Showing posts with label war deaths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war deaths. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
(One incredible) Quote of the day
"What is more immoral than war?" --Marquis de Sade
(Considering the source).
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I don't get it
I don't understand people's enjoyment of and interest in horror movies.
In the first place, there is such beauty in the world.
You don't think so?
Photograph flowers. Any flower. Heck, a dandelion.
Then look at it and see if you don't see brilliant, temporary, exhilarating color and vibrancy.
In the second place, you want terror? Instead of some phony, nonsense, fiction fright someone dreamed up, go read everything you can get your hands on about Union Carbide and what they did to so many people in India.
Read what US President Andrew Jackson--and a whole lot of other people--did to the Native Americans.
There's terror for you. There's unimaginable fright.
Imagine a whole people whose religion, language, culture, way of life and spirituality is taken away from them.
That's terror. That's horror.
And that's what we did to Native Americans.
No wonder so many became alcoholic and were otherwise wrecked.
And then there's the burning and death and mutilation that came from Union Carbide's chemical plant explosion near poverty-stricken people in India.
Terror. Unbelievable, unexpected, unimaginable--nearly unreported--terror.
And then there's what the greedheads--from President George W. Bush on down--are doing to America and Americans for the last 7 years. The list is a long one.
From what has happened in Iraq for the last 5 years, to hundreds of thousands of people being either killed or maimed--both Americans and Iraqis--to the raping of the American public for profits, the lists--yes, lists--are long of wrongs, horrors and horrible things visited upon people.
But some want to spend what little time we have for "entertainment" with a horror movie.
It's a luxury I don't appreciate. It's a luxury I don't understand. It's a luxury I don't have any patience for.
It really makes me angry.
In the first place, there is such beauty in the world.
You don't think so?
Photograph flowers. Any flower. Heck, a dandelion.
Then look at it and see if you don't see brilliant, temporary, exhilarating color and vibrancy.
In the second place, you want terror? Instead of some phony, nonsense, fiction fright someone dreamed up, go read everything you can get your hands on about Union Carbide and what they did to so many people in India.
Read what US President Andrew Jackson--and a whole lot of other people--did to the Native Americans.
There's terror for you. There's unimaginable fright.
Imagine a whole people whose religion, language, culture, way of life and spirituality is taken away from them.
That's terror. That's horror.
And that's what we did to Native Americans.
No wonder so many became alcoholic and were otherwise wrecked.
And then there's the burning and death and mutilation that came from Union Carbide's chemical plant explosion near poverty-stricken people in India.
Terror. Unbelievable, unexpected, unimaginable--nearly unreported--terror.
And then there's what the greedheads--from President George W. Bush on down--are doing to America and Americans for the last 7 years. The list is a long one.
From what has happened in Iraq for the last 5 years, to hundreds of thousands of people being either killed or maimed--both Americans and Iraqis--to the raping of the American public for profits, the lists--yes, lists--are long of wrongs, horrors and horrible things visited upon people.
But some want to spend what little time we have for "entertainment" with a horror movie.
It's a luxury I don't appreciate. It's a luxury I don't understand. It's a luxury I don't have any patience for.
It really makes me angry.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Article from Yahoo just now
"Veterans' burials nonstop at cemeteries"
Think about that the entire Memorial Day weekend.
And for any- and everyone who voted for George W. Bush once or twice, and/or supported this goofy-assed idea of a war, you're welcome to accept the responsibility for it, too.
"The scene at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is repeated nationwide more than 100 times a day. Military veterans are being buried at such a rapid rate that national cemeteries use heavy equipment to make room."
Think about it.
More importantly this weekend, let's all think about what we can do to support our troops and get out of Iraq and this war.
You can see the entire article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_us/100_burials
I see where the "Current Occupant", in his weekly radio address, asked all Americans to "keep Vets in mind" this Memorial Day weekend.
That's rich.
