🚀 go-pugleaf

As long as one of his "brothers" can profit from it, then it should be
on the table.  I don't think any pal will make enough money this way.

 On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:19:01 -0500, David Agnew
<DavidAgnew@nospam.nul> wrote:

>Excellent suggestion.  If the gutless American people will let the
>Bush Crime Family get away with all this BS, surely a Presidential
>nuclear mass extermination of countries won't even knock Britney's
>latest meltdown off the front page.
>
>
>On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:54:30 GMT, Al Giazirra
><thatsme@realitalianlastname.com> wrote:
>
>>Let's just get the hell out and allow all the animals to kill
>>themselves.  If we don't like the outcome, nuke 'em all and start with
>>a clean slate.  Why is this so hard to see?  Is it that some friends
>>won't make a railcar load of money?
>>
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:23:59 -0500, Alan Smithee
>><AlanSmithee@nospam.nul> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Sept. 13, 2007, 5:55AM
>>>Texas City GI who died had criticized war in Iraq
>>>Death of troops to heighten debate after their editorial appeared in
>>>papers
>>>
>>>By DANE SCHILLER
>>>Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle 
>>>
>>>The sharp words of a Texas City soldier who was critical of the war in
>>>Iraq and killed there this week may continue to echo in Washington.
>>>
>>>Sgt. Omar Mora and six other enlisted soldiers, including one who was
>>>killed in the same non-combat accident Monday, recently signed a bold,
>>>public letter in which they questioned whether the war in Iraq can be
>>>won militarily.
>>>
>>>The letter � published as a column sharing the view of a group of
>>>soldiers in battle � was referenced in a Senate hearing this week in
>>>which Gen. David Petraeus delivered an update on the war.
>>>
>>>It was first printed in The New York Times on Aug. 19 and later picked
>>>up by the Houston Chronicle and other outlets.
>>>
>>>"They will soon realize that the best way to regain dignity is to call
>>>us what we are � an army of occupation � and force our withdrawal,"
>>>the letter says of the Iraqi people. "We need not talk about our
>>>morale," it concludes. "As committed soldiers, we will see this
>>>mission through."
>>>
>>>Mora's family, Ecuadoran immigrants, said the 28-year-old was
>>>exhausted by Iraq and wanted to put the war behind him when he was due
>>>to return to the United States in November.
>>>
>>>"He told me, 'Mama, I am tired, I am so tired. I want to come home,' "
>>>his mother, Olga Capetillo, recalled of a recent phone conversation.
>>>
>>>"I told him to believe in God, and he will bring you home safe and
>>>sound," she said in Spanish through sobs. "My son is an American who
>>>gave his life for this country."
>>>
>>>Mora's brother, Roger Mora, said nobody should doubt his patriotism.
>>>
>>>"I think it was a very courageous decision not just on the part of my
>>>brother, but all the soldiers to voice their opinion," Roger Mora
>>>said. "We as Americans have that ability, that is very privileged," he
>>>continued.
>>>
>>>He declined to share the family's views on the war, but they were
>>>unaware of his having any trouble with other soldiers after it was
>>>published.
>>>
>>>In addition to Mora, the letter was signed by Spc. Buddhika Jayamaha;
>>>Sgt. Wesley D. Smith; Sgt. Jeremy Roebuck; Sgt. Edward Sandmeier;
>>>Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Murphy and Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, who was
>>>killed along with Mora.
>>>
>>>A woman who answered the phone at the Gray family home said she was
>>>was exhausted by the emotion of losing her son and could not talk.
>>>
>>>Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington, a Pentagon spokesman, said soldiers have
>>>a right to speak their minds.
>>>
>>>"Regarding freedom of speech, service members may exercise their right
>>>to free speech and speak to the media as long as they are voicing
>>>their opinion," Withington said.
>>>
>>>Judith LeBlanc, co-chairperson for United For Peace and Justice, a
>>>nationwide coalition to end the war, said the soldiers' letter as well
>>>as their deaths will add to the war debate.
>>>
>>>"Their deaths are going to arouse people's awareness that this war is
>>>not able to be won militarily, but in fact the only solution � as they
>>>argued in the op-ed piece � is a political solution," LeBlanc said.
>>>
>>>"I am hoping when people hear about the passing of these soldiers,
>>>they will decide to call their congressperson and be part of speaking
>>>out as they need to do," she said.
>>>
>>>A third author of the letter was reportedly shot in the head and is
>>>expected to survive. Citing privacy laws, the Pentagon declined to
>>>confirm the injury.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5130698.html
>>>
>>>
>>>"Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any
>>>very remarkable felicities of expression."    - Amos Bronson Alcott