I receive several comments and mails urging me to forgive. I have nothing against forgiveness. Forgiveness frees. However I do have a problem and am stuck...so maybe you can help me. How on earth does one forgive when the slight, abuse, humiliation, cruelty, destruction, annihilation is ongoing....Day in, day out. How? Forgiveness necessitates truce, a time out, a moment of peace... Forgiveness necessitates distance from the predator, from the abuser.It also needs a time of healing. It needs amends, corrections, rectifications, for all the damage. How on earth can you expect anyone to forgive when none of the above conditions are there? And moreover, why do you expect me, us, Iraqis to forgive you when there is no intention or change of course on your part? What are we supposed to do with our dead ones, our injured ones, our memories, our lost hopes, our vanished dreams? What are we supposed to do with our exile, our losses, our uprootedness? And even if we suddenly metamorphose into s...
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Please come back.
No tengo las palabras para expressarme ... solo ...NOSOTRAS VIVIRE, y podemos encontrar LA LIBERTAD.
Muchas gracias por este articulo - no es solo mia, pero es nosotras ...
Con mucho amor, abrazos y besos, mi muy querida amiga ... Podemos bailar el tengo baja las estrellas!
En solidaridad con usted y con su hermosa tierra y su pueblo.
Huh ? Come back where ?
You are imagining that the Munir Bachir piece has disappeared.
It is still there, under the Blog archive. Glad you like Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa.
All the pleasure is mine Captain.
Still waiting for my sailing lesson no.1.
Wow, more surprises. I had no idea you are so fluent in Spanish.
I am happy you like it. It came from the Heart.
Bless you and yours.
Can he salsa though ?
Hello, am fine thanks. But how many times do I need to repeat that my name is LAYLA and not LEYLA ?
Thanks for noting it down.
Are you still crying for blood? Here is some news for you: Video of Baghdad teeming with hope
Now what do you have to say about the turnaround in Iraq?
I'll bet the shopkeepers and their customers in the video would be pretty upset if you had any success in resurrecting the insurgency.
It is ironic that the rest of the world is in a financial crisis while Iraq is now flush with cash. You still want to take that away?
Greg from USA
Since hope is teeming now in Baghdad.
Let us know when you plan to visit.
And be sure to send us all a photo of you and the family when you get there.
God speed !
PS
In all seriousness, your're an asshole.