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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (316352)	12/18/2006 8:51:20 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1587557

re: My church is all about forgiveness and reconciliation. What use is it to admit only "pure" people? You forgive the Iraqi insurgents, sectarians, terrorists, civil warians, whatever they are? Attacks in Iraq at record high: Pentagon Attacks in Iraq on U.S.-led forces, local security personnel and civilians have surged 22 percent to record levels, the Pentagon said in its latest quarterly report on Iraq published on Monday. The report also noted a rise in civilian casualties and said this was directly linked to the rise of sectarian death squads, which were helped by elements of Iraqi forces. The report was released on the day Robert Gates was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary and as President George W. Bush considers changes to his Iraq policy. Gates replaces Donald Rumsfeld, heavily criticized for his handling of the war. "Attack levels -- both overall and in all specific measurable categories -- were the highest on record during this reporting period," said the report, "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq," produced for the U.S. Congress. The average number of attacks per week rose to 959 in the three months from August 12 to November 10, from 784 in the previous three months, according to figures provided by the Pentagon to accompany the report. While U.S. commanders have said they continue to battle insurgents and al Qaeda militants, they have identified sectarian violence between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims as the biggest obstacle to stability in Iraq. The report said civilian casualties from attacks had risen a further 2 percent over the previous three months and by some 60 percent compared to earlier in the year. "Death squads predominantly target civilians and the increase in civilian casualties is directly correlated to an increase in death squad activities," the report said. "Shi'a death squads leveraged support from some elements of the Iraqi Police Service and the National Police who facilitated freedom of movement and provided advance warning of upcoming operations," the report also said. "This is a major reason for the increased levels of murders and executions," it said. The Pentagon's figures put daily civilian casualties at 93 for the reporting period, although the report says the numbers are not precise because they come from unverified initial reports and should be used only to draw comparisons with previous periods.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (316352)	12/19/2006 4:52:23 AM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1587557

<>My church is all about forgiveness and reconciliation. Ah, you must be a member of jimmy swaggart's flock...he's been forgiven and reconciled at least three times now? What use is it to admit only "pure" people? And to show us just how to forgive and reconcile, ya'll hire the most sinful to lead you. Al

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (316352)	12/19/2006 12:15:29 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587557

"My church is all about forgiveness and reconciliation. What use is it to admit only "pure" people?" Your church should hire Haggard as pastor!

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (316352)	12/19/2006 12:25:41 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1587557

Joint Chiefs Generals Reject Bush's Non-Plan For Iraq washingtonpost.com They say Bush doesn't even have any real plan. Plus Bush promised to listen to the generals on the ground but nowe he's ignoring them. He's also ignoring the will of the people. Some 88% of Americans are against more troops to Iraq and Bush doesn't care. Neither does McCain, which isn't very smart he wants anyone to vote for him in 2008.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (316352)	12/19/2006 12:29:08 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587557

The rightwing doesn't believe in forgiveness and reconciliation. You can see it in their entire approach to politics, and how Bush is refusing to reconsile his past lies with reality now. Of course the rightwing does forgive Chenry for shooting the guy in the face. His victim apologized. But they won't forgive any democrat for anything. Any sin committed by a democrat remains permanently in the GOP spin room manual. Sean Hannity still talks about Robert Byrd dabbling in the KKK even though that was 65 years ago. In short, if you're a good Christian, join the democrats. We have a conscience. We are much more honest and walk the walk in terms of righteous values, not just talk the talk. And our gays are all out of the closet unlike the GOP's.