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The face of gallantry: what one Iraqi's case tells us about the struggle for the Middle East, and for freedom.(At War)(Mithal al-Alusi)(Column)

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| March 14, 2005 | Frum, David | COPYRIGHT 2005 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IN a recent "Diary" for National Review Online, I told the terrible story of Mithal al-Alusi, a gallant Iraqi politician and democrat whose two sons and bodyguard were gunned down in Baghdad on February 8. I invited NRO readers to send messages of condolence for Mithal, which I would forward to him in Baghdad. Within 48 hours, I had received almost 200 letters, many of them from the parents, relatives, and friends of active-duty U.S. soldiers and Marines.

The letter-writers were inspired by the gallantry of Mithal's response to his terrible loss. He told Radio Free Iraq that

 
   my children, three people [in all]--one of my bodyguards and two 
   of my ...

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