Ray,
Do we see a dichotomy in the rhetoric and actual actions of a country's leader that really cares about the soldiers in their country as compared to Codpiece, in the first and last sentence in the following:
"Italians Killed in Iraq Mourned in Rome
20 minutes ago
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer
ROME - Thousands of mourners, from Italy's president to ordinary citizens, streamed past the caskets of 19 Italians killed in Iraq (news - web sites), paying their respects Monday to the victims of Italy's worst military disaster since World War II.
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Plane Brings Soldiers' Remains to Italy
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Shortly before, the remains of the 19th victim Cpl. Pietro Petrucci — who had been pronounced dead Saturday after being declared brain dead — arrived at Rome's Ciampino airport. His body was then taken to Rome's Vittoriano monument to be displayed with the other victims.
"They were angels bringing peace, to die like that is not fair," Valentina Angelone, a 21-year old student, said as she lined up with thousands of others outside the monument in Rome's central Piazza Venezia.
The area around the monument was already filled with people when the coffins, draped in red-white-and-green flags, were carried inside the building. The vast Piazza Venezia was partially closed off to traffic.
People in the crowd were carrying notes and bunches of flowers. Some had to wait hours for a look at the coffins.
Italy's top officials were the first ones to pay their respects. President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who had just flown back from the United States, came with his wife. He and Premier Silvio Berlusconi also exchanged a few words with the victims' families."
Where is the outrage from the Neocons on how AWOL is merely "mourning the loss" of our soldiers and "will never forget them" BS... I dare any reporter to ask AWOL to name any of the soldiers that have died in "His WAR". |
