Monday, June 16, 2003
Zina Akram Hamoodi, 12
'...Two weeks before the missile attack on her grandparents' house, Zina called her uncle Sudad in Manchester to say that she had got another top mark in an exam. But rather than ask him to send her money, she requested that he put a flower on her grave if she died. On May 2, Sudad was in Basra to prepare for the burial of Zina and his nine other relatives who died in the bombing. "I'm struggling to find a flower to buy anywhere in Basra," he said. "If I have to I'll get one from Kuwait or the British embassy. I'll make sure she gets her wishes."...'
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'...Two weeks before the missile attack on her grandparents' house, Zina called her uncle Sudad in Manchester to say that she had got another top mark in an exam. But rather than ask him to send her money, she requested that he put a flower on her grave if she died. On May 2, Sudad was in Basra to prepare for the burial of Zina and his nine other relatives who died in the bombing. "I'm struggling to find a flower to buy anywhere in Basra," he said. "If I have to I'll get one from Kuwait or the British embassy. I'll make sure she gets her wishes."...'
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