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I speak to you in fear. I cannot speak to you frankly and freely, first because I am afraid you will misunderstand me, and second because I am terrified that anything I say may result in retaliation against my person. I will only relate the events of my typical day. Every morning I am awakened by the loud sound of low flying American airplane fighters, who fly for hours until even the calmest person is overwhelmed with anxiety. We have no electricity. The general generator which belongs to the people only starts working at noon and for only three hours at a time with one hour break in between. The government electricity comes every six hours for two to three hours and is then shut down for six hours.
I hesitate to go to work, for fear that my car will be the next one blown up, or that I will be hit by a bullet. Many of the students are absent from school; one of my colleagues' uncles was killed by an American bullet as he was leaving the mosque from prayer.
Twelve people have recently been killed and abandoned in the streets, and nobody would identify or even have the courage to touch them. Another common example of our current state is an incident in which an American vehicle crushed a parked car without explanation. The owner of the vehicle came back to see his car demolished and when he sought explanation from witnesses he was told that the road appeared to be too narrow to accommodate the incoming American vehicle.
I ask you, Who is responsible? Who will hear us? Where are our human rights? Nobody is answering. Death is everywhere. Bombs are everywhere. Fear is everywhere.
We, the Iraqi citizens are feeling bewildered and confused. We no longer have an objective or aim. Even if we could identify a vision for our people we don't know how to reach it. And if we figured out what direction we needed to take to reach that vision, the way is either closed, very difficult, or too dangerous. We have lost our trust in everyone; we have lost our faith in everyone, everyone except God. Thank you for caring. Salams.
