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| Michael Yon: Report on the reopening of St. John's Church, Baghdad |
| 2007-11-16 |
| A Bishop came to St John’s Church in Baghdad today, 15 November, where a crowd of locals welcomed him home. They were joined at the service by soldiers from the 2-12 infantry battalion, many of whom had fought hard to secure these neighborhood streets. Members of the hard-fighting Iraqi Army 3rd Division were also here for this special day. LTC Stephen Michael at St John’s. LTC Michael told me today that when al Qaeda came to Dora, they began harassing Christians first, charging them “rent.” It was the local Muslims, according to LTC Michael, who first came to him for help to protect the Christians in his area. That’s right. LTC Michael told me more than once that the Muslims reached out to him to protect the Christians from al Qaeda. Real Muslims here are quick to say that al Qaeda members are not true Muslims. From charging “rent,” al Qaeda’s harassment escalated to killing Christians, and also Muslims. Untold thousands of Christians and Muslims fled Baghdad in the wake of the darkness of civil war. Most of the Christians are gone now; having fled to Syria, Jordan or Northern Iraq. . . . Today, Muslims mostly filled the front pews of St John’s. Muslims who want their Christian friends and neighbors to come home. The Christians who might see these photos likely will recognize their friends here. The Muslims in this neighborhood worry that other people will take the homes of their Christian neighbors, and that the Christians will never come back. And so they came to St John’s today in force, and they showed their faces, and they said, “Come back to Iraq. Come home.” They wanted the cameras to catch it. They wanted to spread the word: Come home. Muslims keep telling me to get it on the news. “Tell the Christians to come home to their country Iraq.” . . . Many, many photos at the link. Go read it all. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #8 I love OS's fighting words. For an "Old" guy OS sure does have a lot of fight in him. A couple of weeks ago someone gave a wonderful discription of what they would like to do to fight back. It sounds like OS's style. I would love to hear those fighting words again. Regards! |
| Posted by: Pushover Pushes Back 2007-11-16 23:30 |
| #7 Great news from Yon. As for OS, just remember that while Republicans are stupid and venal, Democrats are criminally insane. Great choices, eh? |
| Posted by: Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2007-11-16 20:07 |
| #6 Come home. Muslims keep telling me to get it on the news. “Tell the Christians to come home to their country Iraq.” . . . Mathew 5:12 "You are the salt of the earth" |
| Posted by: Injun Flavise8457 2007-11-16 16:45 |
| #5 I am nearly as pissed at some of the Repub leadership, but mainly for the tepid and wimpy defense of the troops and and acheivements. At least the Repubs, for the msot part, have not gone so far as to sell out the troops playign budget games, discount the changes the troops gained with thier skill and sacrifice, and endanger the nation for theer own political gain or blind hatred. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-16 15:28 |
| #4 I know Spook. The dhimocrats have cross the line from partisan bickering, to full fledged treason. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-11-16 14:57 |
| #3 How do you feel about the leadership of the Republican Party, OldSpook? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-11-16 14:56 |
| #2 I cannot even find the words to express my disgust and increasing anger that the entire leadership of the Dem party would baldly and deliberately LIE and damage the nation as well as sell out these people. Harry Reid should be excuted for Treason if he continues to try to incite defeat and retreat from Iraq for political purposes. I am getting to the point whre I am starting to beleive that violence may end up being the solution here in the US. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-16 14:18 |
| #1 They wanted the cameras to catch it. They wanted to spread the word: Come home. Muslims keep telling me to get it on the news. I'm sure no cameras caught it tho. Not one Old Media guy would want to report on a good news story like this. Bastards. |
| Posted by: Intrinsicpilot 2007-11-16 13:48 |