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| A minute of Silence |
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| NewJehad |
| 11/17/01 at 09:18:06 |
| A minute of Silence If you are still shaken by the horrifying scenes of September 11, please observe a moment of silence for the 5,000 civilian lives lost in the New York, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania attacks. While we're at it, let's have 13 minutes of silence for the 130,000 Iraqi civilians killed in 1991 by order of President Bush Sr. Take another moment to remember how Americans celebrated and cheered in the streets. Now another 20 minutes of silence for the 200,000 Iranians killed by Iraqi soldiers using weapons and money provided to young Saddam Hussein by the American government before the great eagle turned all its power against Iraq. Plus 10 minutes of silence for 100,000 Japanese killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Atomic bombs dropped by the USA. We've just kept quiet for one hour: one minute for the Americans killed in NY, DC, and Pennsylvania, 59 minutes for their victims throughout the world. If you are still in awe, let's have another hour of silence for all those killed in Vietnam, which is not something Americans like to admit. Or for the massacre in Panama in 1989, where Americans troops attacked poor villagers, leaving 20,000 Panamanians homeless and thousands more dead. Or for the millions of children who have died because of the USA embargoes on Iraq and Cuba. Or the hundreds of thousands brutally murdered throughout the world by USA-sponsored civil wars and coups d'etat (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador to name a few). Maybe, and although the memory of Americans claims otherwise, someone may remember the USA attack on Bagdad where 18,000 civilians were killed. Did someone see it on CNN? Was justice ever served? Or was there even any retaliation? We hope that Americans finally begin to understand their vulnerability and the cowardly attacks and other tragedies that they have caused around the world. The dead in other places hurt as much as the dead of the Towers. Now, let's talk about terrorism, shall we? PS: Let's not forget the millions of Descendants of Slaves in America that were savagely forced into this country and their descendants who may never be able to trace their "roots" back to "home" (wherever that may be). How much time shall we take in silence for that? If we keep thinking, we may just come up with days of silence that America owes to "the world at large" for the many autrocities it has imposed on innocent lives. What about the so-called, "Native Americans" now living on reservations? Yeah, let's talk terrorism, shall we? "Read, therefore as much of the Quran as may be easy (for you) And establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to Allah a beautiful loan. Whatever good you send before you for yourselves, you will certainly find it with Allah better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah, verily Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful." Al Qur'an 73:20 Prophet Mohammad (Salallahu alaihi wa salam), said: Consider this life a short stop under the shade of a tree on a long journey. Verily those who believe (in the Qur'an) and those who are Jews and Christians and Sabians; whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, and does righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord: On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve." Al Qur'an 2:62 ----------------------------------------------------- |
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