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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-04 07:58 PM
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A Letter from an Iraqi Mother to the Mothers of the Americans killed
A Letter from an Iraqi Mother to the Mothers of the Americans Killed in Fallujah
http://www.albasrah.net/maqalat/english/0404/letter_050404.htm

“Your sons have killed our fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Your sons have stolen, pillaged, raped, polluted the earth and the water, and burnt the fields. In fact, dear sisters, your sons are the real barbarians, the murderers, and criminals. Therefore, please don't blame us for hating them.”


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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-04 08:06 PM
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1. Can words like this give rise to a movement?
How would most mothers reply?

Sorrow. Sorrow. The entire world. Sorrows.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-04 08:09 PM
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2. It's not helpful
but not unreasonable. The people of Iraq cannot go after those really responsible, only those Americans they see.

The job of going after those really responsible for this mess is left to those who are in this country.

People just have to decide how long they are willing to let this go on. The longer this goes on the higher the price we pay every day and the higher the eventual bill. Interest and penalties accrue....
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-04 08:13 PM
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3. i went to the website
some very powerful pictures-some really gruesome pictures of the babies...
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