| War or Peace û By Joseph Ghabi | | | | It would seem that no one cares or bothers toask. |
| What is happening on this planet? Does anyone have | | | | For the Iraqi there are over 10,000 dead. How much |
| an answer? I hopethe answer is not attached to | | | | over are wetalking about? 10,000 people dead. For |
| some special interest or been boughtby a large | | | | some of us we are proud ofthat. Bless you for your |
| corporation. | | | | accomplishment and pride. |
| How do you feel with what's happening? Do you still | | | | Now are we talking about 10,000 Iraqi soldiers, |
| feel that youhave a voice? Or do you feel like you | | | | insurgents andcivilians dead? No one will have the |
| have lost your tongue? Maybewe all have been | | | | guts to tell us in reality. Webombard a neighborhood |
| bought out and have become directly or | | | | with a 500 ton or 1000 ton bomb. What |
| indirectlyincorporated. | | | | anaccomplishment? A 5 ton bomb or a 1000 does not |
| This world is a mass of madness. Politicians have no | | | | distinguish betweena civilian and an enemy fighter. |
| real say thesedays so what is the point of having | | | | These bombs are not designed todistinguish between |
| one of them running our country? | | | | them. Now over 10,000 Iraqi people are dead, |
| We should vote for a corporation to be our | | | | sowhat is the effect on their families? Who will |
| president. | | | | support them whentheir working father is dead? How |
| In a civilized world we'd call them president, or prime | | | | about the un-employment that thewar has created? |
| minister. | | | | How about the hunger that the war has created? |
| Ina non-civilized world we'd refer to them as a | | | | The |
| dictator. What isthedifference between them? Not | | | | United States is not going to care for them when we |
| much in reality. | | | | cannot care forthe homeless people sleeping on our |
| A dictator does badly by his people, in the open, and | | | | own streets in every major cityin the world. There is |
| we can seethat. | | | | no money to deal with them but all of asudden there |
| A president or a prime minister looks good in front of | | | | is money for bombs? What a contradiction. |
| his peopleand makes every regulation that they can | | | | But for all of the ANGER and HATE of these Iraqis |
| to make the lives of theirpeople miserable, by | | | | where the hell isit going to go, the U.S.? Who is going |
| allowing them to pollute our water, manipulatethe | | | | to support them? Well onesolution would be to join, |
| environment, and dictate what is best for us on | | | | die and kill themselves for theirterrorist group. Isn't it |
| behalf of theconstituents who elected them in the | | | | a feasible solution for one man in thefamily to be |
| first place. | | | | sacrificed in order to bring food to his or herbrothers |
| I can imagine one day that this will appear as an | | | | and sisters? Please enlighten me and stop watching |
| advertisement inthe newspaper under jobs wanted: | | | | Hollywood movies for a change. This is reality people. |
| "Title: A Country President | | | | Stop beingblind or pretending that your world is safe |
| Duties: Say what you are told to say, always smile | | | | and keep denying thetruth. This is your world, a |
| even if it has tobe a fake smile. You should have | | | | world we all helped to create by eitherbeing on the |
| experience in lying, and an expertin denying your lies, | | | | sidelines or by being directly involved. |
| diverting the issues, and skilled in twistingthe truth. | | | | You know, how humans can discredit their souls! A |
| Compensation: Reasonable pay, with endless | | | | worthy cause iswhen religious leaders can preach in |
| compensations when youleave office, according to | | | | the name of God, and encouragepeople to stand and |
| your accomplishments and good will" | | | | speak out, without themselves ever beinginvolved in |
| You know something, when we lose our own value | | | | the conflict. Maybe they are the consultants for |
| as individuals howcan we hold any value as a society? | | | | thecorporation that they bought into. |
| This would be hard to do. | | | | Now we will have to hire a Country President in Iraq |
| So why am I obliged to eat genetically modified | | | | and have a newconstitution based on the beliefs of |
| food? Why do I needto breathe all of the pollution in | | | | the corporation who hired him. |
| the air, and keep wondering whichcountry I would be | | | | Is this going to make it better for the Iraqi people? |
| better off living in? Medicare is going up allthe time | | | | Time willtell, if we are allowed to hear the whole |
| and the elderly cannot afford to pay for it. Our | | | | story of what is reallygoing on in Iraq and of all of |
| sicknessesare NOT only caused by second hand | | | | the suffering that is going on there. |
| smoke. Our sicknesses in partcome from the reality | | | | The most amazing thing is how we can sleep and our |
| of what we eat, inhale and of what we drink? | | | | consciences areclear when innocent people are being |
| Are we suffering from these problems as a result of | | | | tortured on both sides,especially when our initial |
| a politicianpaying his or her debt back to a | | | | intention for going there was for thewrong reasons |
| corporation for their generouscontribution to his/her | | | | to begin with. How cheap is the human soul in the |
| campaign? | | | | end? |
| In your opinion, what is the difference between a | | | | You know somethingà can anyone tell me if we |
| president, a primeminister and a dictator? My answer | | | | have accomplishedanything from this war? Please |
| will follow later on. | | | | don't say that we get to ridourselves of a ruthless |
| When you open a newspaper all you see is war, and | | | | dictator. We are becoming worst than thedictator. |
| more war and somany people being constantly killed. | | | | No human being is a born terrorist. Being a terrorist is |
| My friend this is our realityand a fact of life. Our | | | | only areflection of the events that went on in their |
| newspapers hold the title of Vice President | | | | life. When we are notready to deal with our own |
| Marketing Inc. and the journalists are Executive | | | | contradictions in the world, then myfriend, every day |
| Managers with ablindfold over their eyes. All are | | | | we will have new terrorists being developed |
| working for that same corporation. | | | | rightunder our very own eyes. It is time to stop |
| War and peace, or is it better as peace and war. | | | | creating theseterrorists. They do not just grow on |
| War and peace iseasier to project as what we would | | | | trees. It is time to wake upand stop being na´ve |
| like to accomplish. Then what iswar and what is | | | | and not just believing what you read. Have weasked |
| peace? | | | | ourselves the question why these people really hate |
| I went to Google and searched for the word war on | | | | us? No oneseems to bother to ask this question |
| dictionary sitesand I landed on I asked for war and | | | | because many of us want it tobe the way it is in the |
| peace. Here arethe responses I got from my search: | | | | first place. Isn't that the true realityofour life and our |
| "Word History: The chaos of war is reflected in the | | | | world? |
| semantichistoryof the word war. War can be traced | | | | A president, a prime minister or a dictator, they all |
| back to the Indo-European root | | | | belong to thesame large corporation and just when |
| *wers-, "to confuse, mix up." In the Germanic family | | | | one's role has beenaccomplished then the time comes |
| of the | | | | for him or her to be replaced. Weare the ones who |
| Indo- | | | | create any dictator. If we didn't put onblindfoldfrom |
| European languages, this root gave rise to several | | | | the very beginning then the dictators would never |
| words having todo with confusion or mixture of | | | | exist. |
| various kinds. One was the noun | | | | Countries that abuse human rights are good if our |
| *werza-, "confusion," | | | | interest is thereand they become bad when their |
| "Peace: A state of quiet or tranquility; freedom from | | | | term is finished and we have lostinterest in them. |
| disturbanceoragitation; calm; repose" | | | | Unfortunately, we live in a world ofcontradiction. The |
| I understood the word peace but there was | | | | same thing goes with terrorism. Think about it! |
| something stuck in mythroat on the word war. It is | | | | How much these wars do enhanced our lives? Not |
| about confusion. | | | | much, the people of |
| Is it the confusion about the war? Or are we | | | | Spain suffered few casualties with 191 dead and 1800 |
| confused about a war? | | | | injured. |
| What are we confused about? If we are so | | | | Don'tforget their families too. It seems we always |
| confused don't we needmoretime for peace and | | | | disregard the familiesof the dead who they have left |
| tranquility in order to try and resolve ourconfusion | | | | behind. |
| before jumping into anything? It sounds complicated, | | | | The families of the dead are very important. If they |
| butwhen we act with confusion isn't this when we | | | | are not soimportant can you tell me why we |
| blindly need to beinour inner quietness instead? With | | | | continue to keep talking about WWI, |
| that being said, my argument isstill unstated. | | | | WWII, the Holocaust, Vietnam, and the Korean War |
| Let's talk about something that is real in today's time. | | | | other than for thefinancial reasons for some people? |
| Theworldneeded more time and much more | | | | It is because the families arestill suffering from it. |
| negotiation for peace to beestablished to truly find | | | | Some will still hold onto anger,frustration and much |
| out whether Iraq had WMD but the U.S. and | | | | misery for many years to come. |
| England went against it regardless of anyone's opinion | | | | We should be well informed and stop tossing the |
| even if itwas on false pretenses. We went into Iraq | | | | blame on each otherand allow peace to start and fill |
| under the umbrella of thewar on terrorism in the | | | | our hearts. Bring back the dignityto our souls, our |
| name of the free world. What is really freein the | | | | human being and true spirit. For the million ofdollars |
| world now? From terrorism where we live which | | | | they happen to be able to find to stage war, just |
| orchestratesfear in people and with constant media | | | | imaginehow many people could be fed, or cured and |
| reminders in our daily life? | | | | who we would be able tohelp live with dignity and |
| I believe that new branches of terrorism are opening | | | | honor in the world. Humanity seeminglywill never learn. |
| up on a dailybasis, many more than there were | | | | We keep going around in circles, century |
| before. If you doubt me just lookaround to the new | | | | aftercentury. We need a huge shake up on this |
| names of organizations that are starting toappear. | | | | planet and it should come. |
| We rushed into war in Iraq based on the weather | | | | Time is running out! |
| predictionsin Iraq during the month of March and | | | | For many people their life has no value and |
| decided to strike before thesand storm would begin, | | | | hopelessness aboundsaround the world, which is in a |
| instead of perhaps waiting for a month ortwo in | | | | chaotic state at the moment. Eachand every one of |
