Open Thread

4 Comments

1. 

   BooMan on September 6, 2007 at 9:04 pm

   I already got my first fantasy TD and my first fantasy extra point.

2. 

   dada on September 6, 2007 at 9:33 pm

   this ought to be interesting:

   Sept. 6 (Bloomberg)

   Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will issue a video message to the American people on the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a Washington- based terrorist-watchdog group.

   …link

   pop goes the weasel…just when chimpy needs a boost in the gWot, osama ‘obi wan’ bin laden shows up…

   lTMF’sA

   

3. 

   JanetT in MD on September 7, 2007 at 12:46 am

   Riverbend is safe with her family in Syria.

   I was just thinking of her last night, it had been so long since she had posted anything, since her family had made the decision to leave Iraq. Her last post announcing this was in late April. The silence was worrying me.

   I’m so glad she’s safe. There are so many more like her — Iraqis displaced, in exile within and outside of Iraq.

   One interesting observation, after finally crossing the border into Syria, along with other cars full of other refugees:

   The Syrian border was almost equally packed, but the environment was more relaxed. People were getting out of their cars and stretching. Some of them recognized each other and waved or shared woeful stories or comments through the windows of the cars. Most importantly, we were all equal. Sunnis and Shia, Arabs and Kurds… we were all equal in front of the Syrian border personnel.

   We were all refugees- rich or poor. And refugees all look the same- there’s a unique expression you’ll find on their faces- relief, mixed with sorrow, tinged with apprehension. The faces almost all look the same.

   Maybe some day all Iraqis can be equal again, in better circumstances….

      

4. 

   hass on September 7, 2007 at 8:22 am

   Why are we at war? Explain it. Tell us why we’re at war. Go on, I dare you to give a reason in a single sentence.
   http://www.iranaffairs.com/iran_affairs/2007/08/why-did-we-inva.html