even in prisons within our own
country. The people of Iraq
and Afghanistan understand
this and that is why they fight
us so hard!
The electricity is not as
reliable and is not on as often
as it was before we got there.
Unemployment is higher now
than it was under Saddam.
Fewer homes have clean
water than did under Saddam.
The sewer systems are
non-functional and the water
treatment facilities that have
been replaced are reported to
already be breaking down
frequently and for long periods
of time. Hospitals are unable
to handle the number of
people coming in for
treatment for injuries or for
diseases. The US has made
little attempt to add hospitals
or clinics.
When there is no hope all
that is left is desperation.
Desperate people are
dangerous people. People
whose lands are occupied will
fight back against the
occupiers. These are facts of
terrorism!
country. The people of Iraq
and Afghanistan understand
this and that is why they fight
us so hard!
The electricity is not as
reliable and is not on as often
as it was before we got there.
Unemployment is higher now
than it was under Saddam.
Fewer homes have clean
water than did under Saddam.
The sewer systems are
non-functional and the water
treatment facilities that have
been replaced are reported to
already be breaking down
frequently and for long periods
of time. Hospitals are unable
to handle the number of
people coming in for
treatment for injuries or for
diseases. The US has made
little attempt to add hospitals
or clinics.
When there is no hope all
that is left is desperation.
Desperate people are
dangerous people. People
whose lands are occupied will
fight back against the
occupiers. These are facts of
terrorism!
We want you to consider
the message that you hear
on TV and from our
government that terrorists
hate our freedom. Please
read all of this. Terrorism is
an action of last resort and it
almost always comes from
the belief that there is NO
HOPE! The situations that
the United States have
created in Iraq and
Afghanistan seem hopeless
to the people living there!
Why would we accuse this
young girl of wanting to be a
terrorist? Did you see the
lifeless legs in front of her in
the photo? Those legs are
her father! She was
attending school where he
was working as a guard. She
watched him die, she has his
blood on her!
The rate at which people
die in Iraq is MUCH higher
than it was before we went
there. It would be logical for
her to blame the US. We
promised safety, prosperity,
and FREEDOM. People are
not safe there in any manner
now. There are curfews,
unexplained searches,
seizures of personal property,
people are taken from their
homes with little explanation
and no apparent legal cause.
The problems in Abu Grahab
have not been fixed and they
are consistent with problems
in Guantanimo, and Baghram
Airbase in Afghanistan, and
the message that you hear
on TV and from our
government that terrorists
hate our freedom. Please
read all of this. Terrorism is
an action of last resort and it
almost always comes from
the belief that there is NO
HOPE! The situations that
the United States have
created in Iraq and
Afghanistan seem hopeless
to the people living there!
Why would we accuse this
young girl of wanting to be a
terrorist? Did you see the
lifeless legs in front of her in
the photo? Those legs are
her father! She was
attending school where he
was working as a guard. She
watched him die, she has his
blood on her!
The rate at which people
die in Iraq is MUCH higher
than it was before we went
there. It would be logical for
her to blame the US. We
promised safety, prosperity,
and FREEDOM. People are
not safe there in any manner
now. There are curfews,
unexplained searches,
seizures of personal property,
people are taken from their
homes with little explanation
and no apparent legal cause.
The problems in Abu Grahab
have not been fixed and they
are consistent with problems
in Guantanimo, and Baghram
Airbase in Afghanistan, and
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