62. Gaia's Letter – April 12, 2007

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My dearest Danny, I"m so sorry, my love, that I must write you this letter. You already know about my mother and father, and about my being enlisted by the CIA to find out more about Abdul Amir al Ramadi. So, I won"t repeat all that here. But you must know how much I loved my parents, and how al Ramadi killed them. Well, I know he killed my father, gunned him down in cold blood. I fear only the worst has happened to my mother. My father didn"t deserve to die, but he does deserve qiṣāṣ. qiṣāṣ I knew this word, qiṣāṣ. It"s the reference to Sharia law, and to Westerners it means “an eye for an eye.” Revenge. I knew this word, qiṣāṣ. It"s the reference to Sharia law, and to Westerners it means “an eye for an eye.” Revenge. According to Sharia law, qiṣāṣ gives me the right, no, the duty,

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