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Al Sadr’s Sins
To the editor: I’m writing in response to the article by K.R. Anderson entitled “Elephant Hunting” (On Second Thought, Aug. 18, 2004). I’m a soldier currently stationed in Iraq (I read Fort Worth Weekly from the internet). First off, I’m quite sure I haven’t seen very much unbiased reporting on a lot we’ve done over here from either British or American media. Ms. Anderson can choose to believe what she wants to believe of what she’s fed by either. It doesn’t really matter to me. However, I do take exception to her referring to Muqtada al Sadr as a “defender of his homeland.” I’ve had a chance to see up close what he and his Mahdi army are capable of. Of course you don’t get many western reporters telling you how he and his militia have terrorized and killed those who don’t do as the rebel leader says they should. As for the reference to Ruby Ridge and Waco, neither of those leaders was wanted for murder (another small detail she seems to have overlooked), and the U.S. military has been as cautious as possible not to cause undue damage to the holy sites the Mahdi Army is fighting from. If the writer’s worried about reporting the facts, I suggest she get on a plane, get over here, and spend some time with the soldiers on the ground — unlike so many reporters who rarely seem to leave the Al Rashid Hotel in the International Zone (formerly the Green Zone).
Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Pulliza
U.S. Army
Baghdad, Iraq
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