Iraqi Woman Gives Birth at U.S. Military Camp

Reuters ^ | 4-2-2003

[GraniteStateConservative]

JANE ARRAF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, we're in a village called Sha Idri (ph). And as we mentioned, and as you mentioned, hundreds of thousands of Kurds have fled into the mountains. Most of them are in schools and mosques and tents by the side of the road. But the location we're in now is perhaps unique. In fact, this may be a first. We are coming to you live from an ancient cave in a destroyed Yasiti (ph) village in this town. Now I'll tell you a little bit about the Yasitis, it's a religion, in just a moment.

But first, I want to show you the family that lives here. Now three families are living in this cave. One of the families belongs to Kareem Jilti (ph) and his wife, Nockmor (ph). That's astead (ph), Kareem, Island (ph). And they have 12 children.

Now the children range from Kertistan (ph), who is their firstborn, 18 years old, to the youngest, who is 4 years old. He's running around here somewhere. And in between, their child is Dick Cheney. Dick -- where is Dick?. Dick. That's Dick Cheney. And yes, he was named after the U.S. Defense Secretary.

Dick was born in 1991, and his father says he named him Dick Cheney because they admired the American. Now he was born in '91 during the liberation of Kuwait. And according to his father, if they are expecting another baby anytime soon, they will be naming him George Bush.

[LADY J]

"At the time this report was submitted, the U.S. forces had not killed this baby and had instead opted to kill other babies elsewhere."

They just got confused. It's the DemocRAT party in the USA that's in charge of killing the babies - not our soldiers.

[beaversmom]

Maybe the guy that delivered the baby was named Roger?!?

[Sloth]

LOL... Tom Daschle is saddened, saddened and deeply disappointed to hear that.

[freedom_from_socialism]

But, but, Americans are there to kill the chillrun!

[lilylangtree]

What a wonderful story! More power to our fighting forces who are also compassionate.

[Bigg Red]

The birth is the kind of good publicity U.S. forces sorely need...

Well, let's see if we see this on Brokejaw tonight.

[secret garden]

Why not Georgia?

[ewing]

LOL! I didn't think about that, she is now probably an American citizen since it was a military base..that young Iraqi girl and her mom just won life's lotto!!

[freedom_from_socialism]

"Well, let's see if we see this on Brokejaw tonight."

Don't count on Brokehoe to do anything meaningful.

[COBOL2Java]

Paging Charlie Rangel, paging Charlie Rangel, please call your office...

Senator Daschle, line 2!

[Illbay]

Think this story will make al Jazeera?

[Illbay]

I dunno. There are "communities" here in the states where "Rogenia" would sound very much normal.

[jae471]

Yeah, only in the aJ version, the medics will sell her child into slavery.

[Illbay]

No, they'll sell the MOTHER into slavery. And eat the child.

[anymouse]

Marine ping

[thoughtomator]

Hey everybody! This may be the first citizen of Iraq to be BORN FREE!

[rolling_stone]

Call Baghdad Peter Arnett for some baby milk...

[Churchillspirit]

Georgie was on my mind.

[justshe]

Excellent post! First citizen of Iraq to be born free!