A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....04-18-03 to 04-20-03..."The Stations of the Cross"

Dutchess

[dutchess]

Good Morning Aeronaut. So glad to see you back...The morning just isn't the same without your flyover. Have a blessed weekend.

[Aeronaut]

Have a blessed weekend.

Thank you, and the same to you. (It's good to be back!)

[dutchess]

Goodmorning Meekie...Hope you and Ming have a blessed weekend.

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Louie. A Blessed Easter to you, dear friend. :-)

[dutchess]

Good morning Before. Good to see you.

[iceskater]

Thank you for this. Since I didn't grow up in the Catholic tradition, I never knew, until today, just what the Stations of the Cross is. Thank you for enlightening me.
Have a wonderful Easter.

[jwfiv]

Thank you, dutchess...beautiful and inspiring...looks like you put some long hours into this one..we're grateful for each one...)

Good morning to our Hostesses, all.

Hail and Good Morning to all the Finest Freepers...)))))))))

[dutchess]

Goodmorning Aqua...Thanks for all you do to make this a wonderful site!

[dutchess]

Hi dansy, 45man, Lori and Free...Thanks for the kind words. It was almost a spiritual experience doing this. Unfortunately I must be off to work.

[dutchess]

Hi Gail...Thanks it was a pleasure doing it...Have a blessed weekend.

[dutchess]

Thanks iceskater. Although raised Catholic the tradition of the stations is not as strong as when I was a child. I actually learned a lot doing this.

[dutchess]

Thanks jw. Beautiful picture today. Have a blessed weekend.

[daisyscarlett]

BEAUTFUL and WONDERFUL dutchess. Thank you so very much. I know how much time, thought, love and work went into this particular thread and it is APPRECIATED...

Growing up, Good Friday was always observed by practically every Christian in my home town. In fact, all the offices, stores and businesses were closed for 3 hours on Good Friday afternoon so everyone could attend religious services at the Church of their choice.

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning John....Great column yesterday....Thank you....

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for the lovely poem and art work...

In His love and mercy, He did it all for me
My debt was paid on Calvary's tree
Though it cost Him all
For me it was free

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning....

[Salvation]

[Dubya]

Great post. I am joining all of you in prayer.
I am off to work right now. Be back later.
Dub

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning to one of my very favorite couples. Easter blessings to you both..

[MeekOneGOP]

This needs reposting on today's thread ! . . .

Here is THE LINK TO and the text of BTN's commentary related to the museum looting:

To: A Vast RightWing Conspirator; Grampa Dave; Shermy; Travis McGee; MeeknMing

In a letter to Bush dated Monday, Sullivan said he was resigning as chairman of the President's Advisory Committee on Cultural Property, a position he had held since 1995.

Mr. Sullivan was placed in that position during CLINTON's admin. He is NOT a true Bush advisor.

As to your assertions that protecting the Ministry of Oil and the fields themselves, as opposed to the museum, was a grave mistake, I take a deep exception.

Like it or not, the oil wealth of that country is what will give it the capacity for a rapid and sustained turnaround to a country of considerable wealth.

In addition, there are many conflicting reports regarding the looting:
1. The staff had plans to remove ALL antiquities of value within a 24 hour notice, which they definitely had.
2. There are many reports that the greatest of the artifacts were examined by experts long before the war, and their strong position was that the ones on display were fakes, quite possibly perpetrated by Saddam for his usage of the real items, whether for sale or his own possession is an unknown.
3. War is hell, things get broken, destroyed, looted, burned, etc. Face it and get over it.
4. There are factual reports that instead of broken glass and destroyed display cases (indicative of pure looting), the cases were professionally cut with glass cutters, which is indicative of a very sophisticated theft,
5. Given the plans to evacuate the finest of the antiquities in a 24 hour period, the lack of that happening and the professional nature of the theft, this situation looks a lot more like a planned theft by Iraqis of some high position and authority.

Can we protect everything in LA during a given riot...NO. Can we do the same in the middlle of a WAR in a city the size of Baghdad.......NO.

Faulting the troops or their commanders over this is a fools errand. Give it up.

28 posted on 04/17/2003 1:07 PM CDT by BOBTHENAILER (Just like Black September. One by one, we're gonna get 'em.)