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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Boy Recovering |
| 2003-04-17 |
| A 12-year-old Iraqi boy who lost his arms and suffered severe burns when a missile struck his Baghdad home was recovering from surgery on Thursday, cheered by gifts from the hospital staff, his plastic surgeon said. The U.S. "liberated" him. Sorry, I couldn't help it. I miss Murat. The boy, who has become a symbol of Iraqi suffering during the war, was elated by the gift of a television set and compact disc player from the hospital staff at the Saud A. Albabtain Center for Burns and Plastic Surgery in Kuwait City, Dr. Imad Najada said Thursday. "He is very happy to see a TV after 21 days," Najada said. "Ali today is much better than yesterday. His general condition is improving, he is more stable than yesterday." Ali was flown to Kuwait by U.S. military aircraft early Wednesday. That's what genuine liberators do. They do everything they can. |
| Posted by:Mike N. |
| #1 That dash in the headline was supposed to be going through the words "Murats' Strawman". I'll have to work on that a bit. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-04-17 15:43:50 |