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More Saddam Victims Unearthed
Among experts on the American-led team investigating Iraq's mass graves, the skeletal remains lying face-up at the rear of the tangled grave here have been given a name the Blue Man that speaks for a sorrowful familiarity developed by some of those who work with victims of mass murder.But more than his blue shirt, and his blue-striped trousers, what distinguishes the remains is the way they speak for the terror of death under Saddam Hussein. The man was thrown backward by automatic weapons fire, his eyes blindfolded and his arms tied behind his back, his skull jerked upward at the neck, his fleshless mouth gaping, his two rows of teeth stretched apart, as though in a primal scream. An example of what the NYT can do right, especially when their best correspondent - John Burns - is at the keyboard. I know someone who went on this trip, he said the remains were incredible, and every bit as dramatic as Burns describes. The commitment and investment of America and Americans (and in this case, the usual band of others like Aussies, Brits, etc.) in doing so many right things in Iraq can be hard to discern through the fog and tragedies and mistakes of war, but it's a story to be proud of, and one hopefully Iraqis will appreciate some day. Posted by: Verlaine in Iraq 2006-06-05 |
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