
I have not heard from you in awhile, and I am starting to worry again. Every day, I am more heartsick about the wanton destruction of your country, and the willfully blind ignorance of my country.
Earlier today, I was reading different book 'reviews' on amazon.com, and found an American idiot who was unhappy with Thomas Hicks 'Fiasco,' the book criticizing the American military in Iraq. This moron claimed the 'problem' with americans is that we aren't willing to do what 'needs to be done,' and listed four policy points that would end the Iraq conflict in 'one week.' Of course, all four were brutal and inexcusable war crimes. I was furious, and took the time to write what I considered a measured response (in other words, I did not use any bad words--but that was really hard).
If you will allow it, and you think this is appropriate, I would like you to post my response on your web site, because I want the Iraqi people to know that not ALL Americans are ignorant savages or fools....Maybe not even 'most,' but we are working on it.
My thoughts are with you, and please let all your fans know how you are doing.
Take care--and all my best to you in this time of struggle.
Bill Abendroth
My Response:
Mr. Garrett, I hardly know how to begin to respond to your final solution (to coin a phrase) to the crisis in Iraq. You do realize that enabling our men (sic) 'to kill anyone who resists US forces in Iraq, with extreme prejudice, by any means necessary' was the same rationalization and marching orders given to the SS-Einatzgruppen during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, the Japanese troops in Nanking, the Turk genocide against the Armenians, the Serbian aggression against Bosnia and the Croats--in a word, you are calling for the exact same crimes against humanity that were (and still are) unequivocally condemned at Nuremberg. In fact, after the Second World War, close to (I believe) 800 Japanese officers were executed for issuing those very same orders you advocate.
Next, in terms of you sending all prisoners at Guantanamo to a location 'off the map' and 'doing what you want there,' are you aware of how many prisoners at Guantanamo have been convicted of any crime, terrorism or otherwise? Here's a hint: it rhymes with 'zero.' Why is that? Maybe because--surprisingly--of this gang compromising the 'worst of the worst' who had to be tied up, blindfolded, gagged, and ears blocked to keep from 'chewing through the plane's cables' to crash the plane, over HALF of the original group have been cleared (and most of them released), because they engaged in no 'terroristic activity' whatsoever. Before sending these men to be tortured to death (or until they make up the story you want to hear), you might deign to look at Moazzam Begg's 'Enemy Combatant, My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar.' Of course, there is also the problem that one of the key hallmarks of brutal totalitarian regimes is their tendency to incarcerate their perceived 'enemies' without trial and 'disappear' them. Is that your America? You want to stand with the worst of the military dictatorships in Argentina, Brasil, and Chile? How proud are the Argentines about their history of 'los disparacidos'?
You admire the brutality that the French used in answering the anti-colonial aspirations of the third world. Good old 'pour encourager les autres.' How's that working out for you in Algeria and Indochina? Or anywhere, for that matter? As I recall, one of the leading inspirations of 1968's popular uprising that brought down the French Government was the embarrassment, anger, and rage over the French military's betrayal of the principles of the French people.
You have the audacity to call for nuclear strikes (five, count 'em, five), not only against states you personally deem as 'terror sponsors,' but you also state that those nations and targets should be chosen 'randomly.' You are aware (but probably not) that collective punishments against unrelated civilian populations is a war crime against humanity, and a violation of pretty much everything that civilized people believe it. Moreover, tell me, just how do you decide who sponsors terror? Pakistan, because their Intelligence Service created, built, nurtured, and now protects the Taliban? Afghanistan, because after the attacks on 9/11, Jalaluddin Haqani became the US forces number three target--but before 9/11, he was the CIA's favorite mujahideen commander? Or maybe because the largest recipient of US aid in fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan--Gulbuddin Hekmatyar--and Sayaf (the largest recipient of Saudi aid) both became leading lions in the Taliban, and protectors & promoters of al qaida? Maybe you should bomb Saudi Arabia, because it's their money building all the schools preaching Wahhabism/Salafism throughout the world. Of course, after the bombing of Saudia Arabia, explaining those pictures of President Bush walking along holding hands with crown prince Abdullah may be hard to explain. Or maybe bomb Iraq, because EVERYONE knew that the Iraqis were big supporters of al Qaida and bin Laden, were building chemical & biological WMDs, had an active program to build a nuclear bomb with yellow cake uranium from Niger, and were the puppet masters behind 9/11. After all: You can't let the smoking gun be in the form of a nuclear mushroom cloud. Or how about Libya, because everyone knows Gaddafi is wholly incorrigible, and would never, ever stop running a terrorist state?
Then, you want to pick and choose which leaders should be murdered...Just like the Kennedys did with Patrice Lumumba in Congo/Zaire, installing and supporting Mobutu. Now THAT was money well spent. Or how about 1956, when the US pulled out of the Geneva Peace Accords, refused to allow the election in Vietnam, and installed that great democrat, Diem? Until HE got murdered, and South Vietnam suffered a revolving door of brutal, corrupt incompetents. Or maybe you like Jacobo Arbens, the Guatemalan President who admired FDR--until he was murdered, resulting in a constant, brutal, and endless civil war in Guatemala. And how did that other experiment in 'instant democracy' work out for you in Chile, when we engineered a military coup against Allende? No doubt Chileans today are thankful for our kind intervention.
You claim Americans are losing the war in Iraq because we lack the 'will' to fight. You, Mr. Garrett, are a fool and a hypocrite. You claim that you alone have the stomach and the will to do what it takes to win this war, crimes against humanity be damned. And yet, you lack the 'will' and the stomach to even open *A* book, so that you MIGHT know what you are talking about (maybe). Even if you don't like any of the books I mentioned, you could try 'Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam,' by that noted bleeding heart liberal Lt. Colonel John Nagl. Do you think the good Lt. Colonel advocates turning Iraq into one huge 'free fire zone' or bombing Mecca & Medina, or 'disappearing' all 'suspects'? I'd tell you, only I don't want to ruin the story for you.
Mr. Garrett, on February 14, 1776, Thomas Paine wrote in the introduction to 'Common Sense' that 'The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.' He was correct then, and he is still correct today. What is the 'cause' of your America, Mr. Garrett? That the preservation of Americans' standard of living excuses any and all war crimes against humanity, up to an including using nuclear weapons on random civilian populations? That is exactly what Mr. bin Laden and al qaida are hoping you believe. If you, and I mean you personal Mr. Garrett, have the 'will and the commitment' to 'pay any price, bear any burden for liberty' (whatever 'liberty' means to you), why don't you put your money where your fat mouth is and READ A DAMN BOOK. If you honestly believe turning American teenagers who volunteered for the military to pay for college into einsatzcommandos is not too high a price to pay to preserve our 'freedom,' then I think you shutting your damn mouth until you have read SOMETHING about counterinsurgency (Learning to Eat Soup is good, and only about 200 pages) is not too much to ask.
If you are feeling really ambitious, you might also try and find an example where the ends of American militarism justified the means. Here's a hint: the military coup against Iran's President Mossadegh--that's not one of them. IMHO, the problem with justifying your means by your ends, is that you never do make it to the ends--all you are is your 'means.' But I could be wrong.
In conclusion, Mr. Garrett: You embarrass yourself. You embarrass me. And you embarrass America.
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