I had a miserable nightmare last night. I had a dream that it was Ashura and tons of Shi’a were round up by Sunni death squads including friends of mine. I saw what was happening so I ran up to the leader of the squad and begged him to let everyone go. He wouldnt listen to me but he showed some interest in what I was saying and I was convinced I could save them somehow.

I followed him all the way to where they were taking everyone to be killed. We sat in a dark, medium sized room and all I could hear in the background as I pleaded for their lives were random gun shots and screaming. Everyone was lined up against the wall and every so often the death squad leader I was pleading with would aim his machine gun and spray a handful of men in the head. Then I realized it wasnt just my friends but their families, I saw my friends two little sisters, ages 9 and 4 and I went insane. I knew there was nothing I could do for the majority, I had to get my friends and their families out. I begged and begged, then I saw a guy who i recognized but didnt know too well, two guys grabbed him and put a knife to his throat and I yelled out, “no please dont, I know him!” The guy looked at me with terror in his eyes like he wanted to scream, “help me” but he couldnt with the rag over his mouth. I turned to the death squad leader and begged, “I know him, hes a good man, dont hurt him please, I’m begging you.” he looked at me and laughed then gave a signal to his men… they put the knife under his nose and started to cut his nose off, I couldnt watch, I turned away and started hysterically crying. They grabbed my friend, put him up against the wall with his two sisters and was about to give the instruction to have them killed, I grabbed the leaders shirt and begged, “please dont, please, let them go and kill me instead”. He looked at me with disgust and looked up to give the order…then suddenly I woke up to my phone ringing. It was the same friend who I was trying to save, how ironic. I didnt tell him anything, it was one of those things I’d rather not share with him. How do you tell a dream like that to your friend?

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