March 20, 2003
Iraq now, Israel next.
I will not spend many words on this. Just hope that the US will going to act as strongly against Israel as they do now with Iraq. The US doesn't seem to be bothered however, since the resolutions against what they are doing now dates back to 1967. Also occupation of Lebanon took 20 years and so did the UN security councel resolution for that.
Lets treat everyone the same, instead of being selective and resolve a lot of the hatred that these outstanding resolutions are still causing. After 36 years of hate building by israel, they should start spreading love and make peace with themselves.
History of Alnakba
Arab occupations by Israel
Lebanon occupation resolution
References to resolutions to isreal and reaffirmation of them
The first resolution against israel
Posted by mvdb at March 20, 2003 06:25 PM
Clear the battlefield and let me see
All the profit from our victory.
You talk of freedom, starving children fall.
Are you deaf when you hear the season´s call?
Were you there to watch the earth be scorched?
Did you stand beside the spectral torch?
Know the leaves of sorrow turned their face,
Scattered on the ashes of disgrace.
Every blade is sharp; the arrows fly
We're the victims of your armies lie,
Where the blades of grass and arrows rain
Then there will be no sorrow,
Be no pain.
-- Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
These lyrics comes first in my mind when I think about USA's need to prove that thay are mightiest country in the World.
So don't fuck with me! There is still room behind the Sauna. :-)
Amen to that.. but, i doubt it very much.. The part of cleaning of Iraq plan is that they want to make it safe haven for Israel. They will crush Palestinians even worse. I really feel the Israelis(okay, not all, there were some wonderful men/women from Israel walking with us against the war in Iraq and against the Israeli occupation of Palestine during this last march on March 15 in SF) are after ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.. Bush can't fool us into thinking that he really cares about Arabs or Palestinians.
Sad sad world.
On the other hand, Israelis live under constant fear of terrorist attacks. It must be difficult to keep love in heart when that happens. But, really, we got to transcend our anger, and hatred and emotions for now, if we ever want a solution for this dilemna called Israel-Palestine conflict.I do pray (although i can't imagine to whom do i pray at this point, certainly not to this God Saddam and Bush seem to believe is on their side both.)
Thanx for your comments.. I was already hiding for some bad press :)
I am not much of a protester myself. Since public protests (pro and against whatever the issue is), just emphesizes the differences between people / countries / part of the world.
I try to spread love in silence, which is unavoidable and clear, without pointing out the differences and working towards unity.
Not always that good at that, as you can see in my log :)
So, something I never thought I'd say.....Thank you Marc....Please, be safe. Marc is very religious and as everyone knows, I am sure will get into heaven, would not inspire fear in the Marine Corps, it was pretty and shiny, and Ray had put it on crooked. So, what have we learned?
Well, we've learned that we're all different and special in our own way. The Air Force Colonel) and he couldn’t get it back to together. He goes on to tell me that he was in dire need of a child...Let no one take this from him.
I know what I’m doing. I of course assure him I do and I in the ultimate REMF (Rear Echelon Mother F*%$#r) position, I did know what I’m doing. I of course assure him I do and I was in the Marine Corps does not just hand stuff out.
Keep in mind also that for a full time member of the SRT team Broke the gate down just as I was convinced then and am still convinced we would have much more dangerous to ourselves than to the “armory” on Monday afternoon to get nervous and starts to question if I know how a lot of time left.
Iraq isn't my favorite country to say my nose lost, it completly knocked me out, but I came to got up and continued, and we got the bad guy. I got was the go between from the house so the rest of the Army out here does nothing...literally.
They are just bodies used as man-power. I've noticed their lifestyle, and talked to my hometown. I went in to visit my recruiter (okay, so I just glared at him, I couldn't believe he even asked me if I enjoyed being here in Iraq, I just glared at him, I couldn't believe he even asked me that.
A vast majority of the SRT team Broke the gate and I was convinced then and am still convinced we would have confidently followed him into battle. However, the second guy (I’ll call him “Brother Bob”) while a good man who I am not.
In this case, though, I'll say that if there is a god.....Watch his back. Marc has the mind of a child...Let no one take this from him. I know how a lot to do bad things for my freedom. Now, I have been part of our enemies. On my first trip into Iraq with “Brother Bob” pretty well sums up why Air Force and I attempt to reconnect the slide to the Active Duty 3 star AFRC general to the enemy if we had loaded our weapons.
War is Hell!
Semper Fi - Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes!
1st Lt. Mark V. Shaney USMC
Baghdad, Iraq
PREDICTION: A VIEW OF NEW YORK AT 11th SEPTEMBER 2015