Comments on: Adding More Skin to the Game http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:04:00 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: BooRadley http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1398124 BooRadley Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:43:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1398124 <p>The tone of my comment was thoughtless and heartless in the extreme. I have no words to express my shame. If there is a God, I know s/he will hold me accountable.</p> The tone of my comment was thoughtless and heartless in the extreme. I have no words to express my shame. If there is a God, I know s/he will hold me accountable.

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397552 Siun Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:50:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397552 <p>That is an honor I hope to earn. Thank you for taking time and care to speak with us, thank you more for all that you do.</p> <p>If Mohammed is in touch, please send him my highest regards and wishes for success in his efforts.</p> That is an honor I hope to earn. Thank you for taking time and care to speak with us, thank you more for all that you do.

If Mohammed is in touch, please send him my highest regards and wishes for success in his efforts.

]]> By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397290 dmac Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:05:27 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397290 <p>gg- and the forced emigration of mohammed and family (heart rendering) and anyone else of your group–if anyone makes it to the us, i have an extra bedroom and a clean record, i could sponsor someone.</p> <p>i don’t have much money to help get them here, but the rest i do have. and it doesn’t cost much more to feed two than one. and there is a university here with many international people.</p> <p>siun knows how to reach me.</p> <p>(and how can mohammed be in one piece just losing his brother and leaving everyone he knows? oh my, my heart just bleeds for him, it just does…isn’t this still his mourning period? it is so wrong, so wrong. so wrong)</p> gg- and the forced emigration of mohammed and family (heart rendering) and anyone else of your group–if anyone makes it to the us, i have an extra bedroom and a clean record, i could sponsor someone.

i don’t have much money to help get them here, but the rest i do have. and it doesn’t cost much more to feed two than one. and there is a university here with many international people.

siun knows how to reach me.

(and how can mohammed be in one piece just losing his brother and leaving everyone he knows? oh my, my heart just bleeds for him, it just does…isn’t this still his mourning period? it is so wrong, so wrong. so wrong)

]]> By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397222 dmac Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:39:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397222 <p>gg at 270–i apologize and am sorry for not being here today.</p> <p>i have not read all of the comments yet, just caught a few while the page was loading, and it appears that a few are getting the same awakening given to me by dr. maryam long ago…..it woke me up. i started paying attention. in slang language here it is called someone ’giving you the ’what for’ ’</p> <p>i am glad that you linked to jane’s moment of silence post, it is one that is etched in my soul.</p> <p>when i read it, it changed me even more. after coming to know of you all and reading you, i felt so helpless to help. i immediately flashed back to losing a close friend who was murdered, and ali was murdered in my opinion.</p> <p>i wrote this to mohammed-<br /> Moment of Silence </p> <p>head bowed</p> <p>hands clasped</p> <p>staring at my still alive hands. </p> <p>no words</p> <p>my mind is numb</p> <p>staring at my still alive hands </p> <p>tears falling on my still alive hands. </p> <p>======== </p> <p>i will be making a donation in ali’s memory to red crescent when i get paid. </p> <p>—–</p> <p>since then, i have made it my purpose to mail letters about every contradiction i hear to every single person that makes them about this war. it has been a big undertaking. but is better than doing nothing, i figure, and has taken a chunk out of my life, well worth it if it touches even one person to start reporting the truth that gets my emails. </p> <p>basra was the last straw. what was being reported here directly conflicted with what what going on politically and militarily….it still is going on. i sent about 100 emails to media and people, with rev. mike’s site that siun provided.</p> <p>i have no idea what else to do except what i am doing, when something else arises, you can bet i will be on it.</p> <p>my hope is that you do not give up. don’t give up. i would need someone to say that to me if i were you. all the time.i wish i could give you both a big titty smashin hug and make it all better.</p> gg at 270–i apologize and am sorry for not being here today.

i have not read all of the comments yet, just caught a few while the page was loading, and it appears that a few are getting the same awakening given to me by dr. maryam long ago…..it woke me up. i started paying attention. in slang language here it is called someone ’giving you the ’what for’ ’

i am glad that you linked to jane’s moment of silence post, it is one that is etched in my soul.

when i read it, it changed me even more. after coming to know of you all and reading you, i felt so helpless to help. i immediately flashed back to losing a close friend who was murdered, and ali was murdered in my opinion.

i wrote this to mohammed-
Moment of Silence

head bowed

hands clasped

staring at my still alive hands.

no words

my mind is numb

staring at my still alive hands

tears falling on my still alive hands.

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i will be making a donation in ali’s memory to red crescent when i get paid.

—–

since then, i have made it my purpose to mail letters about every contradiction i hear to every single person that makes them about this war. it has been a big undertaking. but is better than doing nothing, i figure, and has taken a chunk out of my life, well worth it if it touches even one person to start reporting the truth that gets my emails.

basra was the last straw. what was being reported here directly conflicted with what what going on politically and militarily….it still is going on. i sent about 100 emails to media and people, with rev. mike’s site that siun provided.

i have no idea what else to do except what i am doing, when something else arises, you can bet i will be on it.

my hope is that you do not give up. don’t give up. i would need someone to say that to me if i were you. all the time.i wish i could give you both a big titty smashin hug and make it all better.

]]> By: Jim Clausen http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397183 Jim Clausen Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:19:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397183 <p>As one who lived in the Arab world for three years…”Salaam alekum”</p> <p>There are many who sympathise with your plight. I pray to God for you and your people daily.</p> As one who lived in the Arab world for three years…”Salaam alekum”

There are many who sympathise with your plight. I pray to God for you and your people daily.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397089 selise Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:48:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397089 <p>what angie says goes for me as well.</p> what angie says goes for me as well.

]]> By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397083 angie Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:44:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397083 <p>Be safe in your travels and my heartfelt thanks for what you are doing.</p> <p>also my deepest apologies for what you endure.</p> Be safe in your travels and my heartfelt thanks for what you are doing.

also my deepest apologies for what you endure.

]]> By: GorillasGuides http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397074 GorillasGuides Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:41:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397074 <p>It is late here and we have an early start tomorrow - many meetings and then travelling for more meetings. </p> <p>Our thanks to our hostess and sister in humanity Siun.</p> <p>Fatima Jameel, Khaled al-Basrawi.</p> It is late here and we have an early start tomorrow – many meetings and then travelling for more meetings.

Our thanks to our hostess and sister in humanity Siun.

Fatima Jameel, Khaled al-Basrawi.

]]> By: angie http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397067 angie Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:39:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397067 <p>may God protect them all and forgive us.</p> may God protect them all and forgive us.

]]> By: GorillasGuides http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397054 GorillasGuides Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:36:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/adding-more-skin-to-the-game/#comment-1397054 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/27/moment-of-silence/" rel="nofollow">Moment of Silence</a></p> <p>Siun if you read this later.</p> <p>Mohammed Ibn Laith (who you have talked to), Ali’s brother, has sent what is left of his family away. He has left Baghdad shortly after the funeral, as have <em>all</em> the young men who worked with him in his unit. Young men from his tribe and from his mother’s tribe have also left their homes. Saba and Omar say in each case that they left with the permission and blessing of their parents.</p> Moment of Silence

Siun if you read this later.

Mohammed Ibn Laith (who you have talked to), Ali’s brother, has sent what is left of his family away. He has left Baghdad shortly after the funeral, as have all the young men who worked with him in his unit. Young men from his tribe and from his mother’s tribe have also left their homes. Saba and Omar say in each case that they left with the permission and blessing of their parents.

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