Millions of refugees flee fighting in Iraq

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/world/5028132.html

DAMASCUS, SYRIA — Nafei Hanna did not want to betray his brother, but he was scared. His captors had guns; he did not. They could see; he was blindfolded. They threatened to cut off his head if he did not cooperate.

He gave in. He told them his brother Sabri's name and confirmed that Sabri, too, worked for the Americans in Iraq. Then his relatives handed over $30,000 in ransom money, and Hanna, badly beaten, was set free. His brother stayed on the job despite the threat.

Eight days later, Sabri's body was found by the side of the road outside Baghdad. "Death caused by gunshot wound," read the death certificate.

Hanna got the message, especially after his eldest son, also a driver for the Americans, was held for ransom. No one who worked with the Americans was safe. He buried his brother, took his family and fled.

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1. K&R

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2. Millions of people who didn't want to ever harm Americans

And we are doing this to them.

Don

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3. These could have been millions of people who would have admired the USA if we played our cards right

Now they hate us. And their children's children will hate us.

Occupation is one of the worst forms of terrorism there is.

You have to live with it every single day. I bet it eats at your soul over time.

Don