I watched the video this morning.
At first I couldn't decide if I wanted to see it. I had butterflies in my stomach and my heart was pounding throughout the whole seven minutes. It happened exactly as Charles described, and it was very difficult to watch.
Another wife asked me why on earth I had watched the video. I struggled to find the right words to explain to her why I wanted to -- needed to -- see it. The right word came to me later.
I watched the video so I wouldn't forget what we're fighting for. I watched it so I wouldn't get distracted by Abu Ghraib or 9/11 hearings or anything else that is preventing the American public from seeing the simple dichotomy between good guys and bad guys. I watched it so I could put a face on my enemy, so I could watch his heinous deeds firsthand, and so I would not forget what my husband is risking his life to prevent.
I watched it so I could stoke my anger. It worked.
Posted by Sarah at May 12, 2004 03:47 PMWell said. I watched the video, not reallly wanting to, but knowing I need to to remind myself about what we are fighting for. It made me realize that people like John Kerry who are using every little backstep in the war for his political gain are almost as bad as the butchers who did this to Nick.
Posted by: Tom at May 12, 2004 04:56 PMTom,
I think you go too far in comparing Kerry with these murderers. Kerry couldn't do anything this evil. He doesn't have the fanaticism. And that makes him dangerous in his own way. He'll flip-flop in any direction to achieve the only goal that matters: power. Vile, yes, but nothing like cutting off someone's head. (Unless we believe his tales about Vietnam, of course ...)
I hate Democrats. No subtlety there. But to demonize them trivializes the even greater evil that these Islamists pose. Put Vince Foster aside. He's not the Clintons' Daniel Pearl. Bill or Hillary don't come close to these monsters. Saddam? Kim Jong Il? Yeah.
Americans have it so easy. They don't know what oppression is. So they equate Bush with Hitler, Clinton with Satan, etc. Meanwhile the real Hitlers and Satans are running loose, and what does Kerry intend to do about them? He'll make up something when the time comes. Something worthless, I'd bet. But incompetence doesn't make him a savage. His kind is so "civilized" that they've forgotten what barbarism is like.
We know. We saw the video. But did they see the same thing we did? No, they saw the deadly consequences of the Bush regime's errors. If only we hadn't invaded Iraq and deposed its legitimate ruler who won 100% of the vote. If only we hadn't turned Abu Ghraib into a gula-, I mean, concentration camp. (Please forgive my Soviet analogy. They were just morally different, unlike the Nazis, the only remaining acceptable symbol of evil.) If only Gore's victory had been permitted by the Halliburton-Enron conspiracy. If only ...
I'm sorry I'm so cranky. I don't mean to take anything out on you personally. I've been thinking about Berg nonstop for the past 14 hours. It's "just" the death of one man, I know, but I feel even worse than I did during 9/11. I couldn't believe 9/11 was real. I believed this was real from the start. After Pearl's death, I've come to expect real atrocities like this. I'm becoming accustomed to evil. That terrifies me. I spent seven hours on a blog post trying to exorcise my demons. I failed.
Posted by: Amritas at May 12, 2004 07:47 PMKerry, Kennedy, Pelosi and most of the Democrats have revealed that they are a deriment to national security, by continuing to try to use this prison scandal (and ridiculously, 9/11) to bring down the president.
The WOT is too serious for this kind of absurd behavior. They are giving aid and comfort to the enemy and our ill informed critics by perpetruating a lot of myths and half truths in order to make the Administration look bad.
There are plenty of things to complain about in this administration, but using the WOT is inexcuseable.
Posted by: James Hudnall at May 12, 2004 08:25 PMI'm an ex-muslim from Pakistan and I watched the video recently. Like you said rightly, I also had to watch it to remind myself the purpose of my life - to expose Islam and help stop its spread.
Quran 9.29 "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day ... "
Islam orders muslims to kill those who left Islam.
Posted by: Adnan at May 15, 2004 08:31 PMcasinos online
online casinos list
online casinos and bingo
blackjack online casinos
casinos in spanish
online gambling and fun
online casinos
online casinos inc.
