Iraq's Valley of Peace

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Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the innocent people killed in the war in Iraq? What happens to the victims of the ruthless revenge killings and the cycle of death we’ve come to call "sectarian violence."

How are their bodies identified? Where do they go? How can they ever find peace?

One option is the Valley of Peace cemetery in Najaf, burial home for several million Iraqi Shiites. It’s one of the largest cemeteries in the world, significant as home to the tomb of Imam Ali, the revered 7th century Shiite leader.

A freelance cameraman recently documented what has become a regular monthly occurrence. Hundreds of unidentified bodies, often impossible to distinguish Shiite from Sunni, are brought almost 100 miles from Baghdad morgues, to rest in the holy Shiite province.

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/10/264350.aspx

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