Amah, No matter the voice or the tone it is written in it is the spoken, promised and publicly admitted goal not to reach an agreement with Israel but to deny their very existence. Why should they negotiate at all ?? What is the lasting benefit ?? Why should the US do anything to stop the slaughter when it too is on the Islamic fundamentilist list of nations to destroy ??
Do you have any information that cotradicts my statement ?? On Feb 4, 1:14 pm, amah abdullah <[email protected]> wrote: > Ohio Mark, > According to YOUR logic (which is merely a repitition of the Israeli's > excuse for their unbelievably horrific actions in Gaza), the American people > would deserve an even worse fate than that of the Gazan people because > they elected Bush for a second term. Because the amount of people who were > killed in Iraq are HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS more than the Israelis killed by > Hamas. > At least Hamas is trying to free their homeland- What is the American > government's excuse? Or is the life of an American or Israeli more valuable > than the life of all other human beings? > > And by the way, OF COURSE it wasn't written by a child. This is a style > of writing where the author narrates events in the voice of a child in order > to convey the child's thought and feelings and experiences. But let me > assure you, the written word can NEVER fully convey the horrors encountered > to their fullest. > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > by voting in a terrorist group as their government the Palestinian > > people are now getting what they deserve. you put a fox in charge of > > the hen house, and then you are surprised all your chickens are gone. > > and I will be willing to bet that this so called letter was not > > written by some child, but rather some raghead terrorist sitting at > > his computer. > > > On Feb 2, 12:10 pm, amah abdullah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Friday, January 30, 2009 A letter from a Palestinian Child to the US > > > President< > >http://justicenownetwork.blogspot.com/2009/01/letter-from-palestinian...> > > > <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TXr_0o12Tmg/SYPjzj6KOmI/AAAAAAAAAIY/95MYzy6.. > > .> > > > Precaution: The Palestinian child doesn't have a specific clear > > definition > > > for terms like "terrorism" and "peace". > > > > Dear Mr. President, > > > First I would like to congratulate you for your new post; I guess it is a > > > good but tiring job. I want to apologize for not watching your inaugural > > > ceremony, we have no electricity in Gaza, and moreover, I was busy > > dragging > > > out the corpses of my family while the ceremony was taking place. I heard > > it > > > was a hell of a ceremony, I wish I could shared the world its joy, but > > you > > > know, it was a bit difficult to feel happy in such circumstances. > > > But I heard you after the ceremony, two days later a neighbour came to us > > > while we were still searching for the corps of my little sister carrying > > > with him a portable TV. He looked very serious and said: Youth, the new > > > president of the United States is going to comment on what happened. He > > said > > > that he is optimistic because you assigned someone called Michael or… > > > Mitchell, something like that. He added that he is a good person. Oh, we > > > found the corps of my three years old sister, she was completely burnt, > > my > > > twenty one years old cousin fainted, but I remembered my father's advice > > for > > > me: Be a man. I was about to faint while I was pulling out her body which > > > was stuck under the devastated building and her body started to crumble…. > > It > > > was totally scorched. Before I lose control, I remembered my mother's > > > suggestion when we were frightened of the loud voice of the Israeli > > strikes: > > > When you feel frightened try to think of something else. > > > Thank you Mr. President, it was your speech that distracted me while I > > was > > > collecting my sister's fragments. I heard you saying: Israel has the > > right > > > to defend itself… achieving peace in the middle east…. Hamas was sending > > > rockets ….. democracy … and other words that I cannot remember. I am > > sorry > > > again, I was striving to concentrate in your speech but the smell of my > > > sister's body and my fear that I may lose some of it didn't help me to > > grasp > > > what you were saying exactly. I just realised our neighbour's anger when > > he > > > turned the TV off murmuring that he wasted the battery for nothing. We > > had > > > already pulled out the corps of my mother and half of the corps of my > > > father; we couldn't find the rest of his body. To be frank with you, I > > never > > > thought of addressing any American president, I mean, it goes without > > saying > > > that we are killed with American weapons and taxes. The doctors in the > > > hospitals said that Americans were experimenting a new weapon called DIME > > in > > > this war, I mean the war on Gaza. We don't talk to the enemy. > > > But during the funeral I heard you – on the same TV that belongs to the > > same > > > neighbour who usually turns it off after your speeches cursing his stupid > > > persistence on wasting the battery - in an interview with an Arab TV > > channel > > > saying that you