Each day since the start of the year, Nouri's practiced collective punishment on the citizens of Falluja. Each day the toll of wounded and dead have gone up. It's a 'small' number each day, enough that Nouri gets to stay off the rader. Amnesty International is as silent as the White House when it comes to those unfortunate enough to dwell in Falluja.
As the numbers continue to grow, so does the silence from those who should be standing up.
Maybe having been silent for months now, they feel it's too late to start speaking out?
When they finally find their voices, how many civilians will Nouri have injured?
How many will he have killed?
Let's move over to the other violence.
National Iraqi News Agency reports a Mosul roadside bombing left two people injured, a Mosul battle left 7 rebels dead, a Jurf al-Sakhar roadside bombing claimed the life of 1 Iraqi soldier and left two more injured, a roadside bombing near Haditha left 1 police member dead and another injured, a Mosul roadside bombing left 3 Iraqi soldiers injured, an Al-Faisaliah roadside bombing left two Iraqi military personnel injured, security forces killed 7 suspects in al-Nuaimiya, 1 police member was shot dead in Alsihah, a Tel-Alromman bombing left 1 police member dead and six more injured, a Ghazaliya bombing left five police members injured, a Jabour attack left two police and three Sahwa injured, 1 truck driver was shot dead outside Al-Hasawi Village, 1 person was shot dead in Dorein Village, and Joint Operations Command announced they killed 10 suspects.
Sunday, Iraq Body Count's tally for the month so far reached 800 violent deaths. Has the press been noting that? No. Not even the western press that covers Iraq.
There's such an effort to sanitize Nouri's Iraq and pretend it's not falling apart.
On violence, Reporters Without Borders issued the following:
Reporters Without Borders condemns an attack on Al-Baghdadiya TV correspondent and freelance photographer Hussam Al-Akuli in his home in Al-Samawah (290 km southeast of Baghdad) on 23 May.
Akuli was repeatedly stabbed by armed men in military
dress who ransacked his home and left with journalistic material. Akuli
was rushed to hospital with stab wounds to the face and neck and
multiple arm fractures.
After Al-Baghdadiya TV broadcast a report about
the demolition of homes on land that is the subject of a dispute between
the government and private individuals, Akuli received handwritten death threats warning him not to do any more stories on the region’s endemic corruption.
“For years, Iraqi journalists have been exposed to
the danger of threats, attacks and murder coming from different
quarters, especially when they tackle risky subjects such as corruption,” said Reporters Without Borders research director Lucie Morillon.
“Iraq is unfortunately one of the world’s most
dangerous countries for media personnel. Political instability and now
the crackdown related to the Syrian crisis are among the main causes of
the dangers of journalism in the Iraq. The authorities must guarantee
the safety of journalists, whose reporting is in the public interest.”
Reporters Without Borders issued a press release
condemning the difficulties of journalism in Iraq on 6 May, three days
after World Press Freedom Day. According to the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory ( JFO ), a Reporters Without Borders partner organization, there were 328 cases of abuses against journalists
in 2013: 103 journalists were arrested, 162 were obstructed while
trying to access information, 63 were the victims of violence and four
were attacked by armed groups. A total of 71 complaints were filed
against media and journalists, and four media were suspended
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