truthspeaker
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Thu Jul-08-04 01:30 AM
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"The lie that killed my son" Guardian piece about Lila Lipscomb |
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full article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1256558,00.htmlShe had seen Moore's first film, Roger and Me, a documentary about the devastating closure of Flint's General Motors plant, and been impressed. When he asked her to participate in Fahrenheit 9/11 she went away and watched his last film, Bowling for Columbine. This also, she thought, had merit. But she had other reasons for taking part; chiefly guilt, for not having spoken up sooner, for having, she says, been complacent and gullible enough to believe Bush's arguments for war.
"The reason I didn't hesitate was because I was carrying my son's words with me. And as a mother I have to carry each and every day the fact, could I have done a little bit more? Could I have been more vocal so that the president would not have been given that much authority within himself? And nobody can make that go away. My son got sent into harm's way by a decision made by the president of the United States that was based on a lie. Would my son still be here today if I had had my uprising then?"
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Thu Jul-08-04 02:40 AM
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1. send your thoughts to all the Mums, and the other relatives as well |
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Edited on Thu Jul-08-04 02:41 AM by the Kelly Gang
the people who caused their children's deaths will answer for it one day.
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Thu Jul-08-04 06:15 AM
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2. God bless Lila Lipscomb for her courage... |
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... May she and her family find solace one day.
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Thu Jul-08-04 06:19 AM
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3. God Bless her and all the other family members of those troops we've lost. |
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Her part in this movie was truly inspirational. When she read the last letter from her son, I lost it. May those who have to deal with loses such as this find comfort in knowing their family members are with God now.
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Thu Jul-08-04 06:48 AM
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4. My thoughts and prayers......God Bless |
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