Abeer al Janabi as a child, new picture (RIP you sweet girl)

http://suomenkuvalehti.fi/kuvat/2009/05/23/iraq-rape-slaying-victims
Iraq Rape Slaying Victims

This undated photo released by the U.S. District Court and introduced by the prosecution as an exhibit in the trial of former Army Pfc. Steven Green in Paducah, Ky., shows Abeer Qassim al-Janabi as a young girl in Iraq. Green, convicted of raping and killing al-Janabi and murdering her family was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, May 21, 2009 in a case that drew attention to the emotional and psychological strains on soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-iraq-rape-slaying-victims,0,2311379.story

This undated photo released by the U.S. District Court and introduced by the prosecution as an exhibit in the trial of former Army Pfc. Steven Green in Paducah, Ky., shows Abeer Qassim al-Janabi as a young girl in Iraq. Green, convicted of raping and killing al-Janabi and murdering her family was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, May 21, 2009 in a case that drew attention to the emotional and psychological strains on soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court via The Courier-Journal) (AP / May 22, 2009)

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — The beautiful, dark-haired girl in the photograph stands near a wall in pre-invasion Iraq. What is unseen and now lost, her family says, is her dream of moving to the big city and getting married.

"Abeer was a strong woman," said her aunt, Ameena Hamza Rashid al-Janabi. "She was very proud to be young."

Relatives of the girl, Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, and prosecutors detailed the teen's hopes and life during the civilian trial of former Pfc. Steven Dale Green, 24, in western Kentucky. They showed pictures of the family at home, and relatives recounted their aspirations for a better life....(more)

food to eat. That should be a given, not a "dream," but the illegal invasion has made that such an unlikely thing in Iraq that people can only dream about it.

"He had a dream he would live and eat like all the other people," Farras said. "He had a dream he would have a house one day. He had a dream the kids would finish college." Kassem's wife of 25 years, Fakhriya, was described by her sons as a good cook and stay-at-home mom who wanted a home and furniture of her own, not borrowed, Farras said.

"My parents are not like anyone else," said Mohammed, who shared a bedroom with his five family members.

Abeer, the oldest child, was a typical teenager in a rural area — hopes for new clothes and a life in the big city, Baghdad in her case. Soldiers who testified in Green's trial said Abeer looked older than her early teens, with one soldier pegging her age at about 20.

Hadeel, shown in pictures with dark hair like her sister, loved a sweet plant that grew in the yard, was playful but not very mischievous, Ahmed al-Janabi said. The older brothers and little sister enjoyed games of hide and seek. "She was good and she would play with me," said Ahmed, who didn't give his age.

other than their ID pictures. Some of us guessed that they didn't have the money, and what with her growing up mostly under the USA occupation, probably didn't have access to personal photography like we are used to here.

Yes they are under a lot of stress.
There are murdering rapists in the U.S.
The war environment probably makes it easier to get away with awful crimes.
We take murdering rapists from the U.S. and put them in a war environment.
And then we draw the conclusion that war causes people to become murdering rapists.

I know hard core soldiers who are very good at their job which is to kill the enemy, and very good human beings when they are not on the job.

So much beauty. So much ugliness.

not that it would make the rape ok. but i think they kind of wanted to imply it wasn't rape.

and everyone knows crimes against children are always bring more sympathy than against adults.

wasn't the movie Redacted based on this horrible event ? and scum like O'Reilly and other whores had a problem with the movie because it showed soldiers in a negative light. not all soldiers are bad. most are good.

but why should be hide the horror commited by the bad ones. after all we don't justify torture, war etc based on the few also.

See, she looked older, so she deserved what happened to her, right? :argh:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gEGFPQV9D_wMqdr46GE5bW3JXZAAD98C9JMO0

What about the emotional and psychological strains on citizens living in Iraq and Afghanistan??
WTF?

This family is forever scarred. It will be generations if ever before they "forget" this girl and others like her.

But noooooooooooo we had to go over there with our Bushit and gung ho attitude.
Don't you feel so much safer now?

Do I really need to put a sarcasm thingie here? oh forget it.

the guys who did it are scum. they were after her long before they actually decided to rape her. it wasn't a case where guys can't handle it and then they suddenly snap and just start shooting.

this was planned. they had been sending signals about how "good" the girl was to her own mother. the girl was scared for a long time but they assured her that they would do nothing to harm her.

...this had to do with a bunch of soldiers deciding it was their right to "help themselves" to the local girls, and "using a little more drastic methods" when they couldn't get their way.

:puke:

"This undated photo released by the U.S. District Court and introduced by the prosecution as an exhibit in the trial of former Army Pfc. Steven Green in Paducah, Ky., shows Abeer Qassim al-Janabi as a young girl in Iraq. Green, convicted of raping and killing al-Janabi and murdering her family was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, May 21, 2009

in a case that drew attention to the emotional and psychological strains on soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

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And yes, these guys are scum and planned to do her harm, but IMO the article was blaming it on the psychological strain. And there is NO EXCUSE they can use to dismiss this atrocity.

they looked at me blankly while I told them the crime, hadn't heard of this though they remember Menchaca and Tucker getting killed (which was possible retaliation) since they were "our guys".

This picture breaks my heart again. She looks what, 5, 6, 7? About the age her little sister was. About the age of nieces of mine.

this picture. I agree, far to few know about this incident.- I think some people don't want to know, because it's painful to confront the horror that is a result of"US" actions.

This picture gives her a voice still. It speaks of the child who had innocence, dreams, hopes, and a lifetime ahead of her. The child who will never grow old-

None of the million dead Iraqis deserve what we have inflicted on them.

they had a responsibility to put their own on trial, since he committed the crime while in uniform. Foisting Green off to civilian court is a black mark on the US Army.

Green wanted to be tried by military. His attorney filed many things trying to get that since then he would not have had the possibility of death or life without parole.

Since he was now a civilian, this was where he was tried. His buddies got 8-90 yrs, with parole after 7-10 yrs. I am glad Green will be locked up longer

who are actually suffering from it have a difficult time getting help and are considered losers if they seek help.

these fuckers had been using their power to go to the home regularly to "search". probably to see the girl and maybe get an idea of things for when they planned to commit their disgusting acts.