Daniel Trilling
Thinking about an Iraqi family I know who opposed Saddam, opposed the invasion but tried to work with the occupiers to rebuild their country
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were eventually chased out by ISIS, came to Europe and then were forced to live in the mud in Calais (with their children) for months.
They are now in Britain. This is what the mother said to me the last time I met her:
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"I'm always surprised when people ask why are refugees coming to the UK. I would like to answer back. Hasn't Iraq been occupied [...]
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"by Britain and America? I want people to see the suffering that people have gone through. I really wish for people to see the connection."
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