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KILLING IS A QUESTION of proximity. Before the war started last year, a Kuwaiti girl, identified only by the name Nayirah, testified before the House Human Rights Committee that she had seen Iraqi soldiers rip Kuwaiti babies out of incubators and throw them on the cold floor to die. It was a horrifying story, and according to 60 Minutes, President Bush quoted it at least 10 times as a reason...
Recent investigation by a number of journalists has revealed that, as far as anyone can determine, the incident never happened. Nayirah is the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador and was coached in her story by public relations executives hired by the Kuwaiti government...
...quickly learned that this Kuwaiti man had spent a number of years in the United States and had earned a masters degree at MIT before returning to Kuwait. He and his family had spent the seven-month Iraqi occupation hiding in their apartment, eating whatever they could find. None of his family members had been killed by the Iraqis, but friends of his had not been so lucky...
Meeting this man and becoming the object of his appreciation made me feel wonderful. In fact, many times when I felt the most depressed about being away from Diane for so long with absolutely no control over when I could finally come home, I remembered this Kuwaiti man and why I had come...
That brings me back to the Kuwaiti man who thanked me so warmly. Remembering him now, I am not embarrassed; he was not just thanking...