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To: GST who wrote (191689)	7/15/2006 1:52:59 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Why doesn't the world demand Saddam be put back in charge if his removal was such a terrible thing?

To: GST who wrote (191689)	7/15/2006 1:59:38 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 281500

Terrorists Attempt to Blow Up Girl's School in Karabilah If you're a radical Islamist, there are few things that keep you up at night more than the prospect of an educated population educated female population. Kudos to the U.S. Marine Corps who saved a girl's school in Karabilah, Iraq from destruction at the hands of extremists who feel it's their place to keep women firmly under foot, and completely ignorant. Thanks to the work of Marines and Iraqi Security Forces, 800 elementary-aged girls will now have a school to attend this fall. Marines from 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment unveiled a brand-new grade school in this city of about 30,000 on the Iraq-Syria border in western Al Anbar Province July 7. About one week before its opening, insurgents planted an improvised explosive device inside the school which would have leveled a good portion of the building, destroying nearly three months of work by Marines and locals, said Gunnery Sgt. Joseph S. Mallicoat, team leader for the civil affairs team here. Marines led the effort to build the school, saved it from being leveled once construction was completed, and they continue to secure the area, along with their Iraqi counterparts, so that girls may receive an education. These efforts were not lost on local leaders who recognized the work of Marines at the grand opening of the school. Local tribal leaders and sheikhs attended the school’s grand opening and expressed thanks to the Marines of 3rd Civil Affairs Group who spearheaded the reconstruction project and obtained the necessary manpower to complete the building. **** “I want to thank the Coalition Forces on behalf of all of the people of Karabilah for finishing the school very fast and for supporting the construction of a fine place,” said Mohammed Ahmed Selah, mayor of Karabilah, where the school is located. Read the entire story and you'll find that Karabilah, once an extremely dangerous place, looks as if it may become one of the many success stories in Iraq, despite the efforts of terrorists. Posted by Andi C on July 14, 2006 at 01:41 AM in Jihad andisworld.typepad.com

To: GST who wrote (191689)	7/15/2006 2:01:02 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Iraqi Diplomat Honors Gold Star Mothers On July 9, over 40 Gold Star Mothers assembled at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey to honor their sons and daughters, and to formally recognize the price their children paid while wearing the uniform of the United States Military. HOLMDEL, N.J., July 10, 2006 – More than 40 American Gold Star Mothers and their guests from around the country came together here yesterday to honor the children they've lost in the country's conflicts. The ceremony, held at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial here, included a roll call honoring servicemembers from World War I through the global war on terrorism. Mothers who lost children in Vietnam and the global war on terrorism, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, placed wreaths near the center of the memorial. The mothers who lost children in Iraq received a special thank you from the keynote speaker, Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi. Istrabadi is Iraq's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations. "We were a country without hope," Istrabadi said. "The intervention of the United States in my country has been a lifeline for us. It has restored hope for us that our future will be very different from our past." Hearing laughter in Iraq's streets again and no longer feeling the need to cringe when admitting their heritage is part of what America's intervention has given back to his country, he said. "These are not small things. These are things for which this country, and you as individuals and your children, have earned our tremendous gratitude," Istrabadi said. "Words of thanks truly seem to me to be insufficient to convey to you the thanks of a country, a grateful nation, which has lingered too long under tyranny." Iraq's gratitude to the United States and the families who have sacrificed personally "will be eternal," he said. Istrabadi's message was well-received. While Istrabadi spoke directly to events in Iraq, his message resonated with all the Gold Star Mothers: Their children did not die in vain. Among those inspired by his words was Renate DeAngelis, a New York Gold Star Mother delegate who lost her son, 22-year-old Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher W. DeAngelis, when the USS Stark was attacked on May 17, 1987. He was one of 37 killed when the Iraqis hit the guided-missile frigate with two missiles during the Iran-Iraq War. "It was absolutely beautiful," DeAngelis said of yesterday's ceremony. "(It was) very moving." DeAngelis, who has lived with her grief for more than 19 years, said older Gold Star Mothers help those with more recent losses deal with their grief. "With the younger mothers, it's too new," she said. It must be somewhat comforting to these mothers to have a representative from the country that their sons and daughters died to liberate, express his gratitude in such a sincere manner. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley Full story here. Visit the website of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. here. Posted by Andi C on July 11, 2006 at 05:40 PM in Paying Tribute to our Heroes andisworld.typepad.com