October 24, 2004

Letters from Iraq

Last week, Voices '04 received three Dear America letters from Iraq, and all at once. Although the letters have sparked interesting discussions, a few of our readers have raised doubts about their authenticity. The readers point out that Voices '04 had not received traffic from Iraq prior to these letters, and that the tone of the letters (at least two of them) seems suspiciously pro-invasion. You be the judge:

Anmar, Farmer in Iraq
"I poor man in Iraq. I know not why Saddam hated us but he kill many of friends and family I had just becuase we are Kurd. I never do anything to him. I not why he hurt us like he did. I don't know and don't care. I just know I am grateful that someone stop him. I am still very poor but at least I not dead. I wish i can say the same for my father and two brothers but can't. Everyday i sad for this but I thankful I still have mother. I can not say words thank you enough US for stop him."
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Abdul Hamid, Accountant in Iraq
"Thank you America for comeing to Iraq and taking Saddam to prison. He is terrible man and he kills many people. My cousin is raped by his sons. Now I am not afraid to live here. Thanks you!"
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Asawi Al-Abdar, Iraq
"My friends are being killed, maimed, and made to fight against their neighbours. At least under Saddam we knew we were Iraqis. Now we are told we are minorities and majorities, Sunni, Shiite, and Kurd. I cannot believe any more that these American soldiers and young men are signs of hope and of a future. I feel anger and I weep for my country. How can this continue?

If I was American I would tell my leader that his young boys and young soldiers must talk to the Iraqis and listen to the cries of the people they are here to protect. If I was American I would read the stories of my people, the Iraqi people, who are being torn apart because of this madness. How can an army save people they cannot understand and will not even listen to? If I was American I would vote with my heart and listen to the cries of these people dying every day just as my dreams of American hope are dying."
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