Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Margaret Hassan appears to have been murdered

BBC NEWS | UK | Leaders condemn 'Hassan murder'.

What a terrible, terrible loss - someone who had given their life to helping the people of Iraq is now murdered. Even al-Zaqarwi had called for her release - what did the kidnappers feel they had to gain from this? This is such a stupid own goal on their part.

Worse, this is an appalling tragedy; that someone who cared so much should be shot. Iraq will be an even poorer place for her loss - let's hope this doesn't a large-scale pull-out of humanitarian workers to that country which so badly needs it.

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