Pope John Paul II's Resistance To The "Unjust War" On Iraq

(Now here's a side of the story we hear little about from our courageous Pope-obsessed American media. Those among them currently claiming a moral connection between John Paul II and George W. Bush's family vanity war in Iraq are participating in a particularly loathsome propaganda campaign against the real legacy of the recently deceased Pope.)

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After 26 dramatic years of pontificate, His Holiness John Paul II died today. His last years were characterized by a courageous and principled opposition - on religious, moral, and political grounds - to the US led war on Iraq and its ideological foundations. The latter consisted in justifying the "war on terrorism," as a legitimate response to the so-called "Clash of Civilizations," between the West predominantly Christian on the one hand the Muslim world on the other hand.

Following his death, we now see many world leaders -- starting with George W. Bush -- who maliciously attempted to thwart Pope John Paul's antiwar stance, pouring gallons of crocodile tears over the TV cameras.

However, this media propaganda cannot overshadow the fact that John Paul II's last big battle was against the Bush administration's "preemptive war" doctrine. The Pontiff and his closest collaborators resisted an unprecedented assault by the men of the would-be new Roman emperor on the Potomac and told directly Bush and his minions that their war was an "unjust war."

http://globalresearch.ca/articles/VAT504A.html

...can you imagine how many people will be so angry at his presence?

The funeral could turn into a riot.

power that is based on empathy, shouldn't be a spectacle. The pope was a good man and I hope he enjoys his sleep:)

How could * attend the funeral. Talk about hypocrites. How could he possibly want to be photographed in the Vatican? Now the Pope has a legacy he and we could be proud of - that of a "Man of Peace". Why would anybody - even * - want a legacy of being a "War President"? I'm embarrassed for this country having a person like * represent us at the Pope's funeral.

Rove and the rest of the Little President's handlers view the Pope's funeral as nothing more than a fine propaganda ploy. Think about it, Smirk at the funeral using the body of Pope John Paul II as a prop in the never-ending campaign to justify this wretched war. It doesn't get any sicker.

Bet the Italians can't wait for Shrub and his 3-ring security circus to roll on into town! Wish they'd just call the loser and tell him to stay the hell away...

Peace!

who never cared for the Connetticut/Texas boy cry to bring them on.

Few people, in Nov. 02, believed the US would invade Iraq without returning to the UN for a second vote.

JP2 thought he had W in a box and the Vatican publicly announced it would speak against authorizing a US invasion when time came for a second vote. That would have been an extreme embarrassment and politically costly price for BushCo to pay. So they simply skipped a second vote and acted unilaterally.

Still, the Pontiff went out of his way during the 04 campaign to give aid and comfort to Bush.

one of a couple of thousand....

http://www.kwwl.com/Global/story.asp?S=3105332

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An Iowa soldier who was killed in Iraq earlier this month will be buried today in Mechanicsville.

29-year-old Staff Sergeant Don Griffith Junior died March 11 while protecting other soldiers from a suicide bombing.

Griffith's family moved to Mechanicsville about ten years ago.

Griffith graduated from a Las Vegas High School and joined the army eight years ago. He was stationed at Fort Washington, Washington.

His funeral will be held at two o'clock this afternoon at Mechanicsville Elementary School.

27 Iowa soldiers have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.



... the chickenshit... :puke: