OMG, Iraqis evacuated from Lebanon need assistance in Iraq

[uppityperson]

Wow, what next for these people?
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/4851c51998d2f84bdde81aa44c111f19.htm

IRAQ: Dozens of Iraqis evacuated from Lebanon require urgent assistance

Dozens of Iraqis who fled Lebanon after the Israeli offensive began on 12 July have now reached the Iraqi capital, Baghdad and urgently need assistance, Iraqi officials said.

"They have lost everything they had and now depend on assistance from relatives, most of whom are living in poverty," said Diyar Salushi, a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ali Hussein, 38, an Iraqi who worked as a cabinet maker in Beirut said that when the Israeli offensive started, he and his five family members tried to flee to the mountains. "Later we learnt that our house and office were totally destroyed," he said.

The Iraqi embassy helped them to leave the country. "But our situation is critical here since we do not have a home, money or job and the children are sick with no medicines," Hussein said.

According to Salushi, about 800 Iraqis have been safely transported to Syria but only about 100 have returned to Iraq. He said so far officials know of two Iraqis who have died during the bombardment in Lebanon....(moe@link)

[MadMaddie]

1. That's the * cabals foreign policy for you....

there is no place but down...

[Fridays Child]

2. Something about frying pans and fires...

...and I'm trying not to take my own living conditions quite so much for granted.

[uppityperson]

3. I know, it isn't funny at all, but I am laughing at the sadness of it all.

[Fridays Child]

4. I know, and "there but for fortune go you and I."

:(