Some days back, while waiting to watch the The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on CNN, i happened to catch a riveting CNN special called, "On Assignment: Month of Mayhem". The show is a documentary by Michael Holmes telling his account and stories when he was assigned to cover the Iraq War for a month from January 9. On arriving there in 10 minutes he would do a special report of an ongoing battle on the streets. That really, tells what the whole thing is about.
"The situation in Iraq is starting to get better", that's what is being said nowadays. But the condition is still far from positive. The statistics till now are very much disturbing. With an average of 2000 people being killed every month,the picture is yet from being rosy. And among all the fighting that is already taking place in the country, instances of Sectarian violence does not help at all. The war was not supposed to last this long or inflict damages of this magnitude both to the country and the people fighting for it. It seems everyone is involved in this war now, someway or the other.
"On Assignment: Month of Mayhem", showed the war from the perspective of the reporters working in really morbid condition just to give us some idea what is really happening there. And what we see is far from pleasing. I could tell of all the horrific details that has now become a daily part of the Iraqis. Tortured and mutilated bodies thrown in the streets have become normal and grieving widows and family members identifying the sometimes unrecognizable cadavers is the truth every Iraqi hopes they dont have to be a part of. It may sound macabre of all the details but thats the undeniable truth. The only thing that we could actually do is understand the seriousness of the situation and raise our voices against the atrocities. With body counts rising every day, the people there are getting something they never bargained for.
While i was mentioning the gruesome situation in Iraq, a friend of mine could not take it anymore and remarked that, "sometimes indifference is happiness". I just wonder, how much of that statement holds true?? Is ignorance really bliss ?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Iraq War: (Mission Accomplished?) Just not yet...
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It doesn't get any worse when it reaches to sectarian violence. That's the worst fear that I have for Nepal.
i totally agree with that...with sectarian violence the cause seems of great importance to the different sides and that is one of the leading causes is dividing a country for good. In Iraq things worsened with the increase in sectarian violence.
Talking about Nepal, I wouldn't say to a extent its on a rise, but it doesnt look good either. Although there havent been much violence still there is some coldness between the madheshis and pahadis (mainly political).
also recently a nepali filmed was banned (thats a first i guess) for portraying the violence and rift between madheshis and pahadis...although to some that may sound logical, for me i beg to differ.
Keep up the good work.
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