The Occupation is Damned

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A group of US troops and members of the new, hooded "Iraqi Civil Defence Force"--a militia in all but name--turned up afterwards in those all-too-vulnerable Humvees. Their comrades had been the target and within an hour they were handing out coloured pamphlets--produced for just such an occasion by the occupation authorities--which some of the shopkeepers, sweeping their shattered glass into the street, threw into the gutters in anger.

One showed a group of children, with the legend: "The terrorists and troublemakers are putting bombs on both sides of the roads and highways and they don't care about who gets hurt ... You, the citizens of Iraq, hold the key to stopping this violence against your people." But to people blasted by just such a bomb, this was a heavy sell. "The terrorists wish to make anyone a victim--women, children, mothers, fathers," the leaflet said. "These terrorists care about nothing except fear and darkness. Their aim is to destroy your new freedom and your self-government ... Tell the police and coalition forces about any information you have."

It was a bad time to ask the people of Karradah to be collaborators....

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