The way his administration took them into this war so more than 4,000 could die and so the others, who are wounded, could be neglected and/or mistreated by his own Veteran's Administration? US keep the Vets in mind?
How about "W" keeping them in mind?
How about "W" getting them out of his hair-brained, illegal, groundless, baseless war?
Now THAT would be keeping the Vets in mind.
We all owe it to ourselves--and the Vets--to read this article. Sure the Vets dying are, for the most part, from previous wars but it's the ones in harms way now to whom we owe thought and commitment.
For some background and information, go to the following link to read the 10 reasons by there is a group Iraq Veterans Against the War (see links on the right of this page): http://ivaw.org/faq.
There should be no better source for information and reasons why we should get out of Iraq than taking it from the very soldiers who have fought or are fighting this absurd, ugly war.
Think about that the entire Memorial Day weekend.
And for any- and everyone who voted for George W. Bush once or twice, and/or supported this goofy-assed idea of a war, you're welcome to accept the responsibility for it, too.
"The scene at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is repeated nationwide more than 100 times a day. Military veterans are being buried at such a rapid rate that national cemeteries use heavy equipment to make room."
Think about it.
More importantly this weekend, let's all think about what we can do to support our troops and get out of Iraq and this war.
You can see the entire article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_us/100_burials
I see where the "Current Occupant", in his weekly radio address, asked all Americans to "keep Vets in mind" this Memorial Day weekend.
That's rich.
The way his administration took them into this war so more than 4,000 could die and so the others, who are wounded, could be neglected and/or mistreated by his own Veteran's Administration? US keep the Vets in mind?
How about "W" keeping them in mind?
How about "W" getting them out of his hair-brained, illegal, groundless, baseless war?
Now THAT would be keeping the Vets in mind.
We all owe it to ourselves--and the Vets--to read this article. Sure the Vets dying are, for the most part, from previous wars but it's the ones in harms way now to whom we owe thought and commitment.
For some background and information, go to the following link to read the 10 reasons by there is a group Iraq Veterans Against the War (see links on the right of this page): http://ivaw.org/faq.
There should be no better source for information and reasons why we should get out of Iraq than taking it from the very soldiers who have fought or are fighting this absurd, ugly war.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Man, it's been a while
Due to commitments beyond my control, I haven't been able to get any information out here. My regrets. Apologies.
I have a question for you. I have a question for all America.
That is, do you know how many American soldiers were killed in action, on your behalf, in the last week?
Do you know?
Did you check?
Do you care?
If you didn't check, if you don't know, what evidence is there that you do care?
For information, there were 15.
How many were in Iraq at the time of their demise?
Afghanistan?
13/2.
Okay, now you know.
The families would like you to know.
Pay attention, folks. It's important.
Let's all be careful out there.
I have a question for you. I have a question for all America.
That is, do you know how many American soldiers were killed in action, on your behalf, in the last week?
Do you know?
Did you check?
Do you care?
If you didn't check, if you don't know, what evidence is there that you do care?
For information, there were 15.
How many were in Iraq at the time of their demise?
Afghanistan?
13/2.
Okay, now you know.
The families would like you to know.
Pay attention, folks. It's important.
Let's all be careful out there.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Why this war isn't truly even sustainable
Consider these major factors:
1) News today: "Soldiers deaths announced: The US military announced the deaths of 5 more soldiers, raising the number of US troop deaths to 17 since Sunday. The announcement came amid new fighting in a Shiite militia group stronghold under siege by US and Iraqi forces in Baghdad." From the Kansas City Star, today, April 10, 2008.
2) The "Green Zone", which is supposed to be our military's "safe haven", is by no means safe. Some of the above 17 fatalities came from attacks in this very Green Zone. Zbigniew Brzezinski once said, at the start of the war, that the Green Zone was the only thing in Iraq that we controlled. We really don't even control that, if we ever did.
