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My Grandson In Iraq "Angels Going Home" Assignment
I have six children and many grandchildren -- including Garth Troescher whose name is mentioned in the article below.
I would pick up, beyond my pride at having a grandson serving his country, that these men take a very dim view of terrorists, or even "ghoulish media feeders" who think there is some "news value" in displaying body parts, or putting so much media attention on the "gore of war!"
New York Post, April 8, 2004: WHERE THE FIGHTING ISN'T
AS violence in Iraq dominates the news, imagine a Middle Eastern country in which the government works in simple offices and spends its money on education, a state in which the prime minister still lives in his parents' home and builds libraries instead of palaces.How about a Middle East in which young men and women study together at a university where no political party rules the campus, freedom of speech is encouraged and internet access is unrestricted.
With the support of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council, Iraq administrator L. Paul Bremer signed orders over the weekend implementing the Bush administration's free-market vision for the country. Finance Minister Kamel al Gailani, a U.S. appointee, unveiled the plan Sunday to international bankers in Dubai.
[Karl Note: The following WSJ claim is exactly wrong, but it passes for diplamacy today, apparently. See his comments on the WSJ page.] Mounting costs and casualties among U.S. soldiers in Iraq have in recent weeks made it increasingly important for the U.S. to make up with its disenchanted European allies, diplomats and analysts say, leading to more friendly rhetoric and gestures from Washington. Mr. Schroeder said he was touched by a June telephone call from Mr. Bush, in which the president expressed in "very, very sensitive language" his condolences for four German soldiers who had just been killed in Afghanistan.
BAGHDAD — More than half the Iraqis responding to a recent poll said they want U.S.-led coalition forces to remain in Baghdad, but many also said the coalition is doing a poor job in restoring security.
So what is hue and cry? I tracked it down to the statute of Winchester (1285) or even earlier. During Anglo-Saxon (500 to 1066 AD) times, communities were divided into groups of 10 families. Each group was called a tything and was headed by a “tythingman”. Each member of a tything was responsible for the collective good behaviour of the others in the group.
So if a member of a tything [tribal group] committed a crime, others had to catch the offender and bring him (or her) to court. Failure to do so resulted in a collective fine. And there was a responsibility of “hue and cry” if anyone actually witnessed a crime being committed. The “hue” part meant things like sounding horns. The “cry” part was verbal shouts. When a hue and cry was raised, everyone between the ages of 12 and 60 had to join in the chase to catch the criminal. The Normans (1066 to 1485 AD) retained this idea and the statute of Winchester was England’s first Police Act. Other than hue and cry, inhabitants of a region were also responsible for crimes committed within that region.
U.S. military officials say American troops in central Iraq have carried out extensive early morning raids in the town of Fallujah, searching for armed loyalists of ousted leader Saddam Hussein.
US-led coalition to ban heavy weapons in Iraq, require permits
BAGHDAD (AFP) May 23, 2003
The US-led coalition in Iraq expects to ban all heavy and automatic weapons and require permits for small arms within 30 days, Lieutenant General David McKiernan told reporters on Friday.
French Leader Criticizes France and Supports US Action in Iraq, May 7, 2003, WSJ
I was one of too few French politicians who was actively involved in pushing for Saddam Hussein's removal. I supported American policies not for the sake of the war but in the hope of improving the fate of the Iraqis and the chances of peace in the Middle East. As a medical doctor, I spent many years in Iraq, trying to relieve the suffering of the Kurdish and Shiite populations. Since then, I have known that the most formidable weapon of mass destruction threatening his own people and our democratic values was Saddam himself.
Politics for Lunch, May 6, 2003, WSJ
Hoping to establish a free-market economy in Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein, the U.S. is calling for the privatization of state-owned industries such as parts of the oil sector, forming a stock market complete with electronic trading and fundamental tax reform.
Iraq's Economic Future Is Well Planed -- Can The Execution Be Done As Well As the War? Karl Loren
Why is the "news media" so powerful? Because so much of society is in such a hypnotic state that their own opinion on most matters is completely controlled by television, and newspapers. These are, in turn, mostly in the hands of the enemy. It takes a very heavy push to get the media to cover anything that would help the planet.
One Possible Source Of Continuing Front Page News To Bolster The Reelection Of Bush -- Karl Loren
Why is the "news media" so powerful? Because so much of society is in such a hypnotic state that their own opinion on most matters is completely controlled by television, and newspapers. These are, in turn, mostly in the hands of the enemy. It takes a very heavy push to get the media to cover anything that would help the planet.
The economic reconstruction of Iraq is surely a winner -- the possibility holds great promise but Bush faces far more nasty foes than he does in the US Congress. The French, Germans and Russians, at least, will be willing to send into Iraq special secret agents with guns and explosives to stop THIS plan from succeeding.
Bush Officials Devise a Broad Plan For Free-Market Economy in Iraq, May 1, 2003, WSJ
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