Statement by the Centre for Democratic Studies and
Human Rights in Falluja
In the Name of God the Most Merciful …
And now the
As a result of the frequent mistakes
of the US administration, careless and criminal towards our people, and in the
midst of the river of blood which is what the occupation forces want, today, 7
September 2004, heavy and violent bombing has begun, with the use of all types
of weapons, including those prohibited by international convention, such as
cluster bombs. Under this bombing, the occupying military forces are advancing
from many points, revealing once again their brutality, after all the blood
that was spilled in the Holy City of Najaf.
We ask all religious and political
organizations, of all tendencies, local, Arab and international, to condemn
this new massacre, today being perpetrated against the heroic Falluja, and to
raise their voices to prevent this renewed violation of human rights, as
occurred in April this year in this city.
We further ask all honest Iraqis to
stand together and not to allow the occupiers and their stooges to violate the
symbol of our honour. We ask them to refuse the occupation and to defend the
victims, even simply with their words.
Despite the fierce aggression and
the tragedy we are living through, we heard of the kidnapping of two Italian
women, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, aid workers for “A Bridge to
We want the kidnappers and the whole
world to know that these women are among the few who helped the people of
Falluja and the Iraqi people and even helped the wounded.
Their good deeds speak for
themselves. Therefore, we want those who are holding them captive to know that
it is not in the tradition of honest Arabs and Muslims to take woman hostage or
to speculate on them.
There is no reason at all that could
ever justify violence against innocent human beings to avenge the crimes of
guilty rulers or mercenaries.
For this reason, from the liberated
city of
The best example we can give you of
the goodness of these two women is the support they provided to the people of
Falluja during the fighting last April when, together with some journalists and
peace activists, they offered themselves as human shields in the attempt to
rescue some civilians who were besieged in the Al-Askari
neighbourhood.
Is this the reward they deserve? God
the most merciful and compassionate said that those who perform an act of
goodness shall reap its benefits, while those who perform a bad deed will see
it turn against themselves.
God spoke the truth.
Centre for Democratic Studies and Human Rights