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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Today
May Day.
Big, fluffy snow is falling here. Very beautiful against the colors that have come out. Pink flowered trees, white flowered trees and all colors of flowers are at their peak right now. The snow adds magic to it all.
In Baghdad, it's about 93 degrees right now. I wonder what it's like to be an American soldier or an Iraqi civilian there today. Five years ago today, it was announced that our mission was accomplished. It's hard to wash out the bad taste that scene left in my mouth.
The temps in Kabul will reach 82 degrees today. Watching the snow outside my window, I wonder what's going on in that country so far away. We hear so little.
I Google "Afghanistan War" and find this:
At a NATO summit in early April, President Bush told the allies the United States would send many more troops to Afghanistan in 2009. He mentioned no numbers, but U.S. commanders say they need at least two more brigades, or 7,500 troops.
Oh.
Juan Torres, whom I first met at Camp Casey in 2005, has been working on a movie about his son who died rather mysteriously at Bagram AFB in Afghanistan. Read more here. Today I found out that a website has been created for the movie, which is titled Drugs and Death at Bagram. If you visit the site, scroll down to read the story behind the movie.
Juan Torres is one of the sweetest, most humble men that I met at Camp Casey (I've seen him there twice and then in D.C. - he is on a mission). I can only imagine the pain that was caused first by the death of his son and then as Juan dug deep into the cause of his son's death.
Big, fluffy snow is falling here. Very beautiful against the colors that have come out. Pink flowered trees, white flowered trees and all colors of flowers are at their peak right now. The snow adds magic to it all.
In Baghdad, it's about 93 degrees right now. I wonder what it's like to be an American soldier or an Iraqi civilian there today. Five years ago today, it was announced that our mission was accomplished. It's hard to wash out the bad taste that scene left in my mouth.
The temps in Kabul will reach 82 degrees today. Watching the snow outside my window, I wonder what's going on in that country so far away. We hear so little.
I Google "Afghanistan War" and find this:
At a NATO summit in early April, President Bush told the allies the United States would send many more troops to Afghanistan in 2009. He mentioned no numbers, but U.S. commanders say they need at least two more brigades, or 7,500 troops.
Oh.
Juan Torres, whom I first met at Camp Casey in 2005, has been working on a movie about his son who died rather mysteriously at Bagram AFB in Afghanistan. Read more here. Today I found out that a website has been created for the movie, which is titled Drugs and Death at Bagram. If you visit the site, scroll down to read the story behind the movie.
Juan Torres is one of the sweetest, most humble men that I met at Camp Casey (I've seen him there twice and then in D.C. - he is on a mission). I can only imagine the pain that was caused first by the death of his son and then as Juan dug deep into the cause of his son's death.
How many more todays will it take before we put an end to war?
Labels: Afghanistan, drugs and death at bagram, Iraq War, Juan Torres, photography
posted by Carol at 9:49 AM
3 Comments:
Hello Carol. First of all, I must comment on how lovely the vibrant tulips look against the stark backdrop. I could stare at it for ever. :o)
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I wonder if it's a case of "Out of sight, out of mind." Perhaps because it is so far away and the media coverage is sparse and selelctive that we don't get a true idea of what is happening. I have a blog friend Philip, I'm not sure if you are familiar with his blog. In one of his entries there is something that I think might be of interest to you.
Tuesday March 25th, the entry is entitled, "Iraqis Are Us". There are two links for blogs written by a mother and daughter living in Mosul.
The blog is called Tossing Pebbles in the Stream and his link is below.
http://philiprobinson.blogspot.com/
They are honest and heart breaking accounts of life in a war torn country. Sobering reading.
xx
Beautiful pics!
Hi Daffy,
Thanks for the link to the blog. Phillip seems like a kind man. I have spent a few moments on his blog and a few more on the women's blogs. I'll go back there later when I have more time.
I agree with you on the "Out of sight..." observation. And staying aware of everything going on in the world is a lot to expect of people when they're trying to take care of their own lives. Still, my tax money - or more accurately, my kids' debt money - is paying for this carnage, so I have a right to expect that the media keep me informed.
Ha!
Otowi,
Did you guys get snow, too?
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