3) More news today: "Soldier Suicide record: 'US soldiers committing suicide at record levels, young officers abandoning their military careers, and the heavy use of forces in Iraq has made it harder for the military to fight conflicts elsewhere', Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody said.'" If all this is true, and it most assuredly is, how can we continue this fight in Iraq indefinitely, let alone maintain our military worldwide? (Source: Kansas City Star, April 10, 2008).
4) Okay, quick, can you tell me how much this war has been figured to be costing us per month? From the very official and "nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, which provides research and analysis to lawmakers", it has been estimated to be $12 billion per month. That's twelve. Billion. A month. Our national debt, alone, can't support an endless funding of this very expensive, seemingly endless war. (Source: Go to: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11847236)
5) As of today, "the federal deficit through the first half of this budget year hit a record high of $311.4 billion, up 20.5% from a year ago. The Treasury's monthly budget report showed that revenue for the budget year that began Oct. 1 totaled $1.146 trillion, up 2.2% from last year. Government spending was up" (thanks, "conservative" President Bush!) by a much faster 5.7%, rising to $1.457 trillion." (Souce: Kansas City Star, April 11, 2008).
With this limited information alone--just these five points--what about this war seems supportable? We can't afford the military personnel. Too many of the military men and women don't want to be there. We can't afford the materiel to support our personnel--and this is not a recent development. We can't control much of anything in Iraq. No one wants us there from the outside. The American people don't any longer want us there/support the war, if we ever did. We can't afford it financially. And we've never held a high, moral ground with this war, in spite of what a few in the government said and what too many people believed.
How could it possibly be considered supportable, sustainable and/or defensible any longer?
Mr. President? Mr. McCain? Anybody?
1) News today: "Soldiers deaths announced: The US military announced the deaths of 5 more soldiers, raising the number of US troop deaths to 17 since Sunday. The announcement came amid new fighting in a Shiite militia group stronghold under siege by US and Iraqi forces in Baghdad." From the Kansas City Star, today, April 10, 2008.
2) The "Green Zone", which is supposed to be our military's "safe haven", is by no means safe. Some of the above 17 fatalities came from attacks in this very Green Zone. Zbigniew Brzezinski once said, at the start of the war, that the Green Zone was the only thing in Iraq that we controlled. We really don't even control that, if we ever did.
3) More news today: "Soldier Suicide record: 'US soldiers committing suicide at record levels, young officers abandoning their military careers, and the heavy use of forces in Iraq has made it harder for the military to fight conflicts elsewhere', Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody said.'" If all this is true, and it most assuredly is, how can we continue this fight in Iraq indefinitely, let alone maintain our military worldwide? (Source: Kansas City Star, April 10, 2008).
4) Okay, quick, can you tell me how much this war has been figured to be costing us per month? From the very official and "nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, which provides research and analysis to lawmakers", it has been estimated to be $12 billion per month. That's twelve. Billion. A month. Our national debt, alone, can't support an endless funding of this very expensive, seemingly endless war. (Source: Go to: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11847236)
5) As of today, "the federal deficit through the first half of this budget year hit a record high of $311.4 billion, up 20.5% from a year ago. The Treasury's monthly budget report showed that revenue for the budget year that began Oct. 1 totaled $1.146 trillion, up 2.2% from last year. Government spending was up" (thanks, "conservative" President Bush!) by a much faster 5.7%, rising to $1.457 trillion." (Souce: Kansas City Star, April 11, 2008).
With this limited information alone--just these five points--what about this war seems supportable? We can't afford the military personnel. Too many of the military men and women don't want to be there. We can't afford the materiel to support our personnel--and this is not a recent development. We can't control much of anything in Iraq. No one wants us there from the outside. The American people don't any longer want us there/support the war, if we ever did. We can't afford it financially. And we've never held a high, moral ground with this war, in spite of what a few in the government said and what too many people believed.
How could it possibly be considered supportable, sustainable and/or defensible any longer?
Mr. President? Mr. McCain? Anybody?
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