posted on March 25, 2003 10:06:51 AM new
I just want to weigh in on that trash that was displayed in San Francisco...
"We support our troops when they shoot their officers"
Absolutely disgusting; and to believe as a military officer I swear to support and defend the document that gives them the freedom to spout such a statement.
I heard about this on the radio this morning and just now saw the photo. Words cannot describe the rage when I saw this picture.
posted on March 25, 2003 10:10:49 AM new
I agree with you on that, deuce! I wonder if the sign was designed to provoke people against the peace marchers.
posted on March 25, 2003 10:31:23 AM new
To all of you that have hopped on bush's bandwagon.
Did you know that the company Halliburton opened an office in Iran in 2000 under the name Halliburton Products and Services Ltd., its Cayman Islands subsidiary? Dick Cheney was the company's chief executive before being elected as U.S. vice president in November 2000.
A division of Halliburton's Kellogg Brown & Root was awarded an estimated $1 billion contract to repair damaged infrastructure and put out the fires in Iraq. Hmmm Haliburton is also working in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Jordan.
"Halliburton is the first of many U.S. corporations that will surely be asked to help, and profit from, the rebuilding of Iraq. It is an especially conspicuous first awardee, however, because Dick Cheney was CEO of Halliburton until 2000. Upon entering the vice president's office, Cheney divested himself of his holdings, although he reportedly still receives about $1 million a year in compensation from the company.
Halliburton claims to have won the first Iraq contract because it was the only firm able to launch its services on short notice. Rebuilding Iraq will eventually result in government contracts for a diverse group of U.S. companies, including those in building and highway construction, water, electricity, health, transportation, farming, and food. But the oil industry stands to benefit most.
With 112 billion proven barrels, Iraq has more known oil reserves than any other country in the world, aside from Saudi Arabia. Plus, 90% of the war-torn country has not yet been explored for oil. The oil belongs to the Iraqis, as Bush states, but U.S. companies are likely to be awarded contracts to make the industry "go" again.
posted on March 25, 2003 11:32:38 AM new
Who killed Rachel Corrie?
Why do they do so?
Here is one answer.
The world is filled with evil, and young idealists like Rachel Corrie don't like it. Which is lovely. But they don't confront real evil because they know they will get hurt. That's one reason there are no "peace activists" or "human shields" confronting Islamic terror, North Korean totalitarianism, or Chinese Communist despotism.
So, what's an idealist to do if she refuses to confront real evil but wants to feel good about herself? Ironically, confront those who fight real evil. That's why Rachel Corrie and the millions marching to protect Saddam Hussein's Iraq have never uttered a peep against Palestinian terror, Iraqi totalitarianism or North Korean gulags. Instead, they focus their animosity at the countries that confront these evils – the United States and Israel.
posted on March 25, 2003 03:19:55 PM newHelen, not sure what your point is with the posts about Halliburton being awarded the contract.
There's simply no better company around to do the job, regardless of who their CEO was until 2000. If any repair of this magnitude, of energy infrastructure was needed in any country, from Angola, to the US, to Zambia, Halliburton, and their subsidaries, would be the most qualified, and most likely be picked to do it.
trai, again, that photo is disgusting, immoral, and truly anti-American.
edited to add, why does that coward of a man holding the sign have to cover his face if he feels so strongly about his anti-war position?
[ edited by deuce on Mar 25, 2003 03:21 PM ]
posted on March 25, 2003 03:40:57 PM new
The sign reads, "We support our troops when they shoot their officers".
Does anyone here really believe that such a disgusting, criminal and anti-American thought is representative of the people in this peace march other than the two people carrying it?
posted on March 25, 2003 08:01:04 PM new
People were having a problem getting the link to that photo. I do notshare that point of view or the statement on that sign. This is just a bunch of crazed radicals. Just so we are clear on this!
posted on March 25, 2003 08:04:03 PM new
"Does anyone here really believe that such a disgusting, criminal and anti-American thought is representative of the people in this peace march other than the two people carrying it?
posted on March 25, 2003 09:27:17 PM newSent to me:
To nobody's surprise there were protestors today in DC, they attempted
to disrupt the metro system and block the Key Bridge, a leading artery
into DC from Northern Virginia. I got hosed twice because I come in
from
NoVA on the metro and it is raining hard which makes traffic worse any
way. My commute was long and arduous and only caused further resentment
for protestors (but that isn't the point of this thread). Anyway, I'll
get to the point.
I got off the train in Rosslyn because I had to use the bathroom and
the train was moving quite slowly. When I was getting back on the
train,
there were protestors on the train platform handing out pamphlets on
the
evils of America. I politely declined to take one. An elderly woman was
behind me getting off the escalator and a young (20ish) female
protestor
offered her a pamphlet, which she politely declined. The young
protestor
put her hand on the old woman's shoulder as a gesture of friendship and
in a very soft voice said, "Ma'am, don't you care about the children of
Iraq?" The old woman looked up at her and said, "Honey, my first
husband
died in France during World War II so you could have the right to stand
here and bad mouth your country. And if you touch me again, I'll stick
this umbrella up your a$$ and open it."
I'm glad to report that loud applause broke out among the onlookers
and
the young protestor was at a total loss for words.
