[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 Thanks, Tonkin!

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

As the guard slowly laid out the precious video tape on the desk we all waited in silent terror for the word to be taken back to Baghdad and the beginning of the nightmare.
 
Suddenly he laid the last videotape down and looked up.  His face is frozen in my memory but it was to me the look of sadness, anger and then a final look of quiet satisfaction as he clinically shook his head and quietly without a word handed all the precious videotape - the cry of those without a voice - to me.
 
He didn’t have to say a word.  I had learned the language of the imprisoned Iraqi.  Forbidden to speak by sheer terror they used the one language they had left - human kindness.

Townhall posted this April essay by Ken Joseph, Assyrian Christian and former human shield, again today. For those who still don't know how the Iraqi people suffered under Saddam Hussein, and why we're in Iraq.

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[tiamat]

Good morning, Ragtime!

;-)

and BUMP!

Tia

[Socratic]

Thank you. When I cry like this, I reconfirm the presence of God.

[GOPJ]

Wonderful post.

Liberals are consistent the world over...

Here I had been demonstrating against the war thinking I had been doing it for the very people I was here now with and yet I had not ever bothered to ask them what they wanted. What they wanted me to do.

It was clear now what I should do. I began to talk to the so called `human shields`. Have you asked the people here what they want? I was shocked at the response. `We don’t need to do that. We know what they want.` was the usual reply before a minder stepped up to check who I was.

[Camel Joe]

Here is a link to a great video, "why We Fight". Just look at the hope in the eyes of the children.
www.nightfighter.org/video/why.wmv

[Lyford]

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[GOPJ]

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[Pagey]

What a great post.I just E-mailed that link around as a reminder to some smarmy leftists that I know.