did you know that NO vehicles are allowed in Fallujah?

[donsu]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II07Ak04.html


In Fallujah, donkeys tell a tale


A brave new attempt is under way to project that all is well now with Fallujah. Residents know better - or worse.

-snip-

"Of course we are happy to have our city peaceful, but not this way," lawyer Ahmed Hammad told Inter Press Service (IPS). "The local police guided and supported by the US Army have prevented car movements for nearly three months now. They should not be proud of having the city quiet in a way that kills everybody with hunger and disease."

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A journalist who lives in Fallujah told IPS that several local journalists had been detained and warned of trouble for them if they reported anything other than "good news" about Fallujah.

"The media in the West are lying about Fallujah by saying everything is well," said the journalist. "What is so good about a city that lives with no electricity, no water, no fuel, very expensive life necessities, and most important, with no vehicles? Moreover the unemployment is incredibly high."

-snip-

A tour of the city on foot gives the impression of the Dark Ages. People are back to riding donkeys. Everyone IPS spoke with complained of the extremely high price of basic goods, and a lack of work that could raise money to meet those needs.
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the neo cons New Orleaned Fullujah

[Selatius]

1. And nobody in America cares?

I honestly don't think many middle of the road types who dominate America honestly care beyond simply getting their troops home. Sure, nobody wants their son to come home in a coffin, but when people often talk of the dead in this war, they talk about the Americans who died, as if the deaths of Iraqi civilians are invisible.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Yes, I read it somewhere before that all non-military vehicles were banned.

[Kagemusha]

3. Juan Cole mentioned it. I posted that on a Katie Couric thread the other day too

It's an amazing fact. Yeah, if they want to live in the stone age, sure, they can just get rid of cars. No more car bombs. Brilliant stuff.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Progress means donkeys and camels. Until someone starts

implanting explosives in donkey butts, and then livestock will be banned too.

[CJCRANE]

5. Maybe it's the first "eco-town" in Iraq.

"...a city that lives with no electricity, no water, no fuel...and... no vehicles".

[semillama]

6. well, air quality probably has improved.

Just watch out for donkey bombs.

[donsu]

7. not quite - dupleted uraniun is in all of the dust and sand

blowing around and up your nose

[semillama]

8. ah, forgot about that.

I guess in Iraq, every cloud has a depleted uranium lining.

[donsu]

9. a perfect description

nt