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| Peace Nazis equate U.S. troops with terrorists |
| 2006-04-06 |
| "We kill the young, along with their mothers and fathers, in acts of terrorism every week. We use 'deadly force' in an ideological battle, just as insurgents and terrorists organizations do. Does it matter to the dead and injured that we claim to do so as 'liberators'?" Texans for Peace, describing the U.S. military in Iraq There are, it seems, some things that self-described advocates of peace are willing to fight about. Expose an uncomfortable truth about their beliefs, and the peace brigades are more than happy to go on the warpath. That's what happened after I wrote a recent column criticizing the organization Christian Peacemaker Teams for its lack of gratitude to coalition forces who rescued three of its members from a terrorist safe house near Baghdad. As I noted, the original CPT statement was filled with denunciations of British and American forces in Iraq, but contained not a single word of thanks to the individuals who risked their lives to save those of the Christian Peacemakers. Christian Peacemakers Teams issued an addendum acknowledging, "We have been so overwhelmed and overjoyed ... that we have not adequately thanked the people involved with freeing them." Give the group credit for at least admitting its error. Texans for Peace, on the other hand, is still clinging to the fantasy that the CPT hostages were "released" — presumably by the same kind folks who murdered American hostage Tom Fox — rather than freed by American, British and Iraqi troops. "3 Peacemakers friends released" is the headline Texans for Peace maintains on its Web site. Rather than correct a single word, the peace group went on the attack against me for drawing attention to its misleading headline, labeling me an anti-Muslim bigot and suggesting I should not write about events in Iraq or Sudan. Why would Texans for Peace be so belligerent about using language that reflects favorably on the hostage-takers while discrediting the role of military rescuers? It might be because Texans for Peace doesn't want anyone to believe the military is capable of doing anything positive. On the contrary, the American military, indeed all Americans, are guilty of being baby killers. "American soldiers, directed by Commander-in-Chief Bush are killing babies," the group says, "and as citizens of the U.S. we share the blame." About the "release" of the three CPT hostages, Texans for Peace explains elsewhere: "Details of how they were found, who their captors actually were (none was found at the site), and why they were taken in the first place, and who actually murdered Tom Fox still need to be investigated." Texans for Peace founder Charles Jackson elaborated the point on the All Things Conservative blog in a discussion about the subsequent release — this time the word is accurate — of reporter Jill Carroll: "There are many undercover operations going on in Iraq, by groups from a variety of foreign nations, including the U.S. Since she, and the CPT hostages, were taken by a 'previously unknown group' and no hostage takers were found in either instance, a great deal is still unknown as to the identity and motives of the kidnappers and who, if what, was behind it." Follow the line of reasoning here. There's no moral difference between terrorists who behead captives and set off bombs to deliberately and ruthlessly murder civilians and American soldiers, Marines and airmen fighting those terrorists who inadvertently and tragically kill civilians. And don't be so certain those previously unknown "terrorists" are who they say they are. The United States — wink, wink — has undercover operations going on Iraq. As I have written for more than three years, there are principled reasons to oppose the use of military force in Iraq. And I admire the dedication of people who are willing to risk their own lives and spend their own money to advance those principles in a war zone. What's not admirable is an ideological agenda that turns hostage takers into hostage releasers, murderers into martyrs and men and women fighting to save lives into baby killers. |
| Posted by:Theger Crinesing8777 |
| #4 IF, the US went so far as to create death squads that would capture NGO idiots and journalists it's unlikely they'd shy away from beheading said captives to make the Jihadists look bad. Win/Win and no risk of the double-dealing getting out. A lot of conspiracy folks need to look at that next logical step in their arguement from time to time. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-04-06 10:48 |
| #3 Recently the local puppy trainer printed a eulogy of sorts from a personal friend and colleague of Christian Peace Maker activist, Tom Fox. Some may view her lack of denunciations for the barbarians that maliciously slaughtered her friend for headlines as an admirable display of “Turn the other Cheek”. After all, it appeared that this tribute was a celebration of a “heroic” friend. And no one should really be surprised, given the stated agenda of CPM; there were no accolades for those responsible for the rescue of the rest of their colleagues. However, the author couldn’t resist reserving the last two paragraphs to blame the “misguided troops” and their “psychotic leaders”. The pathetic disconnect that these groups display is truly shameless. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-04-06 10:24 |
| #2 And I admire the dedication of people who are willing to risk their own lives and spend Saudi, Iranian and other Gulf |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-04-06 08:34 |
| #1 BABY KILLERS?????? Hey Charley J. Crawl back under your rock you peice of SHIT has been. Texans for peace> Why would Texans for Peace be so belligerent about using language that reflects favorably on the hostage-takers while discrediting the role of military rescuers? I don't even want to answer this.WHAT A BUNCH OF LOOOOOOOSERS |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2006-04-06 08:27 |