Gabrielle Giffords, membră Camerei Reprezentanţilor din Statele Unite, a fost rănită într-un atac armat în ianuarie 2011, la Tucson, în Arizona. Ea a fost grav rănită la cap în cursul unei reuniuni politice la care un atacator care a ucis şase persoane, între care un judecător federal şi o fetiţă de nouă ani.
Acum, la un an de la tragedie, Gabrielle Giffords – care a fost nevoită să înveţe din nou să meargă şi să vorbească – îşi anunţă retragere din parlament. Iată transcrierea discursului pe care l-a făcut public pe internet.
„Arizona este casa mea şi va fi întotdeuna. S-au întâmplat multe în ultimul an. Nu putem schimba asta. Dar ştiu că lucrurile pentru care am luptat împreună pot face ca totul să arate mai bine. Locuri de muncă, securitatea graniţelor, veteranii.. Putem face atât de multe dacă ne străduim împreună.. Nu îmi amintesc prea multe din acea zi oribilă, dar n-am să uit niciodată încrederea pe care mi-aţi oferit-o! Vă mulţumesc pentru rugile voastre şi pentru că mi-aţi dat răgaz să mă pun pe picioare. Dar mai am mult de muncit pentru a mă face bine şi cred că e mai bine pentru Arizona dacă demisionez. Mă simt mai bine. Privesc fiecare zi ca pe o binecuvântare. Mă voi întoarce… Vă mulţumesc foarte mult!”
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