What is Humanity Means to You???!!
By qouniq
@qouniq (1966)
Malaysia
February 4, 2007 12:43am CST
Nadia's Story Told Through Her Tears: " The Americans Have Raped Me Like This!" - January 29, 2007 - Source: Lahaonline.com
Nadia is one of the victims of the American Mercenaries in Abu Ghraib prison. She was detained for unknown reasons. When she was released from the prison, didn't throw herself into the arms of her family as most of the oppressed prisoners released have done dose, especially when he is being fueled by the fire of the oppression and a yearning for his family,Simply, Nadia escaped immediately after she left prison, not because of the shame that will follow her because of some crime she has committed but because of what she and the other Iraqi captive women have been subject to; rape, and torture by the hands of the American mercenaries in Abu Ghraib prison. The wall of the prison tell many tragic stories but what Nadia tells is the living truth and a living hell.
Nadia begins her story:" I was visiting one of my relatives, and suddenly the Americans forces attacked the home and started to inspect it. They found some light weapons. So, the arrested all peoples in the home including me. I tried to explain to the interpreter, who was accompanying the American patrol, that I am just a visitor. However my trials failed. I cried, begged them, and I lost consciousness from fear when they took me to Abu Ghraib prison.
Nadia continues "they put me alone in a dark and dirty prison cell. I expected that I will be released soon especially when the investigation prove that I hadn't committed a crime"Nadia elaborated while tears poured down her cheek, a telling sign of just how much is she has suffered."The first day was so burdensome. The cell was malodorous, humid and dark, and this condition increased the fear inside me more and more. The laughs of the soldiers outside the cell made me even more scared. I was afraid of what would happen to me. For the first time I felt that I was in a difficult gridlock and that I had entered an unknown world that I would not get out of.
In the middle of these different feelings, I heard a voice for American soldier women who was speaking in an Arabic language. She said to me: "I didn't imagine that the weapons' traders in Iraq are women." When I started to explain to her the circumstances of the situation, she beat me cruelly. I cried and shouted "By Allah! I am oppressed, By Allah! I am oppressed"The soldier showered me with insults in a way that I have never thought possible or that I would ever be subjected to under any circumstances. Then, She started to deride me saying that she was monitoring me all the day via satellite, and that they can track their enemies even inside their own bedrooms by Americans technology.
The she laughed and said: "I was watching you when you were making love with your husband". I replied in a confused voice "But I am not married"She beat me for more than one hour and she forced me to drink a glass of water, and I knew later that they put a drug in it. I regained my consciousness after two days to find myself naked. I knew immediately that I have lost something that all the laws in the earth will not be able to return it to me once again. I had been raped. A hysterical fit attacked me and I started to hit my head violently against the walls till more than five American soldiers head by that soldier women entered the cell and started to beat me, and they raped me alternatively while the laighing and listening to a loud music.
Day by day the scenario of raping me was repeated. And every day the invent new ways that are crueler than the prior ways"She went on describing the horrible acts of the American criminals:"After about a month, a Negro soldier entered my cell and threw me two pieces of American military clothes. He said in weak Arabic language to wear them. After he put a black bag on my head, he led me to a public toilet where there a piped for cold and hot water and he asked me to bathe. He then closed the door and left.
I was so exhausted and feeling pain, and despite the tremendous number of the bruises in my body, I poured out some water on my body. Before I finished my bath, the Negro soldier came in. I frightened, and I hit him in the face with the water bowl. His reaction was so tough. He raped me cruelly and spit on my face, then he left and returned with two soldiers who returned me to the cell.
The treatment continued that way, to the extent that sometimes I was raped ten times in a day, the matter which affected my health negatively."Nadia continued in revealing the American orrible actions made against Iraqi women, saying:"After more than 4 months, a women soldier came, and I concluded from her conversation with other soldiers that her name is Mary. She said to me"now you have a golden opportunity since an officer who has a high position will visit us today, if you deal with him positively, you would be released, especially because we are sure you are innocent."I replied, "If you are sure if I am innocent, why you don't released me?"She screamed in nervousness, "The only way that guarantees your releasing is to be positive with them"She took me to the public toilets, and she supervised my bath while she was holding a thick stick, hitting me by if I didn't perform her orders. Then, she gave me makeup, and warned me not to cry and ruin my makeup. Then she took me to an empty small room where there was nothing but a cover on the floor, and after one hour she came accompanied with four soldiers who was holding cameras. She took off her clothes and she harassed me as if she was a men. The soldiers were laughing and listening to a noisy music, and taking photographs to me in all poses, and they were emphasizing on my face. The two women asked me to smile otherwise she is going to kill me, and she took a gun from one of her colleagues and fired four bullets near my head, and swore that the fifth bullet will be fired on my head.
