Violence Continues

[peacetakescourage]

As the Bush administration continues to claim victory in the "War on Terror" violence continues to climb in Iraq

http://www.peacetakescourage.com/violencecontinues.html

*all of the images in the animation were taken in april and may 2005*

 

[mrmom2]

 

[mrmom2]

Guys like Mattaloo should have a look at what their hero Bush has done Well done Peace :wink:

 

[peacetakescourage]

thanks

 

[Ocean Breeze]

Peace: thanks for that. This is what should be shown on the media. .......so that the population can get a taste of what it has done to a nation, a people .

How sad to see that all "we" hear about is the military might of the US......( basking in their testosterone laden offensive system) and yet , very little is said or shown about the results of this "military might".

As long as the media is so "selective" in what it shows, the "war" is quite sterile.....and being in a far off nation, an idle topic to debate military strategies.......as opposed to humanitarian disaster.

War is insanity. Anyone that STARTS one is insane. Anyone that starts one based on Lies......is psychopathically insane. Greed and the lust for power can make people crazy. But power is such a heady experience.....it is addictive. The more one has, the more one wants.

We are living in tragic times.....when all it takes is a few lies....to start to kill.

 

[mrmom2]

Ocean did you check out Peace's other work it's great stuff :wink:

 

[Ocean Breeze]

hi mrmom: not yet, but I will. Still quite new here, and have not explored many of the threads. (my interests have been on the international thread so far...;-)

thanks for the heads up.

 

[mrmom2]

This is interesting if true .I myself don't doubt it the goverment never lies :x
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/18/115832/501
8O

 

[EagleSmack]

I suppose it does not matter that most every Iraqi casualty is because of insurgents setting off car bombs at every street corner and market place. Have some integrity and give credit where it is due. The insurgents have been slaughtering the Iraqi Police, soldiers, and civillians and have not tried to hide it.

I suppose it is more fun to blame the US though.

 

[mrmom2]

I agree with that Eagle I was more interested in the US casualtie count 8O If it's true it's a sad state of affairs

 

[peapod]

And you won't see dead american childern either, thats shhhhhhh! the american people might get a little pissed off.. the ones that make it out alive, I am sure we will hear from them down the road.... I got this tune in my head now, I don't know where it came from I just sub Iraq for vietnam.

Gimme an F!

F!
Gimme an I!

I!
Gimme an S!

S!
Gimme an H!

H!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
What's that spell ?

FISH!
Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Gotta go out and get those reds —
The only good commie is the one who's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Huh!

Well, come on Wall Street, don't move slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go.
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with the tools of the trade,
Just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
They drop it on the Viet Cong.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Well, come on mothers throughout the land,
Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box.

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

 

[EagleSmack]

Whoa Peapod!

You had to go way back into the archives to get that one. The singers name was "something" Joe.

You still see those forgotten hippies trying to get the young students going from time to time.

 

[Twila]

Is there a count for the collateral damage by the US to compare to that of the insurgents?

 

[EagleSmack]

Re: RE: Violence Continues

Is there a count for the collateral damage by the US to compare to that of the insurgents?

I would bet that that stat would be tough to get. I am sure that anti-US folks will say "Americans have killed 5 Million innocent Iraqi children, women, and old people". And if the opposition posts their own stats they will be greeted with scorn and ridicule.

People will believe what they want. The US is losing, the US is winning... They love us, They hate us....

It is all out there...

 

[peapod]

Excuse me 8O Country and Joe and the fish, otherwise known in some circles as the band that stopped the vietnam war! Great americans they were to 8) Learn your history....



The Bomb Song
Now I want everybody here who feels the spirit of the song
And that means all you people out there in record land
To sing along with your old friends Country Joe & The Fish.
We will say an old time prayer as we look up to the sky and we ask the Lord:
Please, don't you drop that h-bomb on me, go and drop it on yourself, alright ...
Well, I said please,
Please don't drop,
Don't drop that h-bomb,
H-bomb on me

Yeah, I said please,
Please don't drop,
Don't drop that h-bomb on me.

Yeah, I said please,
Please don't drop,
Don't drop that h-bomb on me, yes,

Well, you can drop it,
Oh, you can drop it on yourself

 

[EagleSmack]

Excuse me 8O Country and Joe and the fish, otherwise known in some circles as the band that stopped the vietnam war! Great americans they were to 8) Learn your history....



The Bomb Song
Now I want everybody here who feels the spirit of the song
And that means all you people out there in record land
To sing along with your old friends Country Joe & The Fish.
We will say an old time prayer as we look up to the sky and we ask the Lord:
Please, don't you drop that h-bomb on me, go and drop it on yourself, alright ...
Well, I said please,
Please don't drop,
Don't drop that h-bomb,
H-bomb on me

Yeah, I said please,
Please don't drop,
Don't drop that h-bomb on me.

Yeah, I said please,
Please don't drop,
Don't drop that h-bomb on me, yes,

Well, you can drop it,
Oh, you can drop it on yourself

Country Joe... that is his name. I do not think COuntry Joe stopped the Vietnam War. It was a catchy song though for the hippies though.

 

[peapod]

uh huh...well maybe you should listen to some good music, and learn a little history at the same time. :wink:


Genre: Documentary / Short

Plot Outline: Follows Country Joe and the Fish on its way to an anti-Vietnam War rally.

Credited cast:
Bruce Barthol .... Himself (Country Joe and the Fish) (as Country Joe and the Fish)
David Cohen .... Himself (Country Joe and the Fish)
Chicken Hirsh .... Himself (Country Joe and the Fish)
Country Joe McDonald .... Himself (Country Joe and the Fish)
Barry Melton .... Himself (Country Joe and the Fish)
(more)

Runtime: 29 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White

The individual who made this documentary...has vey good creditials.


Nico (2006)[Writer] [Producer]
All On Accounta Pullin' A Trigger (2002) (V)[Actor .... Himself]
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV)[Actor .... Himself]


Soldier (1998)[Writer]
Blade Runner (1997) (VG)[Writer]
Twelve Monkeys (1995)[Writer]
Hero (1992)[Writer]
... aka Accidental Hero (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)[Writer]
Fatal Sky (1990)[Writer]
... aka No Cause for Alarm (1990)
... aka Project Alien (1990)


Blood of Heroes, The (1989)[Director] [Writer]
... aka Salute of the Jugger (1989)
... aka Salute to the Jugger (1990) (USA)
Leviathan (1989)[Writer]
Ladyhawke (1985)[Writer]
Blade Runner (1982)[Writer]
Day After Trinity, The (1981)[Writer] [Editor]


Doctor Dracula (1978)[Editor] [Sound Department]
... aka Svengali (1978) (USA)
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)[Editor]
Joy of Letting Go, The (1976)[Editor]
... aka Hot Cat (1976)
Steel Arena (1973)[Editor]


How We Stopped the War (1969)[Director]

 

[EagleSmack]

I actually did see one documentary on Country Joe. It was more of his own making though which showed his shows at anti-Vietnam rallies and then preforming at the Vietnam Vets Parade, concert during the 80's.

But musicians didn't END the Vietnam War. That is a stretch.