Comments on: Christmas in Iraq From Ava Lowery http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:22:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mary Alice http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430930 Mary Alice Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:36:07 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430930 <p>Out of Iraq…….now.</p> Out of Iraq…….now.

]]> By: abgdinstr http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430921 abgdinstr Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:36:00 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430921 <p>As the video started, I was returned to those terrible days of yesteryear as the Vietnam War raged and I waited for the orders to send my father to that shit hole that finally came in 1969. I think it was around 1968 when Simon & Garfunkel were at the top of their game, The Sounds of Silence album if I havent killed too many brain cells. They sang Silent Night with a broadcast of the 6 o’clock news that was as haunting as this. </p> <p>As a Vietnam Veteran in my own right, the war we started in Iraq sucks the humanity from our country, not to mention the humanity of the Iraqis as we spiral ever downward into the maddness. I am again haunted by the the old lie Dulce et Decorum Est.</p> As the video started, I was returned to those terrible days of yesteryear as the Vietnam War raged and I waited for the orders to send my father to that shit hole that finally came in 1969. I think it was around 1968 when Simon & Garfunkel were at the top of their game, The Sounds of Silence album if I havent killed too many brain cells. They sang Silent Night with a broadcast of the 6 o’clock news that was as haunting as this.

As a Vietnam Veteran in my own right, the war we started in Iraq sucks the humanity from our country, not to mention the humanity of the Iraqis as we spiral ever downward into the maddness. I am again haunted by the the old lie Dulce et Decorum Est.

]]> By: dejah http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430884 dejah Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:48:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430884 <p>And I wonder when the right-wing hate machine will find this 16-year-old girl and excoriate her? That’s their stock in trade: hate, hate, and more hate. Ava’s got more balls than any 10,000 rethuglicans you can name.</p> And I wonder when the right-wing hate machine will find this 16-year-old girl and excoriate her? That’s their stock in trade: hate, hate, and more hate. Ava’s got more balls than any 10,000 rethuglicans you can name.

]]> By: Happy Periodic Celebration « MissM’s Blog http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430692 Happy Periodic Celebration « MissM’s Blog Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:38:48 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430692 <p>[…] a 16 yo girl created the above video. That gives me great hope for the future, that a young woman has the heart and soul to create this. [h/t Firedoglake for the video] […]</p> […] a 16 yo girl created the above video. That gives me great hope for the future, that a young woman has the heart and soul to create this. [h/t Firedoglake for the video] […]

]]> By: nina http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430684 nina Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:42:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430684 <p>WOUNDED VETERAN DISCHARGED IN BLOODY HOSPITAL CLOTHING - DUH???</p> <p>Date: Sunday, 24 December 2006</p> <p> Well, isn’t this special? A soldier, one of tens of thousands screwed royally by a country they swore an oath to fight for, did, were wounded, then….then…geesh, were hung out to dry. What a deal….NOT!</p> <p> You will love this quote: ” “We have to find out why this happened and we’re going to,” chief medical officer Col. Charles Callahan told the newspaper.”</p> <p> HELL, it does not take a rocket scientist to “FIND OUT” what happened. Hello???</p> <p> What happened is they just could care a red rats behind about our veterans, that is what happened! Ask a Nam Vet just how much the Imperial Federal Government cares.</p> <p> I will be proud of my two step sons if “THE MAN” comes to get them to fight for big business and politicians and they say with a loud shout; BITE ME!<br /> <a href="http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=97160">http://www.rumormillnews.com/c.....read=97160</a></p> <p> =====================================<br /> Wounded Iraq Vet Discharged Too Early<br /> UPI</p> <p> A soldier was discharged from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. without receiving proper care, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.</p> <p> Sgt. Ricki Hardyman, admitted to the hospital on Dec. 8 after being wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq, was released from the hospital while still sedated by pain medication and wearing only the bloody hospital clothing he was issued.</p> <p> Complete article:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.sierratimes.com/06/12/23/Vet.htm">http://www.sierratimes.com/06/12/23/Vet.htm</a> </p> <p>=REMEMBER WHEN RUMSFELD STARTED CLOSING WALTER REED, THE REGIME SAID THAT THE WOUNDED VETERANS COULD BE ADEQUATELY HANDLED BY BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL - WHY WASN’T THIS SOLDIER SENT THERE?? </p> <p>Bush must not be allowed to escalate the war on Iraq. </p> <p>WRITE YOUR CONGRESSPERSON TODAY ABOUT THIS DISGRACE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SOLDIER RECEIVES ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE!</p> WOUNDED VETERAN DISCHARGED IN BLOODY HOSPITAL CLOTHING – DUH???

Date: Sunday, 24 December 2006

Well, isn’t this special? A soldier, one of tens of thousands screwed royally by a country they swore an oath to fight for, did, were wounded, then….then…geesh, were hung out to dry. What a deal….NOT!

You will love this quote: ” “We have to find out why this happened and we’re going to,” chief medical officer Col. Charles Callahan told the newspaper.”

HELL, it does not take a rocket scientist to “FIND OUT” what happened. Hello???