After that, the four soldier raped me alternatively the matter which made me lose my consciousness. When I regained the consciousness I found my self in the cell and the traces of their teeth, nails and cigarettes are in everywhere on my body"Nadia stopped narrating her tragedy to wipe her tears, then she continued: "After one day Mary came and told me that I was cooperative, and I will be released but after I watch the film that they have shot. I was in pain when I saw the film, and she (Mary) said: "you have been created for the sole purpose for us to enjoy". At the moment I became very angry and I attacked her although I was afraid of her reaction, and I would kill her except for the interfering on the soldiers. When the soldiers released me she showered me with hitting, then they left me.
After this incident, nobody harassed me for more then one month; I spent that period in the praying and invocation to Allah, the All-Mighty who has all power, to help me.
Mary came with some soldiers who gave me clothes that I was wearing when they arrested me and took me to an American car. Then they threw me on the highway road after giving me 10,000 Iraqi Dinars.
I went to a home that was near the place where I have been thrown out and since I know the reaction of my family, I preferred to visit one of my relatives to let them know what happened after my absence. I knew that my brother had held a consolation board for me for more than 4 month, and they considered me as a dead person.
I understand the knife of shame is waiting for me. So,I went to Baghdad where I found a good family who lodge me, and I worked with this family as a maid and governess for their children.
Nadia wonders in pain, regret and bitterness:"Who will quench my thirst? Who will return my virginity? What is the offense of my family and kin? I have inside me a baby, and I don't know who his father is"And she ends her story here.
Did American rape Nadia or did they rape every men and women in the Ummah?...
Guys tell me what is the meaning of humanity here....Why this kind of things happen when we claim we are living in a civilized nations?
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9 responses
@sunshinecup (7871)
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4 Feb 07
I don't know what to say. It's a horrible story and if true then an investigation should be held and those found to be part of this should be tried and if found guilty punished to the full extent!
With that said, I am puzzled by the fact her story is all over the net, in several forums, so is there an investigation taking place? She is pregnant and that no doubt by way of DNA would reveal at least one of her attackers. It would be enough to start an investigation alone, much more with this very detailed account.
I can't say I feel it's true or not, with just this testimony, again all over the net, who is to say it’s not just propaganda. However, I do very much feel, if true Nadia got her story out this far, she needs to get it to the furthest point she can and seek justice for these crimes committed against her.
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@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
Humanity to me is all about different people's culture, arts, traditions, race, language, science, religion, history, politics, government, and everything inbetween. greetings. : )
@amit312_18 (638)
• India
4 Feb 07
Well man i havent read the story you have written but you could have written it in short in your own words....I think that is about a women who suffered a lot because of American people.I think many suffer in every part of the world because of these acts only.....I think these should be stopped.
Humanity I think is understanding the needs of needy people and helping them if you can.
Humanity is living and maintaining a peaceful relationship with everyone you like or dislike.
humanity is something which cannot be described by words..but can only be felt by heart."Being born as human is not as difficult as being a human"
@25504884 (25)
• India
4 Feb 07
humanity is the type of behavior common amongs the human being.and it is considered as a positive atitude of a human towards other human beings.
@amirsharipuddin (148)
• Malaysia
5 Feb 07
Animals.Some people can just be more animalistic than animals.
@rahuldmhatre (736)
• India
4 Feb 07
the american soldiers do not have any humanity....all they did was destroy the country on orders of their stupid president, and plunder the nation....and yes they raped her and every other living and non-living thing in iraq.....just so that they can get cheap oil for their stupid citizens who have more cars in their houses than people living.......
@periwinkle (78)
• Israel
4 Feb 07
OMG! i can't believe that's a true story..that is so cruel..i can't imagine american soldiers can do that when in fact they are supposed to be the one to protect people of iraq..those people are uncivilized, inhumane, and beastly...where's humanity there?i cant even categorize them as human as well, they behave like a cruel and brutal animal..
HUMANITY is too complex to explain in a few words...but in general it is how we tend to define all human being in the world but for me humanity means having compassion with others and showing respects to others..so i therefore conclude those cruel beast have no idea what does it mean to be human..