Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 391

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war

we love and support our troops, just as we love and support the Iraqi people – without exception, or precondition, or judgement.

image and poem below the fold

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his realtive, killed in a drive by shooting, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Sept.18, 2006, Bombers and gunmen killed eight people in the tense city north east of Baghdad Monday as Iraqi security forces prepared to further tighten security ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, when violence traditionally spikes across Iraq.
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Space Child
written/performed by Kan’Nal

Mother, Grandmother.
You’re all I ever wanted to uphold.
No, I would never ever let you go.
I’m opening and hoping we can grow.

Earth child with your spaced out eyes.
I Think I recognize you from somewhere.
Don’t we have something to do together?
Like opening the gateway into heaven.

Father, grandfather.
Fire lights the darkness of my soul.
Wash me in the color of the rainbow
and plant me in the waters of the womb.

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7 Comments

RubDMC on September 18, 2006 at 11:26 am

The candle that DianeL first lit many months ago, and which has become such an important part of these diaries since, is still available here.

You can copy that image into your own comment (you can leave it on my server), craft your own image, and/or rate this one – not for mojo, but to leave a small mark after taking this moment – as a sign that you know, but do not approve, and are not resigned.

“It is like trying to ignite – to pass on the responsibilities as much as possible to everyone else.” – Ravi Shankar

olivia on September 18, 2006 at 11:41 am

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
~Christian Nestell Bovee

peace

alohaleezy on September 18, 2006 at 1:38 pm

And the warmongers are beating the war drums on Iraq. See Steven’s front page diary. I’m outa here. Hello island somewhere. Here I come.

dada on September 18, 2006 at 1:51 pm

ask on September 18, 2006 at 2:05 pm

Spike in Iraq violence claims 43 lives

Damnit Janet on September 18, 2006 at 2:36 pm

Notice how the media doesn’t go into detail???

“An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his realtive”

could be

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his TWELVE YEAR OLD SON

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his TWELVE YEAR OLD DISABLED SON

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his LAST RELATIVE, HIS TWELVE YEAR OLD SON

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his CHILD.

The news is complicit.

jimstaro on September 18, 2006 at 6:55 pm

Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost,
And The Perpetual Conflict Future We Have Given Them!

By Willem Marx, Harper’s. Posted September 18, 2006.

In this astonishing confessional by an Oxford graduate who worked in the green zone of Baghdad, we see the perversity of the American version of a ‘free press’ in Iraq.
Last spring, during my final semester at Oxford, a cousin wrote to tell me that she was planning to work for an American company in Iraq over the summer. She suggested I join her. The company was called Iraqex, and it claimed on its website to have “expertise in collecting and exploiting information; structuring transactions; and mitigating risks through due diligence, legal strategies and security.” Iraqex was also looking for summer media interns, my cousin pointed out, who would “interact with the local media” in Baghdad and “pitch story ideas.” This was almost too good to be true.

SNIP, you can read rest HERE

You can also listen to an interview with Willem at the following:

Former Intern on Planting Iraq Stories for U.S. Military
Talk of the Nation, September 11, 2006

Willem Marx, a former intern with the Lincoln Group, a Washington-based government contractor, tells how he took stories from the U.S. military and planted them in Iraqi newspapers.

Anthrax-Any Idea’s On Whom??
{Does someone with a last name starting with R have any knowledge of this forgotten Terrorist Act!!}

William Fisher | The Third Rail of Bush’s Dictionary

“President Bush’s speechwriters have just about worn out their lexicon of scary words and phrases to regale us with tales of all the terrorist plots he has disrupted since 9/11,” writes William Fisher. “But one word has apparently been expunged from the White House dictionary: Anthrax.”

RubDMC on September 18, 2006 at 11:26 am

The candle that DianeL first lit many months ago, and which has become such an important part of these diaries since, is still available here.

You can copy that image into your own comment (you can leave it on my server), craft your own image, and/or rate this one – not for mojo, but to leave a small mark after taking this moment – as a sign that you know, but do not approve, and are not resigned.

“It is like trying to ignite – to pass on the responsibilities as much as possible to everyone else.” – Ravi Shankar
olivia on September 18, 2006 at 11:41 am

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
~Christian Nestell Bovee

peace
alohaleezy on September 18, 2006 at 1:38 pm

And the warmongers are beating the war drums on Iraq. See Steven’s front page diary. I’m outa here. Hello island somewhere. Here I come.
dada on September 18, 2006 at 1:51 pm
ask on September 18, 2006 at 2:05 pm

Spike in Iraq violence claims 43 lives
Damnit Janet on September 18, 2006 at 2:36 pm

Notice how the media doesn’t go into detail???

“An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his realtive”

could be

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his TWELVE YEAR OLD SON

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his TWELVE YEAR OLD DISABLED SON

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his LAST RELATIVE, HIS TWELVE YEAR OLD SON

An Iraqi man mourns sitting next to the body of his CHILD.

The news is complicit.
jimstaro on September 18, 2006 at 6:55 pm

Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost,
And The Perpetual Conflict Future We Have Given Them!

By Willem Marx, Harper’s. Posted September 18, 2006.

In this astonishing confessional by an Oxford graduate who worked in the green zone of Baghdad, we see the perversity of the American version of a ‘free press’ in Iraq.
Last spring, during my final semester at Oxford, a cousin wrote to tell me that she was planning to work for an American company in Iraq over the summer. She suggested I join her. The company was called Iraqex, and it claimed on its website to have “expertise in collecting and exploiting information; structuring transactions; and mitigating risks through due diligence, legal strategies and security.” Iraqex was also looking for summer media interns, my cousin pointed out, who would “interact with the local media” in Baghdad and “pitch story ideas.” This was almost too good to be true.

SNIP, you can read rest HERE

You can also listen to an interview with Willem at the following:

Former Intern on Planting Iraq Stories for U.S. Military
Talk of the Nation, September 11, 2006

Willem Marx, a former intern with the Lincoln Group, a Washington-based government contractor, tells how he took stories from the U.S. military and planted them in Iraqi newspapers.

Anthrax-Any Idea’s On Whom??
{Does someone with a last name starting with R have any knowledge of this forgotten Terrorist Act!!}

William Fisher | The Third Rail of Bush’s Dictionary

“President Bush’s speechwriters have just about worn out their lexicon of scary words and phrases to regale us with tales of all the terrorist plots he has disrupted since 9/11,” writes William Fisher. “But one word has apparently been expunged from the White House dictionary: Anthrax.”

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