help the refugee agencies.

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday March 21, 2003 13:11 by iosaf

to leave Iraq is not only dangerous because of Saddam's troops and the invasion force

it is dangerous because of climate conditions.

Iraq has natural borders of desert and mountains.
Any refugee attempting to flee must carry enough water to drink.
The route south to Kuwait/ Saudi/ Iran neccesitates ten litres of Water a day.
No refugees will be capable of making the journey.
They will die.

The only routes that are likely for people to survive are east to Iran which will bring them through seperatist Suni muslim militia territories. Suni militia crossed the border three weeks ago. It is most likely that ethnic /religious selection will be made.

The wrong refugees will be killed or denied water.

Iran is preparing for the influx of two million people.
Jordan too expects a similar amount of people.
Jordan already is host to two million Palestinian refugees and will not offer permanent residence to any Iraqis who make the journey now, that would mean refugees outnumbering Jordanian citizens.

If you can afford to make a donation do.
Google for Oxfam/intermon.
or Amnesty.
Google for the Kurdistani groups.
Turkish troops are present in the North of Iraq to stop refugees entering Turkish Kurdistan.
You can presume murder will play a preventative role.

The USA accounted for 20% of it's Rice exports in Food Aid to Afghanistan after attacking the Taliban. As of this morning the U.S. Rice and grain reserves have again been allocated as "humanitarian aid". Only the USA has input into this humanitarian programe which shall account for 20% of U.S. rice and grain exports.

I do not at this stage need spell out the evil implicit in that "massage" of figures.

When you contact the embassies, when you knock on the door, or when you go to your TDs "clinic" which many of you will do, ask these questions...
1. where is the water coming from to ensure safe passage?
2. where is the food coming from?
3. where are the tents coming from?
4. how will the death toll be explained?

This campaign shall displace over five million people in the next six months.
Many of them will not be strong enough to survive the displacement.
Ask your representatives and the representatives of the USA will there be any memorial to the children and elderly too weak to survive this liberation of their country from a despot maintained and armed by the USA throughout his early years?