Moral Challenges in Iraq
The occupation of Iraq by the Americans and British continues to throw up challenges to our morality. Yesterday's story of a father being forced by sheiks to kill his son was an absolute tear-jerker.
A cousin said "The darkness of life here now is like the 16th century. We accept the law, but the debt to the families of the others who were killed might have been settled with money, not blood".
And listen to Salem the grief-stricken father: "This is the most difficult period of my life - it will stay with me forever; I relive it every hour. No father should kill his own son, no matter what he has done. A father should only forgive a son for his wrong-doing. It wasn't my decision."
Salem broke down. A cousin continued: "Salem was put in a tight circle and the only exit was to kill Sabah. You must understand the feelings in this man's heart after killing his own boy."
But how will Salem cope with this emotional burden? It was Salem who answered: "It is our destiny. We have to face what the gods bring to us."
# posted by geoff @ 3:56 pm
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