April 29, 2004

Italians march for hostages

Apr. 29 - I've been trying to come up with an honest take about the response in Italy to the Green Brigade demand that there be anti-war demonstrations or the hostages held in Iraq will die.

It's very hard. There are situations for which I'd like to think I would stand strong, but if my kid's life was on the line, can I honestly say I know what I'd do? And since I'm not now nor have ever been in that situation, how can I honestly pass judgement on those who are?

I'm just going to link the articles from CNN, Yahoo and the BBC.

Posted by: Debbye at 04:50 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 I can only imagine what this must be like for the parents. This is why we elect representatives to make decisions for the citizenry as awhole rather than in the particular interests of this or that group (ideally, anyway). That the jihadis know the street-marchers are their useful idiots is a telling discovery. That even this contituency might not be manipulated would be a satisfying thing to learn.

Posted by: Flea at April 29, 2004 05:53 PM (pxAJQ)

2 There's a circle of hell for those like the hostage takers ... it's a despicable way of hurting a nation.

Posted by: Debbye at May 01, 2004 10:17 AM (aeiPR)

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