| which time it may have given us some time to allow | | | | us has a responsibility on this plane. Start to |
| for apeaceful solution to come about which might | | | | beresponsible for yourself first, and then you will find |
| have prevented the warin the first place. But the | | | | value foryour society and your world. Take the first |
| corporation Inc. was not on its agenda,or the many | | | | step. Stop the war;don't let anger hurt other people. |
| people who would be miserable during, and after the | | | | Try and always use peace toresolve your problems. |
| war,and it is not finished yet. Are the people of Iraq | | | | Do not allow terrorism or war to happen. Bothare |
| safer now? Let methink about that. Didn't we have | | | | promoting each other and feeding on each other's |
| similar experiences before orhavedÚjÓ vu | | | | input tomakethem succeed. |
| with regards to the war on drugs? What happened | | | | The new trend these days is that it is Gods' will and |
| to thatreally? Do we have fewer drugs now? Or did | | | | we arecalledto do this or that. My friend God has got |
| we only change the nameof the players involved. | | | | nothing to do with it. Heor She gave us our Free Will |
| What is the cost of war on human life? | | | | and it is up to us to decide what wewant to do with |
| Over 800 Americans and 10,000 Iraqis are DEAD and | | | | it. It is our choice, our Free Will, but it alwaysseems |
| they are stillcounting on a daily basis! Are we ever | | | | we never have the right intention behind it. |
| going to admit that wefailed? That will never happen | | | | It is easier to blame everyone else than to take on |
| because our egos as individuals, oras a society, won't | | | | anyresponsibility ourselves. We are all responsible in |
| allow us. | | | | the end. |
| We proclaim to being a democratic society. We have | | | | Think, evaluate, and stop allowing your emotions to |
| freedom ofexpression and we still abuse prisoners | | | | take over yourreasoning. Have peace, love and |
| and defy the Geneva | | | | compassion in your heart. This isthe only way we can |
| Convention just because it does not suit us. We are | | | | surpass all of the anger and hate around us. Theworld |
| not in wars forthe rights of individuals but are in war | | | | we live in is a real living contradiction between each |
| for our own gain. If Iraqdid not have oil, would we | | | | otherand the countries we support, and define as |
| really have gone there in the firstplace? I guess not | | | | friends or enemies. Itall starts and ends with the |
| and there continues to be many dictators in thisworld | | | | intention in our mind and heart. |
| as we speak. | | | | No dignity is left in the world and everything around |
| Freedom of expression! I have no idea what this | | | | us has beenbought out in the end. How can we trust |
| word means thesedays, it falls under Homeland | | | | anything to be good for us? |
| Security. If we begin living under adictatorship in our | | | | It seems everyone has a price and they are bought |
| own backyard then terrorism has won and we | | | | just as easily asanyone else. Your intention, your |
| loseour Freedom of Expression! | | | | interest and value are the onlythings left and to be |
| Have we thought about what we are seeing here? I | | | | used in a positive way, but those choices areyours. |
| don't think so! | | | | This article is only stating my frustration about the |
| This is not the true number of casualties we have: | | | | world we livein. I am not into politics. Whether you |
| Over 800 American soldiers are DEAD! Is it that if | | | | carry a bible in your hand,the torah or Koran; shame |
| the number doesnot match the number of dead | | | | on you all. You proclaim that you arereligious and |
| Iraqis then we should be proud ofourselves? Think | | | | pontificate about your understanding of God. I |
| again! | | | | believethat you have no idea or understanding about |
| Injured Americans, we have no tally on them. Are | | | | yourself or your God. |
| we saying that asoldier that is crippled for the rest of | | | | You still have a lot of years ahead of you to begin to |
| all his or her life is nota statistic and that no one | | | | understandthe book you are carrying in your hand. |
| should know of their efforts? I hopenot. Shame on | | | | Please read your belief bookagain with a new |
| you, you should be dead instead. Actually, the | | | | understanding, and revisit what the true message |
| shameis on us for allowing that to happen. | | | | isthat is being sent to us from our God through his |
| Let's say there are over 800 dead. What is the | | | | her messenger tothis plane. Tell me in which of these |
| effect on theirfamilies? Does it not count how | | | | books did God tell us to killeach other? Maybe I |
| miserable they are? What happens tothe children of | | | | should start to pick up on my reading again. |
| these soldiers living without their fathers andmothers? | | | | In the end, God bless the dead for their awareness |
| Who will take care of them? Who will explain to | | | | now of the wholetrue story and the real reason that |
| them whathad happened? Why did their father and | | | | they died. |
| or mother have to die? Whatis the reason? Who | | | | The innocent dead who died for our mistakes, ego, |
| should they blame for it? Can anyone justify tothem | | | | greed and need forpower are alive now where they |
| why their parents are dead today and not able to | | | | are, and we are the ones dead in ourown daily living |
| enjoy theholidays or their birthdays with them or the | | | | here in hell on earth. |
| many other questionsthat these children will struggle | | | | God bless them and God bless us all. |
| with, and carry with anger for therest of their lives. | | | | |