The Wire

Often in war it is difficult to get a handle on the impact that hostilities have on civilians. Marla Rubicka, a 27-year-old California woman, has been working in Iraq during the conflict to do just that. Sadly and ironically, her life was claimed over the weekend, meeting a similar fate to many Iraqi civilians. She was the innocent bystander to a car bomb attack. Marla was the founder of the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict, and initially worked in Afghanistan after the commencement of the US-led invasion. In Iraq, her some of work revolved around gathering crucial data on the ordinary civilians whose lives have been cut short by the Iraq war. Justin Alexander, a friend of Marla’s, is a volunteer currently working in Iraq with the Christian Peace Maker Teams. In the past year he has had four of his friend die in similar circumstances. On poor phone line from Baghdad, he The Wire earlier today about the importance of Marla’s work.