this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters
cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.
images and poem below the fold
Iraqi women huddle in the corner of the courtyard of their house as US soldiers from Delta company 1-184 Infantry Regiment interrogate the men of house due to suspicious activity during a patrol in southern Baghdad.
(AFP/David Furst)
Iraqi shop owners look at the scene of a suicide attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday Oct. 23 2005.A suicide car bomb in central Baghdad hit two police vehicles in Al-Tahrir Square at 11:30 a.m., killing two officers and two civilians, said police Maj. Mohammed Younis.
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
The Quality of Mercy is not Strain’d
by William Shakespeare
from The Merchant of Venice
Act IV Scene 1
The quality of mercy is not strain’d,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;
It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew,
Though justice be thy plea, consider this,
That, in the course of justice, none of us
Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much
To mitigate the justice of thy plea;
Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice
Must needs give sentence ‘gainst the merchant there.
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view the pbs newshour silent honor roll (with thanks to jimstaro at booman.)
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support the Iraqi people
support the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)
support CARE
support the victims of torture
remember the fallen
support Gold Star Families for Peace
support the fallen
support the troops
support the troops and the Iraqi people
read This is what John Kerry did today, the diary by lawnorder that prompted this series
read Riverbend’s Bagdhad Burning
read Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches
read Today in Iraq
witness every day
Copy the image into your own comment (you can leave it on my server), and/or rate this one – not for mojo, but to leave a small mark after taking this moment.
Their bright clothes…
I saw a pair of tennis shoes of a two year old Iraqi girl at the Camp Casey DC site. They were so little and like shoes I bought Danni when she was that age.
Our countrymen and women like to ostrich themselves into thinking that the Iraqi people are “ragheads” “terrahists” “less than”… and they are just like us. Even their children’s itty bitty baby tennie shoes…
They were so small. And empty. Forever empty.
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Listened to MP Galloway interview on CNNi, his perjury accusation by Coleman for testimony before U.S. Senate on Iraq and Oil for Food Program kick-backs.
Ms Galloway filed for divorce 5 days before last general elections, however point of attention: she was involved in Iraq search for effects of Gulf War I warfare on population of Iraq, especially young children. Radioactive dust, presumably left after firing DU munition with armor piercing capability, left many children ill and with birth defects. Ms Galloway herself, is now battling with life threatening illness of cancer.
DU Activism – Poisonous Legacy »»
Nevertheless, the perpetrators of the two Gulf Wars with blessing of the U.S. Congress, will spend time on perjury of Mr. Galloway, not on deception of Iraq War, the outing of Valerie Plame, Israel spying, Iraq torture or corporate profits through inflated charges to U.S. taxpayers.
IT’S TIME TO CLEAN-UP CONGRESS IN 2006!
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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Thank you, RubDMC.
Copy and paste this to light your own candle:
<img src=”http://www.jsoucy.org/iraq/images/candle_flame_1.gif“ height=”68″ width=”52″ />
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What did Lt. Col. Steve Boylan mean by saying it’s not a moment of memory?
It’s unfortunate we have to account for our dead soldiers, our policy is set not to count Iraqi deaths, how tragic most incidents are.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Boylan, director of the force’s combined press center, described the number as an “artificial mark on the wall.”
“I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those serving in Iraq,” Boylan said in an e-mail. “The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone.
It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives.”
LEAVE Iraq to the Iraqis
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance and Understanding
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Released Today
My how my heart aches today. I know, it aches all days since this war started. Will this never end….:o(