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Article: Humanitarian aid is a casualty in Iraq.(OPINION)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- November 23, 2004
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Byline: Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud
PHILADELPHIA -- Within hours, the kidnapping of CARE administrator Margaret Hassan made headlines around the world. What doesn't make headlines is that hundreds, if not thousands, of Iraqi citizens have been kidnapped in the past year. The goal of kidnappings may be to extort money or to instill fear and foment chaos. Either way, life in Iraq has been turned upside down by the disappearance and ransoming or murder of countless people.
Word of Margaret's apparent execution last week cut us to the quick. She was a cherished friend and colleague in the international humanitarian aid community. We remember her as a ...