this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters
we honor courage in all its forms
cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.
two images and poem below the fold
An Iraqi man grieves over the coffin of his brother, who was among the five people killed from a roadside bomb outside the Iraqi Islamic Party headquarters, in Khalis, 60 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, December 31, 2005. The five people were killed when their car was hit by a roadside bomb outside the local offices of one of Iraq’s main Sunni Arab political parties on Saturday, police said.
REUTERS/Helmiy al-Azawi
Grayce Morberg, right, is consoled by friend Erik Rountree, left, during a news conference at Morberg’s home in Sparks, Nev., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2005. Morberg’s brother Army Pvt. Joshua Morberg was killed Tuesday by an explosive device while on duty in Baghdad.
(AP Photo/Debra Reid)
A World I Never Made
by B.B. King
as performed by Dr. John
on Our New Orleans – A Benefit Album
The late show is over
And the city is fast asleep
And I`m lost in a world
That`s just too cold and deep
I`ve turned so many ways
I`m spinning like a top
I wish that I could get off
Or get this world to stop
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made
I`m always chasing dragons
With a sword that`s made of tin
So I know in my soul
There`s no way I can win
I tried, oh I tried
But there`s no place, no place to go
There`s no one here who knows me
And no one here I know
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
I`m a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made
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put a meaningful magnet on your car or metal filing cabinet
read Ilona’s important diary at MLW – Returning Vet PTSD – One Soldier’s Story as well her comprehensive series on PTSD and Iraq War vets.
view the pbs newshour silent honor roll (with thanks to jimstaro at booman.)
take a private moment to light one candle among many (with thanks to TXSharon)
support Veterans for Peace
support the Iraqi people
support the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)
support CARE
support the victims of torture
remember the fallen
support Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors – TAPS
support Gold Star Families for Peace
support the fallen
support the troops
support Iraq Veterans Against the War
support Military families Speak Out
support the troops and the Iraqi people
read This is what John Kerry did today, the diary by lawnorder that prompted this series
read Riverbend’s Bagdhad Burning
read Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches
read Today in Iraq
witness every day
Click on the candle to copy the image into your own comment (you can leave it on my server), and/or rate this one – not for mojo, but to leave a small mark after taking this moment.
” I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”
from Dirge Without Music
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
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“Plan for Victory” and White House document “National Strategy for Victory in Iraq”
Dems’ Template for Success: Follow Jack Murtha …
LEAVE Iraq to the Iraqis
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
▼ ▼ ▼ MY DIARY
Oh Oui, this picture of the flight nurse brings back so many memories. I chose to fly in the nightengale(converted dc9’s) flights. I really was stretching to do the top rack. I was stationed our of Scott AFB you know the place, dont you? :o) was with the 73rd AES. Loved every minute of it thought.
Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost!
The Top Ten Good News Stories for 2005
A Gestapo Administration
Bush has actually declared it treasonous to reveal his illegal behavior! His
propagandists, who masquerade as news organizations, have taken up the line: To
reveal wrong-doing by the Bush administration is to give aid and comfort to the
enemy.
Apollo Now
ImpeachPAC Forms Citizen Impeachment Commission
Peace
Just Peace………please……..
peace
Stop the lies. Out of Iraq Now!!
Peace begins with me!