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Breathtaking photos of the human race (Caution: photos may be disturbing to some.) (Original Post) mia Dec 2014 OP
They're all... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #1
Yes, they are beautiful. mia Dec 2014 #3
complete reflection heaven05 Dec 2014 #2
There's still hope in the faces of the children mia Dec 2014 #4
There's always hope in the faces of the young sammythecat Dec 2014 #12
This one is so heartbreaking brer cat Dec 2014 #5
Thank you, mia. brer cat Dec 2014 #6
Your welcome, it warmed my heart, too, mia Dec 2014 #11
Great photos, but the link needs a trigger alert. Scuba Dec 2014 #7
Thanks for the reminder. mia Dec 2014 #8
You're welcome. Scuba Dec 2014 #10
Haunting effects of war and instability mountain grammy Dec 2014 #9
Bin Laden suggested all Americans read William Blum. I agree. CrispyQ Dec 2014 #14
Thanks for the links. Bookmark. JEB Dec 2014 #18
I know of William Blum and have read some of his writings mountain grammy Dec 2014 #19
It makes me think og the Greatful Dead song Throwing Stones. zeemike Dec 2014 #13
Thanks for sharing the lyrics. mia Dec 2014 #20
"A mother and her 3 year-old daughter, who were attacked with acid by their husband/father" CrispyQ Dec 2014 #15
and here i was mopinko Dec 2014 #16
It was a humbling slide show for many of us. CrispyQ Dec 2014 #17
thank you for the post. oldandhappy Dec 2014 #21

mia

(8,356 posts)
3. Yes, they are beautiful.
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 10:10 AM
Dec 2014

For me, they also provide an escape from my insular world and remind me to appreciate all that I have.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
2. complete reflection
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 10:02 AM
Dec 2014

of the modern human condition, especially, to me, the young children. I wish they had one of the child soldiers of Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo.......and many more worldwide. Sad, sad state of affairs. Bookmarked and K&R

mia

(8,356 posts)
11. Your welcome, it warmed my heart, too,
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:14 AM
Dec 2014

and this one is also breathtaking in a joyful sense of the word.

mountain grammy

(26,571 posts)
9. Haunting effects of war and instability
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 10:46 AM
Dec 2014

that we are so much a part of yet so insulated from. Only a few Americans witness the horrors of war. Our soldiers have seen it and my husband is one of most who no longer wants any part of it. While the rich warmongers profit, the suffering of the innocent knows no bounds.

I don't think anyone realizes how close we are to this and how big a part we've played in the miseries.

CrispyQ

(36,231 posts)
14. Bin Laden suggested all Americans read William Blum. I agree.
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:39 AM
Dec 2014
A Brief History of U.S. Interventions:
1945 to the Present


by William Blum
Z magazine , June 1999

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/US_Interventions_WBlumZ.html


The engine of American foreign policy has been fueled not by a devotion to any kind of morality, but rather by the necessity to serve other imperatives, which can be summarized as follows:

* making the world safe for American corporations;

* enhancing the financial statements of defense contractors at home who have contributed generously to members of congress;

* preventing the rise of any society that might serve as a successful example of an alternative to the capitalist model;

* extending political and economic hegemony over as wide an area as possible, as befits a "great power."

This in the name of fighting a supposed moral crusade against what cold warriors convinced themselves, and the American people, was the existence of an evil International Communist Conspiracy, which in fact never existed, evil or not.

The United States carried out extremely serious interventions into more than 70 nations in this period.


A detailed accounting of all the places we stuck our dirty little fingers at link. http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/US_Interventions_WBlumZ.html



The Author Who Got A Big Boost From bin Laden

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/20/AR2006012001971.html

By David Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 21, 2006

Twenty-four hours after Osama bin Laden told the world that the American people should read the work of a little-known Washington historian, William Blum was still adjusting.

Blum, who at 72 is accustomed to laboring in relative left-wing obscurity, checked his emotions and pronounced himself shocked and, well, pleased.

"This is almost as good as being an Oprah book," he said yesterday between telephone calls from the world media and bites of a bagel. "I'm glad." Overnight, his 2000 work, "Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower," had become an Osama book.



"This is almost as good as being an Oprah book," he said




Here's a really good page with more of his writings: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/William_Blum.html

mountain grammy

(26,571 posts)
19. I know of William Blum and have read some of his writings
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 04:17 PM
Dec 2014

but never the entire book. Now I will. Thanks for the link. You should make this an OP. Blum is too good for everyone not to know about.

I love what he said about the Oprah book too...

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
13. It makes me think og the Greatful Dead song Throwing Stones.
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:22 AM
Dec 2014

Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
Dizzy with eternity
Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea
Call it home for you and me

A peaceful place or so it looks from space
A closer look reveals the human race
Full of hope, full of grace is the human face
But afraid, we may lay our home to waste

There's a fear down here we can't forget, hasn't got a name just yet
Always awake, always around, singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Now watch as the ball revolves and the nightime calls
And again the hunt begins and again the bloodwind calls

By and by again, the morning sun will rise
The darkness never goes from some men's eyes
Well you know it strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets
Stalking turf, dividing up meat

Nightmare spook, piece of heat, it's you and me, you and me
Click, flashblade in ghetto night, Rudie's looking for a fight

Rat cat alley roll them bones, need that cash to feed that Jones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down

Commissars and pin-striped bosses role the dice
Any way they fall guess who gets to pay the price?
Money green or proletarian gray
Selling guns instead of food today

So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
While the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down

Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
If the spirit's sleeping then the flesh is ink, yea
History's page, it is thusly carved in stone
The future's here, we are it, we are on our own
On our own, on our own, on our own

If the game is lost then we're all the same
No one left to place or take the blame
We will leave this place an empty stone
For that shinning ball we can call our home

So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
And the politicians, throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down

Shipping powders back and forth
Singing, black goes South while white comes North
And the whole world full of petty wars
Singing I got mine and you got yours

And the current fashions set the pace
Lose your step, fall out of grace
And the radical he rant and rage
Singing someone got to turn the page

And the rich man in his summer home
Singing, just leave well enough alone
But his pants are down, his cover's blown
And the politicians are throwing stones

So the kids they dance and shake their bones
'Cause its all too clear we're on our own
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down

Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
It's dizzying, the possibilities
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Ashes, ashes all fall down


mia

(8,356 posts)
20. Thanks for sharing the lyrics.
Sun Dec 28, 2014, 12:27 AM
Dec 2014
And the whole world full of petty wars
Singing I got mine and you got yours

CrispyQ

(36,231 posts)
15. "A mother and her 3 year-old daughter, who were attacked with acid by their husband/father"
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:41 AM
Dec 2014



No words.

CrispyQ

(36,231 posts)
17. It was a humbling slide show for many of us.
Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:58 AM
Dec 2014


So much misery & much of it paid for by our tax dollars.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
21. thank you for the post.
Sun Dec 28, 2014, 12:33 AM
Dec 2014

I never would have found this on my own. Humbling. Children with big guns. They will never have a childhood. So much pain. Thanks again.

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