[Peace-discuss] Vigils

[Robert Naiman]

This really doesn't make sense to me. Why do some folks feel a need to
pick fault with events organized by others? Is that how you're going
to grow the movement against the war?

Iraqi losses weren't just "acknowledged" in the meeting. It was a
central focus of the first talk, which I gave. Subsequently the
subject was referred to repeatedly by other speakers.

You invoke David Swanson for your attack - citing the estimate of
Iraqi casualties from Just Foreign Policy, which I cited in my talk,
and which I in fact initiated. You can't be serious.

Look into your heart and examine your motivations.

On 8/30/07, Morton K. Brussel <brussel4 at insightbb.com> wrote:
>
> This is an extract from a talk by David Swanson
>
> [http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/26215]
>
> at a MoveOn sponsored gathering like the one held here.
>
> Iraqi losses were acknowledged during the meeting. It should have been
> explicitly recognized at the vigil.
>
> Swanson says "recognize, honor and consider", to which I would add "morn".
>
> --mkb
>
> …We are going to take turns reading some of the reports of U.S. military
> deaths in Iraq this year.
>
>
> Before we do, I think we should take a moment to recognize, honor, and
> consider the Iraqis killed over the course of our occupation of their
> country.  The only scientific estimate, maintained by Just Foreign Policy,
> now places the figure of Iraqi deaths resulting from the invasion and
> occupation at 1,025,092.  I'll say that again: 1,025,092.  Can we have a
> very brief moment of silence to recognize these victims of war.…
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Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org

Just Foreign Policy's current estimate of Iraqi deaths due to violence
since the U.S. invasion - now more than a million:
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html