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charles levenson	PM reply	12-May-2012 03:23
jeez,what a bunch of right wing schmucks..Hey,if that damned war was so "good"for everybody how come you useless farts weren't over there fighting it yourselves?It's always a "good"war when it isn't your backside that's getting shot off...

neo-con		08-Feb-2007 22:13
The Iraq war has been good for Iraqi's. THEY ARE FREE now. If it takes another 3000 more dead american soldiers then bring it on, for FREEDOM! It's made the world a better place for all us FREE people. All the liberals were wrong, it's been a huge success! Thankyou George Bush for fixing Iraq. You can see how much the Iraqi's are thankful for our great work, they love us like we love you! What's all this bullshit about global warming anyway, I aint giving up my humvee for commies!!! (but Chinaman commies are good because they make cheap shit for our great American corporations).

Guest		16-Sep-2005 11:08
Honor Them By Remembering Them, not by disgracing Them!!!

Christopher May	PM reply	20-Oct-2004 15:32
"CNN has told you everything that I wanted to tell you." The entire media is screwed up, and the fact that you are content to accept some useless babble that CNN, and the two papers that they quoted without question is frankly quite scary. Suppose that I quoted one of the papers endorsing the president in 2004? You would have the same response. Instead, as voters, we must make every effort to sort out the facts based on as many sources as we can find, and only then make our decision. "You may utter any bias opinion you like, because it is your freedom." Again I point out the incredible irony of your post. We have a resposibility to the Iraqi people to deliver on the promises that we made, including freedoms, such as you just listed. If we pull out now, we'll more than likely be left with a theocratic dictatorship similar to what we just ended. At which point, why did we send troops over to die? To give a few hippies (and the next gen hippies) the oppurtunity to relive the halcyon days of their youth? "At the end of the day, you only represent one vote which we don't really need." Thanks for insulting my vote, which I have researched, contemplated, and prayed over. If the stakes weren't so incredibly high, I'd almost wish that Kerry did win, just so we could see what he would do, and change his mind about, and change it again while being president.

Guest	PM reply	20-Oct-2004 00:47
Christopher May, CNN has told you everything that I wanted to tell you. You may utter any bias opinion you like, because it is your freedom. At the end of the day, you only represent one vote which we don't really need.

Christopher May	PM reply	18-Oct-2004 23:36
Fellowamerican, Interesting response. Too bad none of it was yours, and too bad it didn't address the central point of my last post, the fact that we now have a responsibility to the people of Iraq, and that all the little whiners in this gallery would love to abandon that responsibility so that we could get back to the important business of killing babies, supporting deadbeats on welfare, legalizing drugs so we can live on a national high, and raising my taxes so that we can spend it all on some crazed health care plan. I'm sure the Iraqi people are grateful for your support.

