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igotthisguitar
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 Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: Enemy Soldiers Gather ... to Strive for Peace |
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Enemy soldiers gather - to strive for peace
By Amelia Thomas, Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Thu Apr 6, 4:00 AM ET
ARRAM, WEST BANK - The stark white room buzzes with Arabic and Hebrew conversation as a group of about 50 men jovially shake hands and arrange themselves in seats around its perimeter. The men range in age from 20 to 60. Some wear suits and polished shoes; others are dressed casually in sweat pants and T-shirts.
They have one thing in common: All are former combatants who struggled to defend their state - but half of them are former Israeli soldiers or pilots, while the other half are former Palestinian "freedom fighters," many of whom served time in Israeli jails.
These men once fought against each other. Together they form a new organization called Combatants for Peace, which - after being kept secret for a year - will make its public debut in Jerusalem on April 10. The date coincides with the Jewish holiday of Passover and Palestinian Prisoners Day, which is devoted to those detained in Israeli prisons.
Combatants for Peace brings together these ex-fighters to encourage dialogue, peace, and an end to conflict in the region.
http://warisaracket.notlong.com
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Summer Wine
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Location: Next to a River
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| I found it an interesting read. It is usually those who have faced war, who can best understand the satisfaction of peace. I hope this grows to allow more understanding between the two sides. Its time they brought this hatred to a close. No one is benefiting. |
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igotthisguitar
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:29 am Post subject: |
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| Summer Wine wrote: |
| I found it an interesting read. It is usually those who have faced war, who can best understand the satisfaction of peace. I hope this grows to allow more understanding between the two sides. Its time they brought this hatred to a close. No one is benefiting. |
Glad to hear you got something out of it.
Vets indeed often know best. As do the families, who're more often than not the targets of
Hegelian driven state sponsored terrorism and bloody imperial aggression.
Speaking of VETS and their views on these matters ( LEST WE FORGET ) ...
WAR IS A RACKET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| No greater respect and camararderie than that between former enemies and soldiers. |
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Summer Wine
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| Usually, because they have both walked the same road. |
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