Riverbend

thinking of Riverbend and the over 4 million refugees inside and outside of Iraq i reread Riverbend's recent post....she puts a human face on the last 4 and a half years of war(briefly) and occupation ....endlessly. now she is living every day as a refugee she decribes this way........

"A refugee is someone who isn’t really welcome in any country- including their own... especially their own."

and this as she describes standing in line with other Iraqi refugees.....interesting thinking of Sunnis, Shia and Kurds standing together, just like they lived before our attack, invasion and occupation. heartbreaking....i am sure i would not be as brave and strong as her.

........"We spent the four hours standing, crouching, sitting and leaning in the line. The sun beat down on everyone equally Sunnis, Shia and Kurds alike. E. tried to convince the aunt to faint so it would speed the process up for the family, but she just gave us a withering look and stood straighter. People just stood there, chatting, cursing or silent. It was yet another gathering of Iraqis – the perfect opportunity to swap sad stories and ask about distant relations or acquaintances."

freedom is on the march.....

read Riverbend's full post here