Fw: Message from the People of Fallujah
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From: Couples Company [mailto:couplescompany@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 1:31 PM
To: Laura Dawn Lewis
Subject: Message from the People of Fallujah
The US has now become Israel in the manner that we approach occupation,
conquest and human rights. That is the last thing we want to be. The
below has been authenticated--LDL
http://www.couplescompany.com/Features/Politics/2004/FallujahPlea.htm
Message from the
people of Fallujah
This letter was sent by representatives of the people of Fallujah to the
UN secretary general Kofi Annan and published in the United Kingdom on
October 31, 2004.
"IT IS more than evident that US forces are committing daily acts of
genocide in Iraq. As we write, these crimes are being perpetrated
against the city of Fallujah.
US war planes are launching their most powerful bombs against the
civilian population, killing and wounding hundreds of innocent people.
Their tanks are pounding the city with heavy artillery.
As you know, there is no military presence in the city. There have been
no actions by the resistance in Fallujah in the last few weeks because
negotiations are in progress between representatives of the city and the
Allawi government.
The new bombardment by the US has begun while the people are fasting
during the celebration of Ramadan. Now many of them are trapped in the
ruins of their homes and cut off from any outside assistance.
On the night of 13 October a single US bombardment destroyed 50 houses
and their inhabitants. Is this a crime of genocide or a lesson about US
democracy? The US is committing acts of terror against the people of
Fallujah for only one reason to force them to accept the occupation.
Your Excellency and the whole world know that the US and their allies
have destroyed our country on the pretext of the threat of weapons of
mass destruction.
Now, after their own mass destruction and the killing of thousands of
civilians, they have admitted that they have not found any.
But they have said nothing about the crimes they have committed. The
whole world is silent, and even the killing of Iraqi civilians is not
condemned. Will the US be paying compensation, as it made Iraq do after
the 1991 Gulf War?
We know that we live in a world of double standards. In Fallujah the US
has created a new and shadowy target "Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Al-Zarqawi is a new excuse to justify the USAs criminal actions. A year
has passed since this new excuse was dreamed up, and every time they
attack homes, mosques and restaurants, killing women and children, they
say. We have launched a successful operation against al-Zarqawi.
They will never say they have killed him, because he does not exist. The
people of Fallujah assure you that this person is not in the city, nor
probably anywhere else in Iraq.
Many times the people of Fallujah have asked that if anyone sees
al-Zarqawi they should kill him. We know now that he is nothing but a
phantom created by the US.
Our representatives have repeatedly denounced kidnapping and killing of
civilians. We have nothing to do with any group that acts in an inhumane
manner.
We call on you and the leaders of the world to exert the greatest
pressure on the Bush administration to end its crimes against Fallujah
and pull its army back from the city.
When they left a while ago, the city had peace and tranquility. There
was no disorder in the city. The civil administration here functioned
well, despite the lack of resources.
Our offence is simply that we did not welcome the forces of occupation.
This is our right according to UN Charter, according to international
law and according to the norms of humanity.
It is very urgent that you, along with other world leaders, intervene
immediately to prevent another massacre. We have tried to contact UN
representatives in Iraq to ask them to do this but, as you know, they
are sealed off in the maximum security Green Zone in Baghdad and we are
not allowed access to them.
We want the UN to take a stand on the situation in Fallujah.
Best wishes, in the name of the people of Fallujah, the shura council of
Fallujah, the trade union association, the teachers union, and the
council of tribal leaders "
Kassim Abdullsattar al-Jumaily: President
The Study Center of Human Rights & Democracy
On behalf of the people of Fallujah and for:
Al-Fallujah Shura Council
The Bar Association
The Teacher Union
Council of Tribes Leaders
The House of Fatwa and Religious Education
This letter was first published in the Bristol Stop The War News - U.K
-----Original Message-----
From: Couples Company [mailto:couplescompany@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 1:31 PM
To: Laura Dawn Lewis
Subject: Message from the People of Fallujah
The US has now become Israel in the manner that we approach occupation,
conquest and human rights. That is the last thing we want to be. The
below has been authenticated--LDL
http://www.couplescompany.com/Features/Politics/2004/FallujahPlea.htm
Message from the
people of Fallujah
This letter was sent by representatives of the people of Fallujah to the
UN secretary general Kofi Annan and published in the United Kingdom on
October 31, 2004.
"IT IS more than evident that US forces are committing daily acts of
genocide in Iraq. As we write, these crimes are being perpetrated
against the city of Fallujah.
US war planes are launching their most powerful bombs against the
civilian population, killing and wounding hundreds of innocent people.
Their tanks are pounding the city with heavy artillery.
As you know, there is no military presence in the city. There have been
no actions by the resistance in Fallujah in the last few weeks because
negotiations are in progress between representatives of the city and the
Allawi government.
The new bombardment by the US has begun while the people are fasting
during the celebration of Ramadan. Now many of them are trapped in the
ruins of their homes and cut off from any outside assistance.
On the night of 13 October a single US bombardment destroyed 50 houses
and their inhabitants. Is this a crime of genocide or a lesson about US
democracy? The US is committing acts of terror against the people of
Fallujah for only one reason to force them to accept the occupation.
Your Excellency and the whole world know that the US and their allies
have destroyed our country on the pretext of the threat of weapons of
mass destruction.
Now, after their own mass destruction and the killing of thousands of
civilians, they have admitted that they have not found any.
But they have said nothing about the crimes they have committed. The
whole world is silent, and even the killing of Iraqi civilians is not
condemned. Will the US be paying compensation, as it made Iraq do after
the 1991 Gulf War?
We know that we live in a world of double standards. In Fallujah the US
has created a new and shadowy target "Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Al-Zarqawi is a new excuse to justify the USAs criminal actions. A year
has passed since this new excuse was dreamed up, and every time they
attack homes, mosques and restaurants, killing women and children, they
say. We have launched a successful operation against al-Zarqawi.
They will never say they have killed him, because he does not exist. The
people of Fallujah assure you that this person is not in the city, nor
probably anywhere else in Iraq.
Many times the people of Fallujah have asked that if anyone sees
al-Zarqawi they should kill him. We know now that he is nothing but a
phantom created by the US.
Our representatives have repeatedly denounced kidnapping and killing of
civilians. We have nothing to do with any group that acts in an inhumane
manner.
We call on you and the leaders of the world to exert the greatest
pressure on the Bush administration to end its crimes against Fallujah
and pull its army back from the city.
When they left a while ago, the city had peace and tranquility. There
was no disorder in the city. The civil administration here functioned
well, despite the lack of resources.
Our offence is simply that we did not welcome the forces of occupation.
This is our right according to UN Charter, according to international
law and according to the norms of humanity.
It is very urgent that you, along with other world leaders, intervene
immediately to prevent another massacre. We have tried to contact UN
representatives in Iraq to ask them to do this but, as you know, they
are sealed off in the maximum security Green Zone in Baghdad and we are
not allowed access to them.
We want the UN to take a stand on the situation in Fallujah.
Best wishes, in the name of the people of Fallujah, the shura council of
Fallujah, the trade union association, the teachers union, and the
council of tribal leaders "
Kassim Abdullsattar al-Jumaily: President
The Study Center of Human Rights & Democracy
On behalf of the people of Fallujah and for:
Al-Fallujah Shura Council
The Bar Association
The Teacher Union
Council of Tribes Leaders
The House of Fatwa and Religious Education
This letter was first published in the Bristol Stop The War News - U.K
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