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July 05,
2005 This July 4, 2005, we citizens of America have nothing to celebrate. Unlike so many of my American brethren who will wave the flag today, cheer and celebrate our own liberation from a vicious king's occupying army 250 years ago, I cannot. For I am a man of conscience whose heart was once as hardened as those flag-wavers. But when I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart and my life, my eyes were opened, my blackened heart was cleansed and my ability to empathize with the various plights of all my fellow humans on this planet was reborn. I am a man who is sick at heart this July 4, 2005, for I know the innocent blood of tens of thousands of my fellow human beings has been needlessly shed in my name, and even worse; on my watch. How can any of us now condemn the German people of 1938 for their failure to act? Saddam Hussein goes down in history as being one of the most unusual of all dictators. Unlike his contemporaries, Saddam Hussein made sure every household in Iraq was armed to the teeth, and I don't mean just hunting rifles and handguns. Hussein made sure his people had fully automatic AK 47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives. Unlike former and present dictators, Saddam promoted and enforced the free expression and practice of all religions, and he supported and promoted education. That's just not consistent with how other dictators have practiced their tyranny. The "Butcher of Baghdad", his sons and his regime were cruel masters. They were vicious, and they did not hesitate to use methods of genocide to subdue those who sought to overthrow them. But I recall the words of an Iraqi statesman, who, when called on the carpet by our own diplomat for Iraq's human rights abuses, replied that our government did exactly what Saddam was accused of at Waco, Texas in 1993. How's that for a verbal slap in the face? This letter moved me very deeply. It is not a hate-filled harangue on the American people. The writer expresses kindness, understanding and even forgiveness, and it broke my heart. Carl F.
Worden From an Iraqi citizen to the American people: We always have thought that you are citizens; away from the savageness which controls many people in the world because you suffered from the injustice of your own occupation more than two hundred and fifty years ago. Therefore, you picked up weapons against the occupiers until you forced him to go out of your state which was a great victory for you. Naturally, this occupier was giving unreasonable justifications for his stay in your country. Like any occupation, no country ever admits that they occupy some land but always says that they are a liberator of the people who are then unable to govern themselves and so on. Such reasons cannot change the origin of occupation. Nowadays, your army is occupying our homeland, destroying our homes and killing our men, women, and our children. The occupation is leaving this country full of chaos to the point we are now facing so many disasters, including suffering from looting and robbery. Sudden attacks and cruel murders have been perpetrated by your army who then prevent all people from submitting judicial complaints. This encourages all soldiers to kill thoughtlessly without any threat of trial. We have seen our Holy Quran desecrated by soldiers, but you continue to say your soldiers do not do what the Mogul and Barbarians did in the lands they occupied. Your soldiers did many immoral acts but your government leaders have done even more. We, the Iraqi people, do not put the responsibility of this on your shoulders because you are a people and not your government. But when the people have a decision in the fate of their country and decide to go in a direction which only benefits the government, this means that the people are satisfied with their governments' actions. When you elected Mr. Bush for the second time, this was a declaration from you of being satisfied with all his acts in violation of the holiness of a state which shares a place with yours in the United Nations Security Council Has the age of occupation returned back to a place where agreements and treaties and international laws which forbid aggression are useless? When the people who chose to defend their land and reject the occupier are then described by your government as a terrorist? How long have you heard that an occupation which continues will have no resistance against it? Do you refer to the patriots of your own country as terrorists in your history books? Have you ever heard that there is a peaceful occupation? One that ended in victory for the occupier? American people, please remember the land of Iraq and remember the Iraqi people and think of yourselves as if you were in our place. In this way you will realize what Iraqis suffer. I am an Iraqi who bears no grudge against any person all over the world. We simply wish that other people may realize our suffering now, especially the people who do not support their thoughtless governments and their aggressive acts. For the people who support these corrupted governments will be responsible for them, and history will hold them responsible for allowing this tragedy to have occurred. This will be a shame on their ancestors who will not be able to hide this black page of history. Thanks to the American people for listening attentively, and I am wishing you reasonableness and the ability to comprehend the truth. Posted by Dahr_Jamail at June 27, 2005 11:04 AM The
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