By having soldiers illegally throw people out of their homes, our government has violated Amendment III, to make the entire Bill of Rights now broken.
on 11/18/06 2:36 AM, Corey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > US army 'seized Iraqi homes' > http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news > > 17 Nov 2006 > > A leading Iraqi lawyer has accused the US army of throwing 211 families, > including his, out of their homes. Rabah al-Alwan, head of the Union of > Lawyers in al-Anbar governorate in western Iraq, said that the US army has > occupied his family's house and those of with dozens of other families in > al-Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar governorate. > > > > ORIGINAL > > US army 'seized Iraqi homes' > > > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/79418F86-902F-49F7-9662-1CC09B46E01D.ht> m > > > By Ahmed Janabi > > A leading Iraqi lawyer has accused the US army of throwing 211 families, > including his, out of their homes. > > Rabah al-Alwan, 36, head of the Union of Lawyers in al-Anbar governorate in > western Iraq, said that the US army has occupied his family's house and those > of with dozens of other families in al-Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar > governorate. > > Al-Alwan has accused the US army of seizing the whole neighbourhood of > al-Soufiya in the centre of al-Ramadi and using the houses for military > purposes. > > The press desk of the US army command in Iraq did not respond to repeated > requests to comment on the claim made by al-Alwan. > Al-Alwan said: "Ten months ago, the US army seized my house and dozens of > houses in the neighbourhood where I live. > > Residents were not allowed take any of their savings, jewellery, furniture > or clothes." > > > > Military zone > > Al-Alwan said the US army had installed snipers on the roofs of the houses to > prevent anyone approaching the area they have taken over. > > He said: "They killed a lot of people, such as Ayad Mutar and Muhamad Ayad, > for approaching their houses to try to get some of their families' clothes and > belongings." > > Al-Anbar is considered to be a trouble spot and a fierce revolt against the > US army and the US-backed Iraqi government, has been continuing since the > invasion in 2003. > > "A delegation representing the evicted families contacted the US army to > find out how long they intend to stay in their properties," al-Alwan said. > > "In the beginning they [US army] promised to compensate the families, and > later on they promised to leave, but here I am talking ten months after the > seizure and nothing happened." > > > > Authority > > Asked whether the families tried to seek the help of the Iraqi government, he > said: "The Iraqi government has no authority over al-Anbar governorate, it is > nearly 100 per cent under the control of the resistance and the armed groups." > > Al-Alwan said the US seizure of al-Soufiya district has made the > neighbourhood a target for attacks by those groups. > > "Constant attacks have left the seized houses with major damage resulting > from exchanges of gunfire and grenades. We hold the US army responsible for > all the damage that happened to the seized houses," he said. > > The occupation has pushed some members of the 211 affected families to join > the anti-US armed groups, al-Alwan said. > > "The world has seen the rising number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and most > of them were killed in al-Anbar, definitely the carelessness of the US army > units has fuelled the anti-US sentiment in the conservative society of > al-Anbar." > > About 105 US soldiers were killed in Iraq last month, most of them in > al-Ramadi. It was the deadliest month for US forces since January last year. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > > "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, > that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that > among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...." > > ~ The Declaration of Independence - July 4th, 1776 > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Sponsored Link > > Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $510,000 Mortgage for $1,698/mo - Calculate > new house payment > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
