To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46035 ) 5/1/2004 9:13:39 AM From: IQBAL LATIF Respond to of 50167 The men who serve with honor their country have aims that are very human and very high. Instead of backstabbing and insulting their sacrifices lets all join hand in saluting them for bringing basic human qualities to benefit of all mankind, these basic human rights were denied to these very Iraqis by their so called Arab Muslim leadership. In last two decades alone Arab Muslim leaderships have wasted millions of their coreligionists in sectarian and zero sum wars, Halebja, Hama, Iraq Iran war, Iraq Kuwaiti invasion were all Arab or Muslim wars where Muslims were annihilated by Muslims, where extremists took the slogan of Islam and killed their minorities or people subjected to their rule. As far as Sunni majority takes out Shiites minorities in the marsh lands the Arab conscience keeps sleeping in slumbers that is rip van winklish. The game of death would continue in this region if these lawless frontiers are not repaired. Arab and Afghani lands are being repaired of genetic impaired self destructive cancers, it is chemotropic treatment it has negative effects initially the net result would be a cancer free society. A private soul searching email that should touch the hearts of every human being.. A message that I would like to share with you all.. <<Anyway, here is a part of the email I received a few hours ago that I think hope you can get a little inspiration from. This, of course, is just one of a series of emails. In the previous email, my ------ had told us of losing 2 of 'his' guys to a roadside bomb. I do not post this in an attempt to show you the burden or sacrifice that is being made in Iraq...I know you of all people understand...what I do want you to see is the commitment and sense of mission that makes me proud of him. He is serving both his country and his 'fellow man'...and by fellow man he means the majority of Iraqis who just want peace and freedom: e-mail from Iraq---------------------------- This is not the first person close to me that I have lost here. One of the four U.S. "civilian contractors" that was killed in the Fallujah incident rode with me during some tough times for about two months at another site. He rode with me supporting my night supervisor position with both great language skills and marksmanship; roomed next to me; and worked out with me on a daily basis. He opted to follow another friend to a different contractor - Blackwater Security; and, encountered an ambush in Fallujah. There are individuals here that have been affected emotionally to the point that their head is no longer "in the game". Those individuals are going home, and given time, will hopefully bounce back even stronger than before. My beliefs in both God and in what we, as a nation, are doing here - lend to my recovery from these set-backs. My belief that those that have perished would want me to pick up, and remembering them by moving on with my shoulders and head held high; and, continuing forward giving my utmost to the mission at hand, also, lend in my resolve. I know that I personally would not want anyone to let the criminals perpetrating these actions - actions that are not in the best interests of their fellow Iraqi countrymen and women - to stop my fellow defense force members from serving to the best of their abilities. But, especially those directly to my left and my right, I would hope that they could draw strength and resolve, if a crisis were to befall me. I would wish them to come together as a team and help each other to continue forward as one. If I were still serving in the Army Special Forces, I would have been deployed with my previous unit, over the past two plus years, for more of the time, to more places, and with a different set of experiences. I have chosen to serve my country as a private military contractee in hopes that I may be of even greater service. The rewards are greater, the risk is about equal overall. Further, I appreciate your support, your prayers, and your love.>>