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Iraqi Refugees in the United States
| Iraqi Refugees in the United States |
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"I am an Iraqi person who came to the United States as a refugee. I am originally from the south of Iraq. I escaped death several times. I was working with the U.S. Army in Iraq in different positions for several years. I basically became marked for death because a lot of information got into the terrorists hands. They sent me a text message saying: ?We will cut you into a hundred pieces and will throw you in front of your door. I knew it was not a joke. My friend, they slaughtered him. They put his head in front of the door. Another friend, they kidnapped her, and I understood from her that they raped her. And another friend of mine, she was shot along with her driver. When they shot my friend, I understood that they knew many things about me. I knew I would be the next one. And because my sister and I both worked for the U.S. Army, I knew they would kill us both, if not our entire family. I had to take action, not just to protect myself, but to protect my family." |
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Iraqi, immigrants, in, the, US, migrant, Iraq, diaspora, refugee |
| Date: |
10.03.2011 12:50 |
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Gabriela Bulisova |
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| Object name: |
Iraqi Refugees in the United States |
| Byline: |
Gabriela Bulisova |
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"I am an Iraqi person who came to the United States as a refugee. I am originally from the south of Iraq. I escaped death several times. I was working with the U.S. Army in Iraq in different positions for several years. I basically became marked for death because a lot of information got into the terroristsÕ hands. They sent me a text message saying: ÒWe will cut you into a hundred pieces and will throw you in front of your door.Ó I knew it was not a joke. My friend, they slaughtered him. They put his head in front of the door. Another friend, they kidnapped her, and I understood from her that they raped her. And another friend of mine, she was shot along with her driver. When they shot my friend, I understood that they knew many things about me. I knew I would be the next one. And because my sister and I both worked for the U.S. Army, I knew they would kill us both, if not our entire family. I had to take action, not just to protect myself, but to protect my family." |
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