nguDavid Felton, Disemba 12, 2017
KuloMsombuluko, uMnyango Wamaphoyisa aseNew York City ubophe abantu abangu-15 ngokuvimba ukungena eMishini yase-US eNhlanganweni Yezizwe Ezihlangene, kuyilapho abanye bebhikisha emishini yaseSaudi, ehhovisi laseSaudi eLos Angeles, nasemaHhovisi eSigele saseHart e-DC, bonke ngaphansi. igama lombhikisho elithi #LetYemenLive. UMedea Benjamin, umsunguli we-CODEPINK, ubike ukuthi kube nombhikisho e-Houston, naye. Umbhikisho waseNew York uhlanganise abantu abangaba ngu-50, kanti owase-DC wawuhlanganisa abangu-15, kanye nowase-LA 10. Labo abase-DC bacule izingoma zikaKhisimusi ezinamazwi oqobo eziya kumaSenenja ase-US.
Mina nababhikishi engikanye nabo sisanda kuchitha amahora angamashumi amabili “esimisweni,” njengoba inqubo esuka endaweni yesakhiwo idlula endaweni engaphansi kwamaseli okubamba angaphansi, iye enkantolo eku-100 Centre Street yaziwa. Isithombe sami se-vest sika-Nora Al-Awlaki sathathwa izikhulu ze-Strategic Response Group e-US Mission, futhi basifaka emvilophini enokhiye bami bendlu, ibhande nezintambo zezicathulo, base bebuyela kimi ngaphandle kwenkantolo. La maphoyisa angitshele ukuthi ngaphandle kwalapho kuqhamuke umuntu enkantolo ephethe umazisi wami wangempela, ngeke ngidedelwe noma ngibuyiselwe impahla. Abafana abasesitokisini, iningi labo elivela endaweni yokushanela izidakamizwa e-Washington Heights, babephakathi kweqembu elinomsindo kakhulu lababoshwa engake ngaba nelungelo lokuchitha isikhathi nabo. Egxuma phezulu ukuze ahlale efudumele, ebiza izikhulu eziqondisa izimilo ecela iphepha lasendlini yangasese, beshayana, beshaya phansi ucingo olukhokhelwayo bezama ukuphumela kubangani nomndeni, futhi ekugcineni, bezulazula esitokisini ukuze babone. ngubani embuthanweni wabo owayezobekwa icala ngani. Bangiqinisekisile ukuthi iDA ngeke icele ibheyili ecaleni lami, noma ngingazisho noma ngingazisho ukuthi ngingubani, kodwa empeleni kwathi uma sesikhushulelwa phezulu nasenkantolo, iDA yabe isicela ibheyili ka-$1000, ngenxa yamacala ami amaningi avuliwe. , kanye “noxhumana nabo abaningi be-interstate.”
Ingxoxo ejulile kakhulu yezindaba ezihilelekile emizamweni yanamuhla yokulwa nempi yenzeke esitokisini esiyoke yenzeke enkantolo, njengoba ngizama ukuchaza umongo wokubonisa kwethu abantu abahluphekayo baseYemen. Besilokhu sisempini - esingamenyezelwanga, esingagunyaziwe, noma ngabe yini - iminyaka eminingi kangaka, sinamazwe amaningi kangaka, okungekho nelilodwa lawo eliwusongo kithi, ukuthi seliphenduke isimo esihlala njalo, futhi lithatha umzamo okhethekile wokuqwashisa. Laba bafana babengavumelani nalokho, futhi mayelana nempi ehlanganisa ukweba ezidingweni eziphuthumayo zomphakathi, bacaphuna izibonelo eziningi ekuphileni kwabo siqu.
“Uyazi ukuthi bangaki omakhelwane bami engiye ngabamba inkunzi emgwaqweni ukuze ingane yami idle?”
Angizange ngizame ukuphendula lowo mbuzo, esikhundleni salokho nganikeza umbono wokuthi emazweni omhlaba, lokhu kugetshengwa kunomthelela omubi kuyo yonke iMpumalanga Ephakathi, njengoba kuhloswe isizwe ngezizwe. "Abantu bazosizonda ..."
“Sebevele bayasizonda! Awukwazi lokho?" Banikine amakhanda bedidekile.
“Konke esikutholile kuleli yingoba kwebiwe, kwebiwa ngenkani! Ukephi FUCK?"
Amahora angamashumi amabili kwakungesona isikhathi esanele sokuba ngidabule yonke imiboniso kule minyaka edlule ngohambo oluya eCentral Booking, kodwa ngabachazela abafana ukuthi ngeminyaka yawo-1980, ngaphambi kokuba abanye babo bazalwe, yayingekho indlu yangasese. esitokisini samadoda, futhi ababoshwa kwakuzodingeka bachame phansi ekhoneni. Ngabe sengiqhathanisa ngephutha leyo nqubekelaphambili encane nokuqedwa kobugqila, futhi ngathola esinye isinqumo esisheshayo esivela kubahluleli.
“Fuckin bullshit! Ucabanga ukuthi ubugqila baqedwa? Uyahlanya! Ubugqila abuqedwanga, kwaba nje…”
Ingxoxo yaqhubeka ngeSpanishi njengoba abafana befuna igama elinembe kakhulu ngalokho okwenzeka esikhungweni sobugqila. Futhi kancane kancane (kancane kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-caffeine), usuku lwafika futhi sahanjiswa nge-labyrinth. Ngatshela ummeli wosizo lwezomthetho ukuthi ngingubani, futhi i-DA yayisibonakala ingazi - mhlawumbe ngezigxivizo zeminwe yami - ngakho-ke asikho isidingo sokubuza ukuthi "othintana nabo abaningi bamazwe ngamazwe" abangaphansi kokubuyekezwa, abami noma uJohn Does. Ijaji alizange liyalele ibheyili, ngakho ngakhululwa nge-ROR, futhi kuhlelelwe ukuqulwa kwecala ngoLwesithathu, Januwari 17.
