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Monday, May 29, 2006

DYING FOR A MISTAKE

MISTAKE? NO! DELIBERATE LIES, PLANNED EVIL.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DIE IN A WAR SO FOUNDED ON DECEPTION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO THE FAMILIES WHO DISCOVER THE DECEPTION AND REALIZE THAT THEIR BELOVED ONE DIED FOR A LIE?
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/05/29/dying_for_a_mistake.php

posted by Anonymous @ 5/29/2006 08:36:00 PM  

6 Comments:

  • At Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:05:00 PM , Blogger Marty said...

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  • At Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:08:00 PM , Blogger Marty said...

    What does it mean? It means grief so profound that nothing can make it go away. The only comfort that can come is to work to prevent it from happening again.

     

  • At Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:19:00 PM , Blogger nocturnal scribe said...

    "It means a grief so profound that nothing can make it go away."

    A very telling statement, Marty. I cannot imagine the depth of that grief and I hope I never experience it. I have lost 2 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, a grandson-in-law and a foster son to death and I know the terrible, lasting grief from those deaths. Those events happened because of the vagaries of life. But to lose one who was deliberately placed in harm's way as a result of lies and deceit, I think would engender a profound rage and bitterness towards the liars. More so than I already feel every time I read about the deaths, the maiming, the mental injuries of some other mothers' children, or the civilian deaths and injuries. Worried.

     

  • At Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:36:00 PM , Blogger Granny said...

    There may be some comfort in knowing a loved one died in the defense of our country.

    There can be no comfort in knowing a loved one died as a result of someone else's insane thirst for power.

     

  • At Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:22:00 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

    Absolutely correct, Granny. Members of my family served in WWII; the photo of my cousin who died on Okinawa still hangs in my aunt's living room, and he is still spoken of, sometimes with tears. But he lost his life in service against imperialistic powers that would have destroyed our freedoms and way of life had they succeeded. His loss was grievous but he died in good cause. We give up our loved ones when it is necessary for the greater good. There is NO greater good in Bush's wars.

     

  • At Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:43:00 PM , Blogger Marty said...

    When Shoegazer was home on leave in March he told me that he would willingly lay down his life for his country. He had no hesitation to do that. But he was not too keen on the idea of dying for a country that hated him.

     

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