What happened is they just could care a red rats behind about our veterans, that is what happened! Ask a Nam Vet just how much the Imperial Federal Government cares.

I will be proud of my two step sons if “THE MAN” comes to get them to fight for big business and politicians and they say with a loud shout; BITE ME!
http://www.rumormillnews.com/c…..read=97160

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Wounded Iraq Vet Discharged Too Early
UPI

A soldier was discharged from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. without receiving proper care, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.

Sgt. Ricki Hardyman, admitted to the hospital on Dec. 8 after being wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq, was released from the hospital while still sedated by pain medication and wearing only the bloody hospital clothing he was issued.

Complete article:

http://www.sierratimes.com/06/12/23/Vet.htm

=REMEMBER WHEN RUMSFELD STARTED CLOSING WALTER REED, THE REGIME SAID THAT THE WOUNDED VETERANS COULD BE ADEQUATELY HANDLED BY BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL – WHY WASN’T THIS SOLDIER SENT THERE??

Bush must not be allowed to escalate the war on Iraq.

WRITE YOUR CONGRESSPERSON TODAY ABOUT THIS DISGRACE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SOLDIER RECEIVES ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE!

]]> By: Audrey http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430680 Audrey Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:13:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430680 <p>Thank you for the good thoughts all. My mother is in Arizona with a sister. She calls my other sister with updates knowing she will call everyone else. Makes it hard to keep track, but the last word is Mom is ok. She had too much anasthaesia and they had trouble rousing her, but she’s awake now with a new stint somewhere. I’m sure I’ll get the details later, but for now, that’s a great Christmas present. </p> <p>Thanks again</p> <p>Audrey</p> <p>PS: Siun, prayers here for the kidnapped…and for peace! How utterly sad.</p> Thank you for the good thoughts all. My mother is in Arizona with a sister. She calls my other sister with updates knowing she will call everyone else. Makes it hard to keep track, but the last word is Mom is ok. She had too much anasthaesia and they had trouble rousing her, but she’s awake now with a new stint somewhere. I’m sure I’ll get the details later, but for now, that’s a great Christmas present.

Thanks again

Audrey

PS: Siun, prayers here for the kidnapped…and for peace! How utterly sad.

]]> By: 1Watt http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430584 1Watt Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:25:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430584 <p>I’m just running around the b’sphere yelling, that the real enemy of america is:</p> <p><a href="http://www.eurolegal.org/neoconservatives.shtml">http://www.eurolegal.org/neoconservatives.shtml</a></p> <p>the word neocon seems to have dropped off the face of the earth lately.</p> I’m just running around the b’sphere yelling, that the real enemy of america is:

http://www.eurolegal.org/neoconservatives.shtml

the word neocon seems to have dropped off the face of the earth lately.

]]> By: spurious http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430582 spurious Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:22:54 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430582 <p>Peace on earth.</p> Peace on earth.

]]> By: Compound F http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430579 Compound F Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:06:23 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430579 <p>Thank you for that. Beautiful singing. Horrible reality. The gulf is plain for anyone to see.</p> <p>Merry Christmas, FDL.</p> Thank you for that. Beautiful singing. Horrible reality. The gulf is plain for anyone to see.

Merry Christmas, FDL.

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430578 Margot Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:56:24 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/24/christmas-in-iraq-from-ava-lowery/#comment-430578 <p><a href="#comment-430552"><em>Eureka Springs, AR @<br /> 45 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I hope the country is allowed to hear the progressive ideas coming from Kucinich (and others) and that Democrats will support much of what he says.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kucinich.us/issues">His top ten issues list</a></p> <p> 1. Universal Health Care<br /> 2. International Cooperation: US out of Iraq, UN in<br /> 3. Jobs and Withdrawal from NAFTA and WTO<br /> 4. Repeal of the “Patriot Act”<br /> 5. Guaranteed Quality Education, Pre-K Through College<br /> 6. Full Social Security Benefits at Age 65<br /> 7. Right-to-Choose, Privacy, and Civil Rights<br /> 8. Balance Between Workers and Corporations<br /> 9. Environmental Renewal and Clean Energy<br /> 10. Restored Rural Communities and Family Farms</p></blockquote> <p>This is a great platform. Democrats and Republicans will support a lot of this! Thanks, ES</p> Eureka Springs, AR @
45

I hope the country is allowed to hear the progressive ideas coming from Kucinich (and others) and that Democrats will support much of what he says.

His top ten issues list

1. Universal Health Care
2. International Cooperation: US out of Iraq, UN in
3. Jobs and Withdrawal from NAFTA and WTO
4. Repeal of the “Patriot Act”
5. Guaranteed Quality Education, Pre-K Through College
6. Full Social Security Benefits at Age 65
7. Right-to-Choose, Privacy, and Civil Rights
8. Balance Between Workers and Corporations
9. Environmental Renewal and Clean Energy
10. Restored Rural Communities and Family Farms

This is a great platform. Democrats and Republicans will support a lot of this! Thanks, ES

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