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Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 382

by RubDMC
Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 11:53:15 AM EST

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

Residents and a policeman pull a victim out of a burning minibus shortly after a bomb exploded in Baghdad August 27, 2006. A car bomb in central Baghdad killed five people and wounded 10 on Sunday, police said. The blast, which shook central Baghdad and sent columns of black smoke into the air, took place on Saadoun Street, a busy commercial area, police said. The target of the attack was not clear, but there is a hotel complex nearby and Iraqi police and army have checkpoints on Saadoun Street.
REUTERS/Namir Noor-Eldeen (IRAQ)

from Secrets in the Sand
by Marjorie Agosín

And the night was a precipice,
And the night was a hollow sound,
Beyond all depths and silences.
It was night in the city of Juárez and the dead women of Juárez
Protected the living ones.
It didn't seem like a typical night at the border.
It seemed more like the drowsiness of a mute inferno
And flames transforming into knives.

Night in Juárez was a perverse mirror
Where death breathed its hollow
Trophies over the sand.

And night in the city of Juárez didn't have a beginning or an end
Just fear
Just death.

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Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 382 | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

for peace (4.00 / 7)

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

"...psychopaths have little difficulty infiltrating the domains of...politics, law enforcement, (and) government." Dr. Robert Hare

by RubDMC (rubdmc yahoo! snot bomb) on Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 11:54:06 AM EST

Peace (4.00 / 6)

lTMF'sA...the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 12:03:25 PM EST

Re: Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 382 (4.00 / 5)

Violence in Iraq Kills 60 As Market, Recruits Hit

John McCain - Less Jobs More War

by ask on Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 12:18:07 PM EST

Stop the Insanity! (4.00 / 5)

IMPEACH THE BASTARDS! Vote in November

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.

by alohaleezy on Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 12:25:16 PM EST

Lie by Lie: (4.00 / 5)

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

Chronicle of a War Foretold: August 1990 to March 2003

The first drafts of history are fragmentary. Important revelations arrive late, and out of order. In this timeline, we've assembled the history of the Iraq War to create a resource we hope will help resolve open questions of the Bush era. What did our leaders know and when did they know it? And, perhaps just as important, what red flags did we miss, and how could we have missed them? This is the first installment in our Iraq War timeline project.

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by jimstaro (jmstaroathotmail.com) on Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 12:27:05 PM EST

Day 382 (4.00 / 4)

peace

parvum opus

by olivia on Thu Aug 31st, 2006 at 06:52:04 PM EST

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