Talk:Al-Karmah

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I don't know the dance for this event (wikis). I believe that the name: Karma, or Garma, or any of the other terms used to name this town, derive from the fact that at one time or another, it had grapes. Clearly, like places in the US, there are real people here, who have lived and died, and found happiness or despair here. If one looks at the Wikimaps for the area, there are other facts about the area, few of which relate to details of any killings.

If there are references that speak to the activities post-US involvement, they likely deal with people trying to deal with real loss. Many American soldiers and Marines have died in this area. I'm quite sure that many Iraqis have also perished. One wonders about the 'obscenity' of having a page dealing with "nothing but the details of killings".

It strikes one that there are many places on earth for which there is little more than the details of killing. Try going to a number of the concentration camps in Germany or Poland. There are probably many interesting facts about them and the people who live and lived nearby, but, who cares...

On Wikimaps, someone has supplied a number of tags that relate to places in Karma. Nearly all are in Arabic. I suspect that a more focused discussion, should it be appropriate, might be warranted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerg Yrrab (talk • contribs) 05:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can anyone add any actual information about the place?

It's obscene to have a page about somewhere with nothing but details of killings.

This page lacks even basic information about al-Karmah as a place; and presumably it was a plce long before the incidents detailed here.

NZ forever 07:55, 11 September 2007 (UTC)