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
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gary waits for his girlfriend, Staff Sgt. Katana Georgre, during a welcome home ceremony Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006, in Fort Stewart, Ga. Georgre, along with other soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division returned home tonight from a deployment in Iraq. Gary returned from his deployment to Iraq a week ago.
(AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
The Water Is Wide
(traditional)
as performed on Bob Dylan Live 1975 (The Bootleg Series Volume 5)
The water is wide, I can’t cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And two shall row, my love and I
There is a ship that sails the sea
It’s laden deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I’m in
I know not if I sink or swim
And when we’ve come to life’s sweet end
Two hearts which naught but death could part
Will we be wed in a life to come
Or must we lie, the water wide
Or must we lie fore’er apart?
The water is wide, I can’t cross over
And neither have I wings to fly
Build me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row
Two hearts shall flow
My love and I
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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
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
Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost!
British intelligence ‘in the dark’ on London bombings: Times
29/01/2006 03h42
LONDON (AFP) – British security services have admitted they know almost nothing about why the London bomings happened or if Al-Qaeda was involved, according to a leaked intelligence report in The Sunday Times.
Tyrant in the White House
Bush Crosses the Rubicon
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
Prior to the New Deal, legislation was tightly written to minimize any executive branch interpretation. Only in this way can law be accountable to the people. If the executive branch that enforces the law also writes the law, “all legislative powers” are no longer vested in elected representatives in Congress.
US Propaganda Aimed at Foreigners Reaches US Public: Pentagon Document
Published on Friday, January 27, 2006 by Agence France Presse
The Pentagon acknowledged in a newly declassified document that the US public is increasingly exposed to propaganda disseminated overseas in psychological operations.
Remaking USAID for a Permanent War on Terror?
by Bill Berkowitz
Published on Saturday, January 28, 2006 by the lnter Press Service
OAKLAND, California – In a series of developments — some more publicized than others — the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been undergoing a transformation that will more closely align its activities with the State Department and the Pentagon.
These changes could threaten the agency’s original emphasis of concentrating on long-term social and economic assistance projects, and steer it toward greater involvement in more immediate political and military concerns, such as Pres. George W. Bush’s war on terror.
Kidnapped Activists Threatened in Iraq
And how many have waited for their loved one to come home with roses that will set upon a coffin?
Out of Iraq NOW!
IMPEACH!
Apathy is also our foe.
Don’t let anyone tell any of you that you’re unAmerican for wanting to put an end to this bullshit war.
Peace
I’m an Earth Patriot so forgive me if I don’t give a fuck if you call me un-American. You’re un-human.