In City Paper, Philadelphia, July 20, 2006 http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2006-07-20/feedback.shtml This was in response to Hickey's article: http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2006-07-13/phillyblunt.shtml War Blames When, in [Philly Blunt, "A Pair of Civics Lessons," Brian Hickey, July 13, 2006], you say "Our leaders are filthy liars who should be publicly humiliated," I cannot agree with you more. It is because of their lies that our soldiers and innocent civilian Iraqis are being massacred. Yet many people support this illegal war because they have been manipulated to a point of no return or, for those who lost a loved one, because they choose to believe that their loved one did not die in vain. Understandable choice, it soothes the pain. Three years into this war, there are more than 2,540 U.S. fatalities, and 39,116 minimum to 43,568 maximum Iraqi civilian deaths, according to Iraq Body Count. The anti-war movement is losing patience and is growing. This brings me to your position regarding the e-mail you received from one of us. Our July 3 Declaration of Peace protest in Philadelphia was part of a nationwide campaign to end the U.S. war in Iraq. As you question the validity of calling our protest "news" or "big news,"I challenge you. It happened from coast to coast and had more than 100 anti-war groups endorsing the event. Perhaps if local newspapers would cover local protests, our common dissent voices would make a difference. Monique Frugier Ardmore ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* |
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Why Did We Go To Iraq? Published In The Main Line Life July, 26, 2006 |