Guest	PM reply	17-Oct-2004 16:44
Christopher May, for your info and interest: CNN) -- The New York Times has endorsed Sen. John Kerry for president, calling the Democrat "a man with a strong moral core" who "has qualities that could be the basis for a great chief executive." The endorsement from one of the nation's largest and most influential newspapers, published in Sunday's editions and placed on The New York Times Web site Saturday night, was expected. The Boston Globe, the largest newspaper in Kerry's home state of Massachusetts, also endorsed the senator. "We have been impressed with Mr. Kerry's wide knowledge and clear thinking," the endorsement said. "He is blessedly willing to re-evaluate decisions when conditions change." It also said Kerry's "entire life has been devoted to public service." Long fiercely critical of President Bush and his administration, The New York Times editorial board excoriated his domestic and foreign policies, and wrote that the presidential race "is mainly about Mr. Bush's disastrous tenure." "Nearly four years ago, after the Supreme Court awarded him the presidency, Mr. Bush came into office amid popular expectation that he would acknowledge his lack of a mandate by sticking close to the center. Instead, he turned the government over to the radical right," the paper wrote. "The president who lost the popular vote got a real mandate on September 11, 2001. With the grieving country united behind him, Mr. Bush had an unparalleled opportunity to ask for almost any shared sacrifice. The only limit was his imagination. He asked for another tax cut and the war against Iraq." Accusing Bush of a "Nixonian obsession with secrecy, disrespect for civil liberties and inept management," the newspaper accused Bush of failures in the war on terrorism. "The Justice Department cannot claim one major successful terrorism prosecution," it said, adding that other nations were "shocked" by the abuse of inmates at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. "Like the tax cuts, Mr. Bush's obsession with Saddam Hussein seemed closer to zealotry than mere policy," the editorial board said of the Iraq war. "The international outrage over the American invasion is now joined by a sense of disdain for the incompetence of the effort." "We have specific fears about what would happen in a second Bush term, particularly regarding the Supreme Court," the paper added, pointing to the president's controversial judicial appointees. The paper also said that if Bush is re-elected, "domestic and foreign financial markets will know the fiscal recklessness will continue. Along with record trade imbalances, that increases the chances of a financial crisis, like an uncontrolled decline of the dollar, and higher long-term interest rates." "The Bush White House has always given us the worst aspects of the American right without any of the advantages," it added. "We get the radical goals but not the efficient management." Kerry, The New York Times said, "has the capacity to do far, far better. He has a willingness - sorely missing in Washington these days - to reach across the aisle. We are relieved that he is a strong defender of civil rights, that he would remove unnecessary restrictions on stem cell research and that he understands the concept of separation of church and state." Praising other elements of Kerry's platform, the endorsement said, "We look back on the past four years with hearts nearly breaking, both for the lives unnecessarily lost and for the opportunities so casually wasted. Time and again, history invited George W. Bush to play a heroic role, and time and again he chose the wrong course. We believe that with John Kerry as president, the nation will do better. In its editorial, The Boston Globe said Kerry exhibits "an ability to see complex problems in new, often prescient, ways and a willingness to seek collaborative solutions... ." "On the signal issues of this campaign -- the Iraq war and terrorism -- Kerry is up to the challenge. Persuading our allies to share more of the military and economic burden in Iraq is a daunting task, but only Kerry has the credibility to bring them to the table. Iraq, simply put, is out of control. "Kerry is best qualified bring it under control, not least by reassuring the Iraqis themselves that the United States does not have permanent designs on their strategic bases or oil. On terrorism, Kerry understands that intelligence, police work, diplomacy, and economic development are the principal weapons against a diffuse but knowable enemy."

Christopher May	PM reply	14-Oct-2004 23:15
"Instead, we should devote our resources to work towards world peace." Believe me, I'm all for world peace. At the same time, as Andrew Jackson said, "But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing." "If we have WMD we are just as guilty as any other countries that possess them." True, to a point. Most of our WMD is a result of years of Cold War. Our arsenal is bigtime overkill in a post cold war world. At the same time, we don't have plans to use them whenever the situation makes them convenient. Sadaam did use them. Like I said before. I'm REALLY glad he is locked up now. "For instance, Bush wanted to replace Saddam and now he himself will be replaced." Another interesting irony, both in the way you stated it, and the argument most of the people here have presented. We have the ability to change the government in a big way every two years, and a really big way every four years. Sadaam has been there since we put him there, and let him go about his dirty business all the while turning a blind eye(a bad idea on our part). "If he had not gone to war, he would be the president for another four years." Not necessarily true either way. He may have, he may not have. His father was booted because our nation voted their pocketbooks. He also may yet be president another four years. We'll see what November brings. I don't know anymore than the next person. "Wars have created a lot of sufferings for our generation and for future generations. There are no winners" War is a terrible thing. I don't disagree. I also am enough of a realist to realize that sometimes it is sadly necessary. And yes, there are winners. In the late 18th century the American Revolution proved that pretty well. At any rate, the war has come, and now we HAVE to live up to our responsibility to help the Iraqi people gain their independence. All this talk of pulling out on a given date (or ASAP according to some people) would be the least responsible thing we could do. It would assure there would be no winners. By the by, you mentioned karma several times. Isn't it nice to live in a country where you have the ability to choose your religious views, and practice them as you see fit? I really fear that if we pull out of Iraq prematurely, what would emerge would be a theocracy where freedoms, including religion, would be merely a dream to the Iraqi people.

Guest	PM reply	14-Oct-2004 20:13
The point I was trying to make was that we should not have used WMD as an excuse to invade another country. Instead, we should devote our resources to work towards world peace. If we have WMD we are just as guilty as any other countries that possess them. Karma always has a way of getting back to a person. For instance, Bush wanted to replace Saddam and now he himself will be replaced. If he had not gone to war, he would be the president for another four years. Wars have created a lot of sufferings for our generation and for future generations. There are no winners; karma will always prevail.

