Last Saturday, 2/11/06, Riverbend, a young woman in Baghdad, described a raid by Iraqi forces on her aunt's house, where she and a few relatives had gathered for a birthday party. They noticed their phones weren't working, an ominous sign according to the aunt: "The last time this happened, the area was raided." The aunt was seething: "This is the third time the bastards raid the area in 2 months... We'll never get any peace or quiet" Riverbend's uncle began unlocking five different locks on the kitchen door.You will not want to miss Riverbend's entire account of the raid here.
The family lived in a relatively new mixed neighborhood- Sunnis, Shia and Christians-- where most of the neighbors had known each other for years. "We don't know what they're looking for... La Ilaha Ila Allah..."
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