online casino
eagle casino
casino publishing and advertising
online casinos
festive online casinos
online casinos deluxe
online gambling at casinos
online casino graphics
imagine online casinos
play casinos online
casino online
where online casinos
best casino solutions
online casino gambling
casinos online
online casino groups
online casinos
how to play online casinos
my online casinos
become online casino player
gambling online casinos
casino online gambling
how to gamble at the online casinos
online gambling
rules of online casino gambling
casinos and games
online casinos on your computer
top casino gambling
casinos, online casinos
gambling at the best online casinos
online casinos,
online gambling,
play casino online,
online casinos and games,
online craps and casinos,
,
casino poker,
online casino and slots,
,
online casino
craps, online casino
poker, online casino
blackjack, online
casino slots, craps
online, casinos
blackjack, casinos
gambling online,
casinos craps,
free casino online,
new casino online,
free online casino games,
online casino directory,
play casino online,
more online casino games,
casino blackjack online,
casino craps online,
poker casinos online,
list of casinos,
free casinos online,
new online casino,
free casino online,
play casino free online,
free casino games,
new gambling online,
new casino games,
online new casinos,
online free casino,
online casino,
free online casinos,
online casinos online,
top gambling casinos,
new casino gambling games,
best casinos,
best casino,
gambling online casino,
gambling online casinos,
free casino
online gambling,
new casinos,
best online casino,
find online casinos,
list of casinos online,
internet casino,
net casinos,
most online casinos,
casino on the net,
internet gambling casino,
net casinos,
online casinos on the net,
free online casinos net,
new casinos online,
best casino online,
casinos online top,
best online casino net,
blackjack casinos
online, video poker
online casinos,
casinos, online
casino
casinos online
online casinos
online casino games
fblog1 -
hteen2 -
pteen3 -
sanal5 -
adultassociate -
adult associate -
adultassociate -
britneylightspeed -
britney lightspeed -
britneylightspeed -
castingcouchteens -
casting couch teens -
castingcouchteens -
casting couch teens -
ericalightspeed -
erica lightspeed -
ericalightspeed -
lesbianrecruiters -
lesbian recruiters -
lesbianrecruiters -
pimpmyblackteen -
pimp my black teen -
pimpmyblackteen -
pimp my black teen -
naughtyamericanvip -
naughty american vip -
naughtyamericanvip -
naughty american vip -
teenciara -
teen ciara -
teenciara -
herfirstdp -
college wild parties -
giantsblackmeatwhitetreat -
movie access -
wildfucktoys -
movie flux -
orgy heaven -
stinkfillers -
sweetbaylee -
orgyheaven -
petitestars -
petite stars -
pureinterracial -
his first facial -
hisfirstfacial -
wild fuck toys -
movieflux -
pure interracial -
trannypursuit -
tranny pursuite -
truly tranny -
trulytranny -
allnaturaljugs -
all natural jugs -
anarchyarchives -
anarchy archives -
his first facial -
hisfirstfacial -
movieaccess -
bang bros network -
college wild parties -
giants black meat white treat -
her first dp -
collegewildparties -
blackmanspov -
black mans pov -
projectmilk -
sexyshemalesfrombrazil -
shockingtranny -
realarizonaamateurs -
thugsandjuggs -
thugs and juggs -
barebackbottoms -
bareback bottoms -
bikinibanger -
bikini banger -
bangbrosnetwork -
bang bros network -
girlygangbang -
interracialsite -
movieaccess -
wildfucktoys -
collegewildparties -
wild fuck toys -
itnerracial site -
stinkfillers -
girly gangbang -
anarchyarchives -
bangbrosnetwork -
blacksonboys -
gagsluts -
skin vip -
skinvip -
wetwildandwasted -
real arizona amaterus -
movieflux -
orgyheaven -
realarizonaamateurs -
thugsandjuggs -
thugs and juggs -
bangmywhiteass -
bang my white ass -
giants black meat white treat -
giantsblackmeatwhitetreat -
bangmywhiteass -
pickyourpoison -
sexyshemalesfrombrazil -
sexy shemales from brazil -
shocking tranny -
shockingtranny -
bikinibanger -
bikini banger -
skinvip -
trannypursuit -
trulytranny -
wet wild and wasted -
wetwildandwasted -
blacksonboys -
blacks on boys -
her first dp -
girlygangbang -
hardcoremegapass -
hardcore mega pass -
herfirstdp -
gag sluts -
gagsluts -
interracialsite -
interracial site -
stink fillers -
sweet baylee -
sweetbaylee -
giants black meat white treat -
giantsblackmeatwhitetreat -
hardcoremegapass -
fastsize -
sizegenetics -
vigrx -
bangboat -
tinysblackadventures -
xxxproposal -
boobexamscam -
realbutts -
milfseeker -
teensforcash -
cumfiesta -
gayblinddatesex -
teenybopperclub -
realitypornpass -
wwtfab -
hisfirsthugecock -
bignaturals -
twinksforcash -
gangbangsquad -
herfirstanalsex -
herfirstbigcock -
herfirstasstomouth -
ispycameltoe -
mrchewsasianbeaver -
baitbus -
pleasebangmywife -
pumpthatass -
seehersquirt -
thebigswallow -
captainstabbin -
seehersquirt -
milfseeker -
bangbus -
justfacials -
backseatbangers -
teensforcash -
gangbangsquad -
herfirstbigcock -
hisfirstgaysex -
mrskin -
justfacials -
herfirstasstomouth -
sexsearch -
karasxxx -
milfhunter -
hisfirsthugecock -
mysextour -