Christopher May	PM reply	14-Oct-2004 18:25
No...Russia has the most WMD's, followed by the U.S. Besides, I still don't understand your point. Are we to declare war upon ourselves? Whether or not Iraq had WMD this time around is mostly academic, anyways. Sadaam had them in the past. Given an oppurtunity, he would have sought them out again. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I for one am REALLY glad that he isn't in power anymore. I also realize that we have a responsiblity to the people of Iraq to leave them with something better. If we pull out now, we can expect another regime like Sadaam's, or (dread the thought) even worse. Additionally, leaving Iraq now would be worse than when we left the first time without even making a run at Baghdad. Isn't it interesting that all these folks waving signs around are being praised for their efforts, and yet the signs they are waving are suggesting we pull out of Iraq before Iraqi citizens would have the same oppurtunity in their country? A little ironic, don't you think?

Guest	PM reply	14-Oct-2004 07:12
Christopher May, With due respects, for your info, Bush's Adminstration has admitted that there was no WMD in Iraq, whereas in the United States we have the most amount of WMD in the world todate.

Christopher May	PM reply	12-Oct-2004 23:54
fellowamerican, You state: "Ask which country in the world that possesses the most WMD (Weapon of Mass Destrution)! Time for us to do some serious thinkings and reflections." That would be Russia. Other former Soviet nations (Kazakhstan in particular) are right up there, too. Are you suggesting we pull out of Iraq, and declare war on the former Soviet Union? I thought the cold war was over.

Guest		30-Sep-2004 20:34
CNN's Late Edition, John Edwards, "I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat to our country, and I think Iraq and Saddam Hussein present the most serious and most imminent threat."

Guest		29-Sep-2004 11:02
Cindy, Before you make any judgements based on Michael Moore, you might want to hear both sides. On October 5 the same day his movie comes out on DVD, this come out on DVD too: http://www.fahrenhype911.com/

David M.	PM reply	29-Sep-2004 10:05
I would like to see Mr. Smith back up his allegations with some PROOF that America will be attacked again if Kerry is elected. What BS. Please, prove this or don't make such ridiculous assertions. Please also prove that this country is any safer if we elect Mr. Bush.....it would seem to me that quite the opposite is true, since we have pulled out valuable resources from chasing the REAL bad guys in Afghanistan and are spending it along with young American lives in the the phony war going on in Iraq. As for "liberating" and making the Iraqi's lives better, that's also a bunch of right wing propaganda BS.....if that really was ever the case, they had the opportunity to do so BEFORE Saddam was supported, funded, armed and given intelligence by....guess who. The neo-cons really are such good liars and they have a wonderful ability of twisting the truth around to suit thier own agendas. The best of it is when they call such exercizes of free speech "un-American". The only things "un-American" are the way they try to stifle the 1st amendment, the way they support the massacre of younf lives in Iraq for the sake of Halliburton's profit margins, and the continuing decline of civil liberties at home. To protest and question authority is one of the most patriotic endeavors a person can indulge in, an is one of the founding priciples this country was built by. The conservatives would like nothing better than to see all that disappear so that they can continue to get fat and drive thier SUV's around in thier white boy suburbs. Bravo to those who care.

Christopher Wheeler	PM reply	27-Sep-2004 04:57
I love these things. Long live the First Amendment! For more of the same, see http://www.pbase.com/csw62/nyc_protest_signs Thank you for sharing, Dan. --chris

Guest	PM reply	21-Sep-2004 17:34
Your son joined the Marines to further his education? Is that the answer HE would give us darlin'? Of course not! He joined to help protect this country from our enemies. You know, the ones that are gonna come flooding in here come January if we elect Mr. Kerry! Wake up folks, 911 has been proen to be so full of lies and made up BS that even what little truth it may have in it is being viewed as questionable! People, you elect John Kerry and we will pull out of Iraq, making the deaths of over 1000 of our children for NOTHING. Iraq will go back to the way it was and all that so many gave will be forgotten! Please, don't let all my friends deaths be in vain. Let them know that what they fought and died for was worth something! Shrek 20th SFG Veteran of the first gulf war and Afghanistan!

