Marwa, Tabarek, and Safia Abbas were dark-haired beauties, aged 11, 8, and 5. They could be from anywhere, but until recently they lived in Baghdad. Note I refer to them in the past tense.
According to the Times, their family was agonizing how to tell their injured father that an American bomb killed his daughters. �It wasn�t just ordinary love,� they said. �He was crazy about them.�
So much for photos. The most haunting quote has come from a military man, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd.
�The dog has caught the car,� he said.
Indeed. Some fools may think the war in Iraq is over. In truth, it has just begun. And we all know what happens to dogs that catch cars...
Denise Giardina The Charleston Gazette (West Virginia) May 12, 2003 reprinted in Common Dreams May 13
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