[Vision2020] Iraq on the brink of civil war?
keely emerinemix
kjajmix1@msn.com
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 19:04:07 -0700
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It's certainly not one of my favorite magazines, but Christianity Today =
has a wonderful article this month on the indigenous Rwandan Christian =
church's efforts to bring reconciliation, redemption, and renewal to =
Tutsi and Hutu peoples. It is also, indirectly, a scathing indictment =
of international apathy and a searing reminder of what Christ's people =
can do when they are motivated by truth, love, and righteousness.
Which, if I remember correctly, is sort of the whole point of being =
Christ's, but recent events on the Palouse had begun to make me wonder =
if I were mislead . . .=20
keely emerine mix=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Joan Opyr=20
To: Vision2020 Moscow=20
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Iraq on the brink of civil war?
Melynda reminds us:
>Terrible things are happening all over the world The U.S is doing =
almost=20
>nothing about nearly all of them. So what made Iraq the absolute top =
>priority? Was military action the only option? And whatever our =
reason,=20
>was it worth so many lives--Iraqi and U.S.?
And that reminds me, this past Saturday was the 10th anniversary of =
the beginning of the Rwandan genocide, when 800,000 Tutsi men, women, =
and children were hacked to death with machetes by the Hutu majority. =
Plans for the genocide were announced on the radio in advance, and Hutu =
Christian churches were recruited to assist in the effort. Meanwhile, =
the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world stood by twiddling =
their collective thumbs.
It's not a question of whether or not Saddam Hussein was a bad man who =
needed to be removed from power; he was, and he did. However, it might =
have been a good idea A) not to have put him power in the first place, =
B) not to have supplied him with the chemical and biological weapons he =
so famously used on the Iranians and the Kurds, and C) to have learned =
the lessons of our own sad history in creating and/or propping up mad =
dictators just because they temporarily suit our purpose. Manuel =
Noriega. Papa Doc. Baby Doc. General Pinochet. Ferdinand Marcos. =
Battista The Shah. The House of Saud. I'd try to list them all, but =
I'm afraid of getting carpal tunnel.
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment =20
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<DIV>It's certainly not one of my favorite magazines, but Christianity =
Today has=20
a wonderful article this month on the indigenous Rwandan Christian =
church's=20
efforts to bring reconciliation, redemption, and renewal to Tutsi and =
Hutu=20
peoples. It is also, indirectly, a scathing indictment of =
international=20
apathy and a searing reminder of what Christ's people can do when they =
are=20
motivated by truth, love, and righteousness.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Which, if I remember correctly, is sort of the whole point of being =
Christ's, but recent events on the Palouse had begun to make =
me wonder=20
if I were mislead . . . </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>keely emerine mix </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:auntiestablishment@hotmail.com">Joan Opyr</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 05, 2004 =
1:28=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Iraq =
on the=20
brink of civil war?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Melynda reminds us:</DIV>
<DIV><BR>>Terrible things are happening all over the world =
The U.S is=20
doing almost <BR>>nothing about nearly all of them. So what =
made Iraq=20
the absolute top <BR>>priority? Was military action the only=20
option? And whatever our reason, <BR>>was it worth so many=20
lives--Iraqi and U.S.?<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>And that reminds me, this past Saturday was the 10th anniversary =
of the=20
beginning of the Rwandan genocide, when 800,000 Tutsi men, women, and =
children=20
were hacked to death with machetes by the Hutu majority. Plans =
for the=20
genocide were announced on the radio in advance, and =
Hutu Christian=20
churches were recruited to assist in the effort. =20
Meanwhile, the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world =
stood by=20
twiddling their collective thumbs.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It's not a question of whether or not Saddam Hussein was a bad =
man who=20
needed to be removed from power; he was, and he did. However, it =
might=20
have been a good idea A) not to have put him power in the first place, =
B) not=20
to have supplied him with the chemical and biological weapons he so =
famously=20
used on the Iranians and the Kurds, and C) to have learned the lessons =
of our=20
own sad history in creating and/or propping up mad dictators just =
because they=20
temporarily suit our purpose. Manuel Noriega. Papa =
Doc. Baby=20
Doc. General Pinochet. Ferdinand Marcos. =
Battista The=20
Shah. The House of Saud. I'd try to list them all, =
but I'm=20
afraid of getting carpal tunnel.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment </DIV><BR clear=3Dall>
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