Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 225

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters

we honor courage in all its forms

cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.

image and poem below the fold

The younger brother of a victim killed in one of two bomb attacks grieves below the family cart at the scene of the attack, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. A suicide attacker detonated an explosive vest inside a crowded downtown coffee shop Thursday and seconds later another bomb exploded under a nearby car, killing at least 23 people and wounding 26, police and hospital officials said.
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

from Psalm
by Joshua Weiner

When I sing to you I am alone these days
and can’t believe it, as if the stars

–while gazing up at them–just shut off.
Astonished:

I search out the one light, brightest light
in the night sky, but find

I cannot find it without weaker lights to guide me
like red tail-lights on a car up ahead

after midnight when I’m sleepy, that illustrate
how the highway curves,

curving to a hook, and maybe save my life
and it means nothing to me

because nothing has happened, not the faintest
glint of drama.
– – –
put a meaningful magnet on your car or metal filing cabinet

read Ilona’s important diary at MLW – Returning Vet PTSD – One Soldier’s Story as well her comprehensive series on PTSD and Iraq War vets.

view the pbs newshour silent honor roll (with thanks to jimstaro at booman.)

take a private moment to light one candle among many (with thanks to TXSharon)

support Veterans for Peace
support the Iraqi people
support the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)
support CARE
support the victims of torture
remember the fallen
support Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors – TAPS
support Gold Star Families for Peace
support the fallen
support the troops
support Iraq Veterans Against the War
support Military families Speak Out
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

9 Comments

RubDMC on January 21, 2006 at 3:49 pm

Click on the candle to 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.

” I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”
from Dirge Without Music
by Edna St. Vincent Millay

DuctapeFatwa on January 21, 2006 at 4:22 pm

Iran warned of a world oil crisis if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear program even as the United States and Europe struggled to get support for UN Security Council action.

“In case of sanctions, other countries will suffer as well as Iran,” Oil Minister Davoud Danesh-Jafari said, according to the official news agency, IRNA.

“One of the consequences will be the unleashing of a crisis in the oil sector and particularly a price hike.”

Iran, the number two oil exporter in OPEC with oil revenue last year of 42 billion dollars, risks being referred to the United Nations Security Council over what the West suspects is a covert nuclear weapons drive.

World oil prices this week hit a near-four-month high in New York, partly on fears of Iran sanctions…

nerdified link

jimstaro on January 21, 2006 at 4:40 pm

Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost!

(20 jan 2006) The Iraq Body Count – a small volunteer team started
that methodically counting all non-combatants killed in the invasion
and military occupation of Iraq – is running out of funds and
appealing for money. It currently puts the toll at between 28,069 and
31657.

‘TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT TORTURE,’ BUSH TOLD
(20 jan 2006) Amnesty International’s new campaign is rallying
Americans before the upcoming State of the Union address to encourage
President Bush to be honest with Americans about the government’s use
of torture at home and abroad.

U.S. ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS HURTING ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS MINORITIES WORLDWIDE: WATCHDOG
(20 jan 2006) UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (OneWorld) – The Bush
administration’s self-styled ”war on terror” is undermining the
rights of minority ethnic groups at home and abroad, according to a
new assessment from a watchdog and advocacy group specializing in the
rights of marginalized communities.

^^^^^
^^^^^
The following ‘Signature’ is asked to be used by the ‘Impeach Bush Coalition’ in All your E-Mails and, I’ll add, Posts! I added my Military Service Info with the VFP Call For Impeachment. You can Add what you desire or nothing at all!
^^^^^
NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President.
James Starowicz
USN ’67-’71
’67-’68: Meridian Mississippi/Naval Air Station
’68-’70: GMG3, Panama Canal Zone/Rodman Naval Base
’70-’71: GMG3, Coronado Calif – CounterInsurgency/S.E.R.E. School, Vietnam — In-Country COMNAVFORV – CHNAVADVGRP MACV, RVN
Member: Veterans For Peace
VFP ‘Declaration Of Impeachment’
Sign On and Pass Link To Others

dada on January 21, 2006 at 4:43 pm

BrendaStewart on January 21, 2006 at 4:54 pm

When this war is over, if it ever is, I want to take that time to say to you RUB that I am sorry for your job here to keep this page going. I know how hard it has got to be, at times. YOu do us all a great service for ding this, you know! Hugs…

ask on January 21, 2006 at 5:41 pm

Iraqis prepare for hard talks on cabinet make-up

shermanesqe on January 21, 2006 at 11:15 pm

That really gets to me, more so than usual.

