Suicide bombers targeted Shiites in the South and Iraqi Police in central Baghdad and a roadside bomb killed 5 US soldiers. Another 4 US soldiers died yesterday bringing the death toll to at least 139 in Iraq, Thursday, January 05. 2005.
(Reuters; Associated Press)
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| DIALOGUE ABOUT IRAQ FROM E-MAILS
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(AFP/Qassem Zein)
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I get up every morning at 5, turn on the news; and, when I hear what is going on in Iraq, I get mad all over again. There is no doubt that Bush is going to go down in history as one of the worst presidents.
The only words he knows are "stay the course;" without those he would be asking Cheney what to say next.
He will never get through his dumb head that there will be no winning in Iraq. How is he going to explain to a mother or wife that their son or daughter was killed in a war that was started on lies?
When people start talking to me about what a great fellow Bush is, I walk off; because, if I stayed and listen, I would hit him in the mouth. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.
wp
I am definitely on the same sheet of music as the above writer. We can't beat these people, just can't happen. How can you reason with people who are willing to die in a cause; even, if it is to us, incredibly stupid and beyond the pale; and, even worse to kill innocents? The answer: you cannot.
mp
In adding to the above, the greater mystery to me are those I know: intelligent, well-educated people who blindly continue to support this man. I think that it is a form of ignorance that is almost beyond what we can know. I see it in people that I consider very smart. They bought into Bush; and now, even they, maybe in the inner recesses of their hearts and souls, have doubts and refuse to back down. And, a person who will not admit that he or she is wrong ever simply mystifies me. Oh well...
aj
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| Movie Review: Memoirs of a Geisha (Review by contributing writer)
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| Movie Review: Munich -A Steven Spielberg Film
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Munich is an interesting film, that has a slow start and is almost predictable, but then takes a couple of interesting turns. Spielberg obviously had some emotional investment, but took a very open approach.
The story is based on the 11 Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Olympics. The basic plot line revolves around the Jews hunting down the perpetrators. I can still see the TV pictures, the terrorists walking out on the porch, masked, and the world wondering, "Who are these people?" I remember it distinctly and the first time that the world really saw terrorism and the desperation of the Palestinians.
There are a few scenes with ideological dialogue which seem a little far-fetch. This type of dialogue works well in a book, but not so well in person, it seems too contrived.
One thing I definitely like about the movie is that it does not create a bunch of super achiever heroes, but creates an ordinary man type with a mission. The mission happens to be hunting down and killing those who were responsible. One very interesting aspect of the movie is the affects of the escalation of violence on the characters in the film. This affect is similar to the post traumatic stress syndrome from Vietnam and surely from the war in Iraq which we are yet to see.
Munich is a very violent film. A Jewish friend who attended with me said that there was too much gratuitous violence in the film. I saw it another way: the subject was violence and we might as well accept it. Wait for the video.
Two parachutes at best.
Dan Foster
Quote from Trailer For Munich:(Golda Meir: Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.)
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