Marla Ruzicka

An aid worker, Ruzicka sought to help war-torn countries. "She was the one that persuaded us" to provide $2.5 million for civilian victims in Afghanistan and $10 million for Iraq, says Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont. "Most people in a lifetime would never accomplish what she has." She didn't just raise money, she walked her talk, providing direct aid in a number of countries as the founder of the Campaign for Innocent Victims of Conflict, or "Civic". She astounded reporters, who used guides and bodyguards, by traveling alone. That may have been her undoing: when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy that was passing her car in Baghdad, Iraq, she was caught up in the explosion, leaving her burned over 90 percent of her body. She died April 16 from her injuries. She was 28. From This is True for 17 April 2005 Suggestions for further reading: In the Name of Honor by Richard North Patterson Amazon Price: Customer Review: Integrity is doing the right thing when NO ONE is looking. There are no winners in Richard North Patterson's In the Name of Honor, only pathetic characters clinging to some familial notion of honor. In typical Patterson style there is a dark ...   Seven Days From Sunday by M.H. Sargent Amazon Price: Customer Review: I purchased this book because of the reviews. I did as they said and read all three in order, Seven Days From Sundown, The Shot to Die For and Operation Spider Web. They were the some of the most thrilling books I have ever read. I could not put my "...   The Shot To Die For by Sargent, M.H. Amazon Price: Customer Review: Once again, M.H. Sargent brings all the thrill, action and mystery that began in the first book, 'Seven Days From Sunday'. This book does not disappoint at all and I highly recommend it.   Rock Paper Tiger by Lisa Brackmann Amazon Price: Customer Review: I've said before that such and such is the best thing I've ever read. It occurred to me that this is a normal feeling for someone who enjoys reading as much as I do, but....this book is the best one yet and I'm only half way through it. The visual im...   The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's by Tom Engelhardt Amazon Price: $11.53   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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