want to deliver us a message that America is not our > > enemy. > > > Oh, I felt responsibility, it seems Mr. President that someone is playing > > > behind your back, it seems that you don't know that we are killed with > > your > > > weapons, it seems that those who use the veto to protect Israel and let > > it > > > get away with its crimes against us in the security council are just > > doing > > > this without even telling you, it seems that you don't know that your > > > country annually pumps a huge amount of money to Israel, well Mr. > > President, > > > Israel is the enemy, and we didn't choose it. We didn't beg for check > > > points, we didn't beg for blockage, we didn't beg for cluster bombs, > > > phosphorus bombs and this new bomb you are experimenting on us. > > > Besides, I heard you saying that you want to achieve peace in the Middle > > > East; I know, I know, it is us, we are the Middle East. Why Mr. > > President? > > > Why do you want to achieve more peace in us? We had enough peace; we had > > > more than enough peace during the last war. Do you want to achieve more? > > The > > > blond woman called Livni said that she wants peace that is why Israel > > waged > > > this aggression on us. I lost my whole family in this peace process. And > > > those who imposed the blockage on Gaza – during which one of my cousins > > died > > > because of the shortage of medicine – always talk about peace: Abbas, > > > Fayyad, Mubarak. They are men of peace, exactly like Livni. They did all > > > what they can to achieve peace, I don't think that you need more peace, > > do > > > you? > > > I went to my cousin's home, he also lost all his family, I am in his > > custody > > > now. He is my all family and I am his only family. He is twenty one years > > > old as I told you before, he was a student in the faculty of medicine, > > but > > > he was not allowed to graduate, the blockage and the bad circumstances > > > pushed him to leave the university and work, then he joined the > > resistance > > > during this last war. He is a Hamas member now. You said you will achieve > > > peace on them.. in them … within them? Something like that… right? > > Anyway, I > > > don't remember, I just remember that you want to harm my cousin too > > because > > > he is a terrorist. I wonder what is wrong with terrorists like my cousin. > > > He is a very nice guy, you would like him if you meet him. He prepares > > > breakfast for me, he cooks very delicious smashed eggs, he takes me to > > > school, he stays all night besides me because I have nightmares every > > night, > > > and when I wake up startled with the frightening nightmare he puts his > > hand > > > on my forehead and recites some verses from the Quran and sing me > > beautiful > > > songs till I fall asleep again. After school he plays with me soccer in > > the > > > street, he tells me very funny jokes and gorgeous fairy tales, he swings > > me > > > along with his friends whom you call terrorists and I laugh to tears. On > > my > > > neighbour's TV I watched you practicing some terrorism with your > > daughters; > > > you were playing with them exactly like my cousin plays with me. Why > > don't > > > you want my cousin to be a good terrorist like you? Why do you want to > > make > > > peace in my country while you all live in terrorism happily? Did we annoy > > > you Mr. President? We don't even know you, if someone in my district did > > > anything wrong to you just tell me and I will oblige him to apologize for > > > you. > > > Then you tell us that you are not our enemy! Then who is our enemy Mr. > > > President? I see, it is the Democratic Republic of Congo. Oho, my mother > > > used to tell me that I have to lessen my satirical remarks, I am sorry > > Mr. > > > President, but imagine Mr. Obama that you were dragging the corps of one > > of > > > your girls – God forbids – while someone is nagging behind you blaming > > you > > > for the death of your own daughter and never blames the one who killed > > her, > > > on the contrary, he thinks that the murderer's crime is entirely > > justified > > > and you and your daughter deserve what happened to you, what would you > > think > > > of that guy? Would you think that he is your friend? > > > Mr. President, I know that you are "not an Arab but you are a decent > > family > > > man", but that doesn't mean that those indecent family Arab men, women > > and > > > children deserve to be barbequed. You don't kill people because they are > > > indecent. By the way, my parents were not Hamas members, truly they > > elected > > > Hamas, but they didn't work with the resistance. > > > My mother was happy with the elections; she said that this is democracy. > > I > > > am very sad that my mother didn't know that democracy means destruction; > > she > > > thought it is a nice thing. Now I know that democracy is like peace, they > > > both kill families and children. But it is too late; I wish my mother > > read > > > more books to know better than that. > > > The whole situation really confuses me, my cousin says that is because I > > am > > > still a child, but I am not a child, I am seven years old and I am a man > > as > > > my father wanted me. Yet I really do not understand when people are > > occupied > > > what > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
