Dead Letter Office

Mayor Najim Abdullah al Jabouri of the City of Tall Afar Iraq, a city in Iraq near the Syrian border, wrote a letter to General Casey, Commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq. It read

"our city was overrun by heartless terrorists, Zarqawi and his followers, who unloaded their bloodthirsty and voracious action of evil on this city for several months by indiscriminately killing men, women and children. Tall Afar was a human slaughterhouse. Simple services were not possible, causing the people to suffer, till the day you dispatched your troops, who were our lion-hearted saviors. Your troops came to rescue Tall Afar led by our heroes, whom Tall Afar will never forget. After the major operation, your wonderful soldiers started nursing the wounds of this city by rebuilding the damaged lives and buildings with great compassion and speed. These soldiers have done more than their original mission required of them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."

Strangely, the story didn't make the New York Times.

(from The Will to Exist)