If you've never heard of Michael Yon, prepare to be impressed, and at the same time, appalled, by what follows. Yon is a blogger, embedded with the military ON THE GROUND in Iraq, funding his stay with the troops through donations and private contributions, bringing us an eyewitness account of the things that happen over there.
After reading over some of his writings, especially the one I'm going to discuss today, I can't imagine how, with this information available, the Democrats are so willing and ready to abandon the Middle East to al-Queda. I honestly can NOT imagine living under the shadow of these people, knowing what I know now, in detail, concerning the lengths that these people will go to to instill terror and fear in the hearts of those they intend to subjugate.
If you have had any doubts that these people are barbaric, cruel, and ruthless, then put yourself in the situation that you're about to read from Michael Yon's writings and see if you can do anything other than feel absolutely sickened...
Since my reporting of the massacre at the al Hamari village, many readers at home have asked how anyone can know that al Qaeda actually performed the massacre. The question is a very good one, and one that I posed from the first hour to Iraqis and Americans while trying to ascertain facts about the killings.
No one can claim with certainty that it was al Qaeda, but the Iraqis here seem convinced of it. At a meeting today in Baqubah one Iraqi official I spoke with framed the al Qaeda infiltration and influence in the province. Although he spoke freely before a group of Iraqi and American commanders, including Staff Major General Abdul Kareem al Robai who commands Iraqi forces in Diyala, and LTC Fred Johnson, the deputy commander of 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the Iraqi official asked that I withhold his identity from publication. His opinion, shared by others present, is that al Qaeda came to Baqubah and united many of the otherwise independent criminal gangs.
Speaking through an American interpreter, Lieutenant David Wallach who is a native Arabic speaker, the Iraqi official related how al Qaeda united these gangs who then became absorbed into “al Qaeda.” They recruited boys born during the years 1991, 92 and 93 who were each given weapons, including pistols, a bicycle and a phone (with phone cards paid) and a salary of $100 per month, all courtesy of al Qaeda. These boys were used for kidnapping, torturing and murdering people.
At first, he said, they would only target Shia, but over time the new al Qaeda directed attacks against Sunni, and then anyone who thought differently. The official reported that on a couple of occasions in Baqubah, al Qaeda invited to lunch families they wanted to convert to their way of thinking. In each instance, the family had a boy, he said, who was about 11 years old. As LT David Wallach interpreted the man’s words, I saw Wallach go blank and silent. He stopped interpreting for a moment. I asked Wallach, “What did he say?” Wallach said that at these luncheons, the families were sat down to eat. And then their boy was brought in with his mouth stuffed. The boy had been baked. Al Qaeda served the boy to his family.
Let's read that last bit again, one more time, to make sure that it soaks in sufficiently, shall we?
I asked Wallach, “What did he say?” Wallach said that at these luncheons, the families were sat down to eat. And then their boy was brought in with his mouth stuffed. The boy had been baked. Al Qaeda served the boy to his family.
Sit back, envision that in your minds. Those of you who are parents, imagine your child being brought out roasted like a pig at a luau and presented to you as dinner. Will your mind allow you to go there? I pray to God that you can't envision it. But it is happening. Today. In the 21st Century, on planet Earth, this is happening. This isn't something from Steven King or Clive Barker or Wes Craven. This is al-Queda.
Is this what we want for the children and families of Iraq? Can you IMAGINE the wholesale slaughter of civilians if we withdraw?
Now consider this. Should we withdraw from Iraq at this point,right now, at this stage, how much time would al-Queda need to grow strong enough to begin anew in their attempts to come HERE to OUR shores? How strong will we allow them to become? How effective will we be in protecting ourselves when they finally DO go into full assault mode on the United States?
Go hug your children and think about these things. Look at your children, ask yourself, "can we afford to allow this evil to exist?" I think you'll find the answers in their eyes...
Especially if you envision them roasted and the main course on the dinner table.
This cannot be allowed to continue.
Once and Always (and maybe some of you understand better why now), an American Fighting Man
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