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U.S. Seeks War Crimes Exemption for Liberia Peacekeepers

Oh, that makes so much sense! Peacekeepers shouldn't have to follow rules! They should be able to shoot indescriminantly, hold prisoners indefinitly and parade pictures of murdered political figures around with impunity. You cannot seek peace at the same time you try to weasel out of taking responsibility for your actions! Good lord, the continue to amaze me.

'He Died An American Hero - Jimmy Breslin

Last Thursday, at 10 a.m., she was on the phone in her beauty shop with a customer who was late and wanted to change times. Her oldest son, Glynn, and two Army officers walked in and stood nervously. "You think you're seeing ghosts," she was saying yesterday. "I'm standing there on the phone and I know they are there to tell me that my son is dead. How can this be happening? They are ghosts. I told the woman on the phone, 'You can come anytime.' I hung up. And then they told me."

One of the thing that irritates me the most about people who get pissed off at me for protesting this war, is that they pull out the argument that I should support the troops, blah blah blah. It never occurs to them that the troops themselves don't want to be over there fighting this war, getting shot at and blown up. A lot of them joined the armed forces so they could afford to go to college or they wanted to make a difference in the world. Being a soldier doesn't automatically make you a Republican or someone who doesn't understand the value of peace.