Til FNs Generalsekretær, Kofi Annan Brev fra befolkningen i Fallujah

Fallujah den 14. oktober 2004

Brev fra befolkningen i Fallujah med bøn om afslutning af
bombardementet og forhindring af det forestående angreb

Hans Excellence, Hr. Kofi Annan, generalsekretær for De forenede Nationer, New York

Deres Excellence.

Det står helt klart, at de amerikanske styrker begår folkemord hver eneste dag i Iraq. Nu, mens vi skriver til Deres Excellence, begår de amerikanske styrker disse forbrydelser i byen Fallujah. De amerikanske krigsfly kaster deres kraftigste bomber mod de civile i byen og dræber og sårer herved hundredvis af uskyldige mennesker. Samtidig angriber deres tanks byen med tungt artilleri. Som De ved, er der intet militær i byen. Fallujahs modstandsbevægelse har ikke haft nogen aktioner gennem de sidste uger på grund af forhandlingerne mellem byens repræsentanter og regeringen, som gik godt. I den atmosfære får vi USAs nye bombardement, mens borgerne i Fallujah forbereder sig til Ramadanens faste. Mange af dem er nu fanget under ruinerne af deres ødelagte huse og ingen kan hjælpe dem, mens angrebet fortsætter.

Alene i løbet af natten efter den 13. oktober har det amerikanske bombardement ødelagt 50 huse henover deres indbyggere. Er dette en folkemords-forbrydelse eller en lektion i amerikansk demokrati? Det står klart, at amerikanerne begår terroraktioner mod folk i Fallujah af en eneste grund: deres nægtelse af at acceptere besættelsen.

Deres Excellence og hele verden ved at amerikanerne og deres allierede ødelagde vort land under påskud af en trussel med masseødelæggelsesvåben. Nu efter al den ødelæggelse og drabet på tusinder af civile, har de tilstået, at sådanne våben ikke fandtes. Men de har ikke sagt noget om alle de forbrydelser, de begik. Desværre er alle nu tavse og vil end ikke beære de myrdede iraqiske civile med fordømmende ord. Skal amerikanerne betale kompensation, som Iraq blev tvunget til at gøre efter Golfkrigen?

Vi ved, at vi lever i dobbeltmoralsk verden. I Fallujah har de skabt et nyt vagt mål: Al Zarqawi. Dette er et nyt påskud for at retfærdiggøre deres forbrydelser, drab og daglige bombardementer af civile. Der er gået næsten et år, siden de skabte denne nye undskyldning og nårsomhelst de ødelægger huse, moskeer, restauranter og dræber børn og kvinder så siger de: “vi har gennemført en vellykket aktion mod al Zarqawi”. De vil aldrig fortælle, at de har dræbt ham, fordi en sådan person findes ikke. Og det betyder, at drabene på civile og det daglige folkemord vil fortsætte.

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Befolkningen i Fallujah forsikrer Dem, at denne person skulle han nu alligevel findes, ikke er i Fallujah og sandsynligvis intetsteds i Iraq. Befolkningen i Fallujah har mange gange bekendtgjort, at enhver person som ser al Zarqawi skal dræbe ham. Nu forstår alle, at denne mand kun er en hypotetisk helt, skabt af amerikanerne. På samme tid, har Fallujahs repræsentant, vor stammeleder, ved mange lejligheder fordømt kidnapning og drab på civile og vi har ingen forbindelser til grupper, der begår den slags umenneskelig handlinger.

Excellence, vi appellerer til Dem og til alle verdens ledere om at udøve det kraftigste pres på den amerikanske administration, for at stoppe deres forbrydelser i Fallujah og få dem til at trække deres hær langt væk fra Fallujah. Byen var meget rolig og fredelig, mens folket styrede den. Vi oplevede ingen uorden i byen. Den civile administration fungerede godt, når man tager dens begrænsede ressourcer i betragtning. Vi sagde simpelthen ikke velkommen til besættelsesmagten. Det er en ret, vi har, i henhold til FNs Charter, international ret og menneskelige normer. Hvis amerikanerne mener noget andet skulle de først få ændringer gennem FN og alle dets underorganisationer, inden de begynder at handle på en måde, der strider mod det Charter, som de selv har skrevet under på.

Det haster meget, Deres Excellence, at De sammen med verdens ledere, griber ind på en hurtig måde for at forhindre en ny massakre.

Vi har prøvet at få fat på Deres repræsentanter i Iraq, for at bede dem om, at være mere aktive i denne sag, men som De ved, lever de i den Grønne Zone, hvor vi ikke kan kontakte dem. Vi ønsker, at FN skal gribe ind i Fallujah for at undgå en ny massakre.

Vi har forsøgt at nå Dem gennem forskellige kanaler og ved at bede vore venner overlevere dette brev til Deres kontor i New York eller Genve i håbet om, at det vil nå Dem. Samtidig appellerer vi til Dem om at få FNs organer i Iraq til at spille en aktiv rolle i at forsvare civile og forebygge den nye massakre, som amerikanerne og marionetregeringen planlægger at starte snart i Fallujah så vel som i mange andre dele af landet.

De bedste hilsener

Kassim Abdulsattar al-Jumaily,
Formand for Study Center of Human Rights and Democracy

På vegne af befolkningen i Fallujah og for:

al Fallujah Shura råd

Advokatsamfundet

Lærerforeningen

Rådet af stammeledere

Huset for Fatwa og Religiøs Uddannelse.

Oversat af Orla Jordal, www.jordals.dk , som en public service.

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