For Peace…

supersoling on January 22, 2006 at 7:44 am

One child at a time.
Will this boy end up at a Madrassa?
Chances are good and I can’t blame him if he does. I would do the same.

alohaleezy on January 22, 2006 at 8:25 am

We shall overcome!

Out of Iraq NOW!

RubDMC on January 21, 2006 at 3:49 pm

Click on the candle to 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.

” I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”
from Dirge Without Music
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
DuctapeFatwa on January 21, 2006 at 4:22 pm

Iran warned of a world oil crisis if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear program even as the United States and Europe struggled to get support for UN Security Council action.

“In case of sanctions, other countries will suffer as well as Iran,” Oil Minister Davoud Danesh-Jafari said, according to the official news agency, IRNA.

“One of the consequences will be the unleashing of a crisis in the oil sector and particularly a price hike.”

Iran, the number two oil exporter in OPEC with oil revenue last year of 42 billion dollars, risks being referred to the United Nations Security Council over what the West suspects is a covert nuclear weapons drive.

World oil prices this week hit a near-four-month high in New York, partly on fears of Iran sanctions…

nerdified link
jimstaro on January 21, 2006 at 4:40 pm

Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost!

(20 jan 2006) The Iraq Body Count – a small volunteer team started
that methodically counting all non-combatants killed in the invasion
and military occupation of Iraq – is running out of funds and
appealing for money. It currently puts the toll at between 28,069 and
31657.

‘TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT TORTURE,’ BUSH TOLD
(20 jan 2006) Amnesty International’s new campaign is rallying
Americans before the upcoming State of the Union address to encourage
President Bush to be honest with Americans about the government’s use
of torture at home and abroad.

U.S. ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS HURTING ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS MINORITIES WORLDWIDE: WATCHDOG
(20 jan 2006) UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (OneWorld) – The Bush
administration’s self-styled ”war on terror” is undermining the
rights of minority ethnic groups at home and abroad, according to a
new assessment from a watchdog and advocacy group specializing in the
rights of marginalized communities.

^^^^^
^^^^^
The following ‘Signature’ is asked to be used by the ‘Impeach Bush Coalition’ in All your E-Mails and, I’ll add, Posts! I added my Military Service Info with the VFP Call For Impeachment. You can Add what you desire or nothing at all!
^^^^^
NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President.
James Starowicz
USN ’67-’71
’67-’68: Meridian Mississippi/Naval Air Station
’68-’70: GMG3, Panama Canal Zone/Rodman Naval Base
’70-’71: GMG3, Coronado Calif – CounterInsurgency/S.E.R.E. School, Vietnam — In-Country COMNAVFORV – CHNAVADVGRP MACV, RVN
Member: Veterans For Peace
VFP ‘Declaration Of Impeachment’
Sign On and Pass Link To Others
dada on January 21, 2006 at 4:43 pm
BrendaStewart on January 21, 2006 at 4:54 pm

When this war is over, if it ever is, I want to take that time to say to you RUB that I am sorry for your job here to keep this page going. I know how hard it has got to be, at times. YOu do us all a great service for ding this, you know! Hugs…
ask on January 21, 2006 at 5:41 pm

Iraqis prepare for hard talks on cabinet make-up
shermanesqe on January 21, 2006 at 11:15 pm

That really gets to me, more so than usual.

For Peace…
supersoling on January 22, 2006 at 7:44 am

One child at a time.
Will this boy end up at a Madrassa?
Chances are good and I can’t blame him if he does. I would do the same.
alohaleezy on January 22, 2006 at 8:25 am

We shall overcome!

Out of Iraq NOW!

Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 225

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