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Iraqi Civilian Deaths ... caused by Bush's unprovoked war

 

Falluja resident tells of trauma
(BBC, 12 November 2004)
A five-year-old Iraqi girl has arrived in Britain, having been orphaned when a US missile destroyed her family's home in Falluja. Ayisha Saleem was brought here six days ago by her uncle, Mohammad, who decided to leave after the 4 October attack. . . . The US military says it used precision strikes to take out insurgents loyal to Abu Musab al-Zaqawi. . . . The attack happened before it stepped up its offensive on the city last week. . . . Mohammad said he was dazed when he first heard of the bombing. . . . Why would anybody demolish the house of an innocent family?" he asked. . . . He said that Ayisha has yet to ask about her mother, uncle and grandparents, but "she knows something has happened". . . . When he went to his sister's house, he said the experience was traumatic. . . . "I found her dead with her unborn baby and a three-year-old son. . . . "I started wrapping her in blankets but I collapsed. . . . "When I woke up I can't describe the feelings. I'll never see such a crime in my life, I don't think I'll see such a crime in the future." . . . He left Falluja shortly after, and said he cannot understand why others have stayed. . . . "When I left...Falluja I noticed many families still there. I noticed kids playing in the streets so I stopped. . . . "I asked 'why don't you leave, don't you know the Americans are coming?' . . . 'The guy told me 'we'll never leave Falluja'." . . . He is highly critical of the American military. . . . "I think this is mass destruction, a mass punishment for everyone in there. . . . "I think it's a crime against humanity." . . . Red Crescent spokeswoman Firdoos al-Ubadi said Falluja was a "disaster", with doctors unable to reach most Iraqi casualties and medical equipment virtually non-existent. . . . Residents trapped in the battered city said they could smell the stench of decomposing bodies.

posted by Lorenzo 11:35 AM