There are reports that four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Margaret Hassan. Five of them, we’re told, have even confessed. How did that conversation go?
“ You want to know about that pale woman who didn't wear a veil? The one who spoke flawless Iraqi Arabic? The one who knew my neighborhood better than I do? The one everybody – starting with Sistani and going from A to Zarqawi - told us to release? Yeah, we capped her. ”
Maybe it went something like
“ My friends and comrades being held in the other room said that we killed her? They said that? You say that it would be better if I confess too? You say that if I don’t, I/my brother/my father will be killed/imprisoned/have it go hard? ”
Or maybe even
“ Mercy! For the love of God, stop! Please! Yes, I killed her! Please . . . please make it stop . . . ”
Yes, I know the numbers in the first paragraph don’t agree. Neither agrees with the first paragraph of the BBC story either (though that could be sloppy editing in any of several directions; seriously, where does the fourth guy come from?). And you wonder why I'm annoyed?
Posted by Martial