this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters
a special dedication today for Jerome a Paris and the families he has met
we honor courage in all its form, and have hope for a better day
cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.
image and poem below the fold
An Iraqi resident weeps after mortar attacks in Baghdad, December 30, 2005.
(Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters)
Gather by the River
by Davell Crawford
as performed on Our New Orleans – A Benefit Album
We will gather
at the river
with each other
’cause you’re my brother.
Dip our souls
in the water
for the healing
of each other.
And be saved
sanctified
freed from sin
to where freedom lies.
To fly away
from the land
because we can
because we can.
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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
…will gather at the river of Peace.
Peace
I’ll pick Decency over Democracy any day.
Two Baghdad Blasts Kill More Than a Dozen
Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost!
First Gulf War still claims lives
By MIKE BARBER
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
Fifteen years ago today, Operation Desert Storm began, first with an air war, then a Feb. 23 allied ground attack that steamrolled across Iraq in four days.
The initial casualties were few. But they continue. They have drawn the attention of members of Congress, and now one Washington senator believes they demand further investigation.
Graft From Report:
Click on Link or Graft to Read Report
An Army death, and a family left in the dark
Peggy Buryj asked everyone she could to help find out the details of her son’s last hours. She even asked President Bush when she and other grieving parents met with him during a campaign stop in hotly contested Ohio. He promised to look into it. Soon afterward, she said, his campaign called and asked her to appear in a commercial for him, but she declined.Months went by with no clarification. “We had a lot of questions,” said Amber Buryj, 22, Jesse Buryj’s bride of seven months. “We were left in the dark.”
How to Support the Troops
What do Howard Dean, Garry Trudeau, Paul Newman, and Denzel Washington have in common? They have all contributed, and encouraged their supporters to contribute, to an organization called Fisher House, which provides free or low-cost housing at or near military and Veterans’ hospitals so that the relatives of servicemen wounded in the Iraq War can be near them during their treatment and rehabilitation.
I learned about Fisher House from relatives, who forwarded to me a steaming e-mail sent by a friend whom the relatives described as a very nice person, but extremely conservative.
Click Link to Find just One Way
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If you are not outraged, you have not been paying attention!
Out of Iraq NOW!