Mass Grave Digger
Appearances
Up First from NPR
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
I have three graves. They told me, dig three big holes. So we dug three holes.
Up First from NPR
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
And that's when three tractor-trailers arrived, filled with bodies.
Up First from NPR
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
The three holes were so filled with bodies that there wasn't enough dirt to reach the other side to cover. So the bulldozer driver stopped.
Up First from NPR
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
No, it's not hard, he says. I just don't want to dirty my mouth by saying his name.
Up First from NPR
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
NPR's regional producer Jawad Rasallah interprets. So that's how you know where the trenches are and where they aren't.
Up First from NPR
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
I remember the days when my brother and his son were at home. I remember their father.