[Quix]

THIS IS A MOVING NARRATIVE, TO ME.

I think it's a very practical one.

Easy to join in the tears.

[Quix]

PING

JUST BECAUSE I thought you precious folk would be touched and interested.

[OldFriend]

In order for evil to prevail it takes good men doing nothing. (similar to the story about doing nothing because they weren't coming for me.....then they came for me and no one was left to help.

[StoneColdTaxHater]

damn, I'm crying now.

[rebel85]

bump

[Do the Dew]

PING

[Gamecock]

Bump and Bookmark and grab a tissue

[steplock]

A LESSON TO MY SON By A PROUD AMERICAN
Irma S. Chambers


WHO IS this IRMA S. CHAMBERS ?? And how does one contact her?

[buffyt]

I am having a difficult time reconciling the fact that Hollywood makes movies about how evil the Holocast was, with the horrible atrocities Hitler committed to the Jews and other people, yet Hollywood sides with Hussein this time. It defies wisdom and all reason. I am so sick of Hollywood speaking out against our government and our military and their being so pro-Husseins (Saddam and his murdering sons) that I can't stand to go to movies anymore. At our gym they are no longer playing Dixie Chicks for bike class. I think they will stop playing Sheryl Crow now that they know about her stance. Maybe if enough of us boycott Hollywood movies and music they will HEAR US.

[Eagle Eye]

Good post. BTTT

[Sparky760]

Bump.....with a tear in my eye.

[Marysecretary]

Wow, Quix. That is a very moving story. Thanks for sharing.

[OXENinFLA]

Thanks for the reminder.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Subject: a good answer for why is the war going on

A LESSON TO MY SON

By A PROUD AMERICAN

Irma S. Chambers

The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our country again today. I knew that my husband would give him a good explanation.

My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in our front living room window. He told him:

"Son, stand there and tell me what you see?"

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If you haven't yet read this essay, written and spread across the country via the net (thanks mainly to church groups) shortly after we went to war to liberate Iraq, it is powerful, and memorable.

Please consider sharing with a "war critic," or a neighbor who watches only mainstream news.

[Lakeside]

Simple, when Quix posts,I read it!!

What a wise father he is. His son will never forget this lesson.

Thanks for the ping Ragtime.

[PsyOp]

THE LESSON BROUGHT HOME.

Yesterday was a dark day for those fighting in Iraq. 5 Marines dead, and four civilian workers killed, mutilated, and publicly desecrated in the Iraqi city of Falluja in the "Sunni Triangle."

The pictures of that horrid incident are revolting, and most news outlets have refused to print or air them.

One exception is the San Diego Union Tribune, which graced this morning's front page with them--above the fold. This sparked an angry debate on the Rick Roberts show on KFMB this morning.

Rick's position, as well as most of his callers, condemned the UT's display of those images. As conservatives, they felt that the reason for using them was to gin up feelings against the war in Iraq. They are no doubt correct. But I differed in my feelings about those pics and decided to shoot Rick an e-mail during his show explaining why I felt as I do. To my suprise, he read my email, verbatim, during the next segment. After doing so, he said that I had given him a completely different perspective on the matter, and that he might have to rethink his position on the matter. Below is the e-mail I sent him:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Falluja pics
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 08:21:20 -0800
From: [psyop]
Reply-To: ******************
To: rickroberts@kfmb.com

Dear Mr. Roberts,

I'm afraid I have to disagree about the pics. I know the UT put them there to turn opinion against the war, but it is my hope and my belief that it will do the opposite. I have a daughter serving in Iraq right now. And everytime I hear of a bomb going off over there my blood pressure goes up till I find out she is still safe.

After 9/11 the press in this country did its level best to make us forget what happened. They censored the images because they were afraid we couldn't handle it. They were afraid we'd have the proper reaction. They were afraid we'd demand a war on terrorism. On the first anniversary of 9/11 they swept it even further under the rug. They didn't want us lashing out against the Muslims. They helped spread the lie that Islam is a religion of peace, when in fact it is a death cult (I've read the Koran several times and am well versed in middle-eastern history).

Those images on the pages of the UT are important. People here need to see them and get angry. They also need to see the film footage--shown repeatedly around the world, but suppresed here--of the poor victims jumping out of the twin towers and bouncing off the roofs and streets below (not just the occasional still). People are well on their way to forgetting why were at war and what the stakes are.

The UT photos should stir up some righteous fury. I believe it will be in favor of prosecuting this war with greater vigor, even though the UT hopes it will go the other way.

Sincerely,
[psyop]
Escondido, CA

Never Forget!

[William Martel]

That definitely deserves a bump. It makes the point beautifully and should definitely be passed on to others.

[facedown]

Huge BTTT!!!

Thanks for the ping RC.

[2111USMC]

Ping

[PISANO]

One year later.....a worthy read BUMP!!