MASS GRAVE UNCOVERED [15,000 Iraqi's]

Sky News ^ | 5/13/03

[Ranger]

Up to 15,000 bodies found

MASS GRAVE UNCOVERED

The remains of 15,000 people killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein have been found in mass graves in central Iraq.

 

The graves were discovered last week in the central city of Hilla, site of ancient Babylon, the Iraqi National Congress (INC) said.

The bodies are thought to date back to the Shiite uprising that followed the US withdrawal from Iraq in 1991.

"In the last week, four sites have been discovered in Al-Hilla city alone, with approximately 15,000 bodies," said Entifadh Qanbar, a spokesman of the INC.

'Collecting bones'

"Citizens are excavating with great sadness and no assistance, collecting bones.

"Mothers and fathers are trying to identify their children with ID cards and scraps of clothes that they were last seen in," he said.

	Iraqis uncover skull in Hilla

 

He appealed to the US-led coalition's Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, and other organisations to help the Iraqi people account for hundreds of thousands still missing.

A US army official in Hilla could not confirm the find in the graves, situated around 60 miles south of Baghdad.

Torture

But a spokesman from the Iraqi National Congress said that over a million people were killed during Saddam's reign.

He also said that there was evidence of torture and murder among the 15,000 bodies found in Hilla.

US marines at the site said the bones included those of children aged around 10-12.

The International Committee of the Red Cross announced at the end of April that it had contacted coalition forces and a number of aid agencies to try to check numerous reports about mass graves in Iraq.

[Ranger]

All the worry about WMD and all we keep turning up are bodies. Guess the war wasn't justified afterall.

[VaBthang4]

Lets see the Liberals ignore this one.

[Larry Lucido]

Never mind the 15,000 bodies. Where are the weapons of mass destruction?

/sarcasm

[eyespysomething]

"Citizens are excavating with great sadness and no assistance, collecting bones. "Mothers and fathers are trying to identify their children with ID cards and scraps of clothes that they were last seen in," he said.

That's just sad. It sounds like a good job for the weasly nations to do, helping these people, you know if they really want to help!

[LurkedLongEnough]

The graves were discovered last week ...

Sky News: "But we just got our typewriters yesterday..."

[Wild Irish Rogue]

Garofoolo always said that the reason she didn't protest against Clinton's Kosovo action, was because that was about genocide and therefore justified.How many mass graves have to be unearthed for the word "genocide" to be used in connection with Iraq? I'm sure Hollywood and the left has a number-it's probably one more than whatever the total is-in any Bush war.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I hope these were intentional deaths and not accidental ones. I'd hate to see charges filed against Saddam for Peace Crimes. That would be deeply saddening.

[ASA Vet]

Never mind the 15,000 bodies. Where are the weapons of mass destruction?

A series quagmire for sure.

[AdA$tra]

I am somewhat ashamed that we abandoned these people in '91. I understand the political issues involved but look at the cost of obsequesence to the UN.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The 'Rats attitude: "Who cares? They are already dead. What about WMD's?"

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I think you nailed it.

[bruin66]

Probably put there by GWB...

[SouthernFreebird]

Amen

[occam's chainsaw]

These idiots (...and these idiots, and these idiots, etc.) ought to be forced to see these graves first-hand!

[ImpotentRage]

Yeah. If I read one more article about us not finding WMD's I am going to scream.

[skeeter]

Lets see the Liberals ignore this one.

If the libs could ignore the 10 million killed by Stalin ignoring 15k is child's play.

[ezo4]

"If the libs could ignore the 10 million killed by Stalin ignoring 15k is child's play. "

Really - In a very liberal part of the wacky city of Seattle close enough to me to boycot, (the entire city) they actually have a statue of Stalin. They like the guy enough to put a statue up.

[SW6906]

Containment was working....

< \sarcasm >