Message from the people of Fallujah

This letter was sent by representatives of the people of Fallujah to the UN
secretary general Kofi Annan
" 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 US’s 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 tranquillity. 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 immed
iately 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
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PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol-stop-the-war-coalition/message/2813

More than 4 paragraphs because it is a public document with a request to forward.

Posted here and not in news because it is dated yesterday, and the source is not vetted by US military censors.

I wish I could do something more than trying to vote these criminals out of office. My resources are very limited though.

I wish there were a way of having him tried at the Hague.

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I don't even have words anymore for the pain. During Vietnam I was only sort of aware, and there were not the means of communication we now have. It was easy not to know. Today we are aware, and our leaders know full well what is going on...

Now, to know that our own party helped vote for this invasion, most likely recognizing fully what it was about....is almost too much to bear.

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Maybe starting a fund to advertise important messages like these are needed. Perhaps establishing a fund is something tangible that people with limited resources like us can do to reach the public at large.

Anyone interested?

I may be wrong though, don't quote me.

Then you can come back with a concrete figure and maybe a plan may develop from it.

We have to stop * - we have to stop the war.

* is a war criminal. He and his admin will burn in hell for this.

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Did he release the letter to the public, or did it come from the people of Fallujah?

There is no other way to look at it.

The US created Zarqawi ? Anyway what is the point of appealing to the UN ? The UN will not help them, anymore than they will help the people in Darfur. Perhaps if there were oil in Fallujah the UN might be willing to do something.

Hope this scum will be kicked out today. The American people feel your pain.

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for all to see

But somehow the people of Iraq have been made into our enemy. In the one hand we have a note: "Democracy", and in the other we have a weapon of destruction. Just ain't right. The US is beginning(?) to look like a fool. Thanks, George. Yer' fired. Get the hell outta here.

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I would hate to turn you loose with a weapon until you are better informed.

OMG, I hate how Bush has lied to you young people. It is so damn sad!

...and I have edited my reply repeatedly before posting so I can wish you well rather than what I really think you deserve. America has become a monster, and you are its face.

on edit: apologies in advance if I somehow missed the sarcasm in your post, but I don't think so. Enjoy your stay in hell....

and after all, dtf, all Muslims are tewwowists you know.

Israel writ large, and you know no one is allowed to blow the whistle on that other crime against humanity.