Belgian doctors sent an Iraqi girl home after treating her for leg wounds caused by a bomb during the U.S. invasion -- and sent the 51,570 euro ($66,650) bill to the U.S. embassy. "We haven't heard from them yet," said Bert De Belder, coordinator of the humanitarian agency Medical Aid for Third World which brought the girl to Belgium. "I'm curious to know their reaction. We're giving them 10 days to respond.... I don't think they will pay it." After five operations and weeks of physiotherapy, 15-year-old Hiba Kassim is able to walk again, but with a slight limp. De Belder said he sent the bill to the U.S. embassy because international law dictates that an occupying force is responsible for the well-being of a country's people. U.S. embassy officials were not immediately available for comment.
-- Reuters
Does U.S. Have Blue Cross?
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