Guest	PM reply	23-Aug-2004 14:15
Excellent documentary gallery, whit a lot of intresting and good shots, Regards

Guest	PM reply	11-Aug-2004 16:27
Hey Cindy - Eyes wide open... better you should have talked more with your son before he enlisted in the Marines to "...further his education." God bless his commitment to service, but he's going get a greater understanding of the world in the process and thus become far more "Conservative" than you will imagine. People out there want to kill us for no other reason except that we are Americans. They hated us during the last presidency too. As for Fahrenheit 9/11, sheep will be sheep..... baa baa darlin'. 9000 and 9283 are great shots Dan.... keep it up.

Guest		11-Aug-2004 02:47
great photo's, unfortunately history will judge our great nation poorly on this matter.

Cindy	PM reply	06-Aug-2004 16:17
Any pro Bush people need to open their eyes and MUST see Fahrenheit 9/11, the truth is PROVEN, it is all right there! I pray we change the administration come Nov. as my son just enlisted into the Marines, not to fight for this evil President, but to better himself and further his education. God Bless the troops and their families.

Matt Reichel	PM reply	05-Aug-2004 11:42
Great photojournalism, I know its hard for some to seperate photography from politics, but regardless of what some may write, great shots! Peace.

Guest	PM reply	01-Aug-2004 16:59
I like how there is a current trend of poeple that are aginist the war and president yet they are still patriotic . BTW great shots!

Guest	PM reply	24-Jul-2004 20:42
Ask a dead soldier in Iraq whether he really wanted to sacrifice his life so that others can live free! Ask which country in the world that possesses the most WMD (Weapon of Mass Destrution)! Time for us to do some serious thinkings and reflections.

Guest	PM reply	20-Jul-2004 02:30
GREAT PIXS! Steven http://www.beprecious.com --- >Pinnacle Album

monique jansen	PM reply	18-Jun-2004 14:19
Interesting pictures and even more interesting comments - either side will not be able to convince the other of their "thruths" I am afraid.

Guest	PM reply	31-May-2004 16:02
good reportage, interesting comments. Keep up the good work Wayne Naughton

Maurice Joubert	PM reply	31-May-2004 12:33
Great gallery. You do very well with these kinds of people pictures. I don't think that comments concerning the opportunity of war are relevant in a photo site, but it is useful and comforting for a non american like me to see that american people was not unanimous on this subject.

Guest		30-May-2004 22:48
great photo's! this guestbook has attracted all sorts of weirdo's!!! it makes you realise how mentally unstable some people are. ...

Proud American		07-May-2004 15:35
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."- President T. Roosevelt None of us is above the hate we spew.

corne		07-May-2004 11:49
First of all freedom of speach is great and so are you photos. This site is for photography not politics. I live in NZ so I never got to see any photos of the protes. Thank you for sharing a past moment in time with the rest of us who like to look at photography as an art not an opinion.

Guest	PM reply	05-May-2004 01:58
While it is nice to see images of people who share Anti-Bush sentiments (and rather frightening to be reminded that there are pro-Bush people shudder), I must admit that these images are somewhat disheartening because of what little protesters like these can accomplish against media giants who have the resources and capabilities to manipulate the opinions of so many people. It is a folly to think that the news gives a complete, honest or balanced represetnation of events, regardless of its bias, but conservative media gains power by implictly deniying this fact and presenting its own views as Objective. This is largely due to the fact that journalism employs a very authoritative tone and does mostly communicate actual events. What is missing from the media is an acknowledgement that those events can lend themselves to a variety of interpretations. More and more one interpretation is presented and most people accept it as fact because it is presented as such. I can't really blame them for it either because it is such an easy and natural response, but I definately wish I could change it.

Tim		04-May-2004 21:33
Anthony (and any other misled persons), To protest is American. To say that it "hu[r]ts the soldiers moral to see crap like this coming from home" is totally inaccuarate. To debate (and protest) the causes and solutions of the Iraq War is what our soldiers, airmen, and sailors are in the military to defend. They are in the military to "defend and protect the constitution of the United States of America." I cannot go as far as to say or service people are in Iraq is to "defend democracy" because I believe that democracy was never threatened. This war is about something else. Something very sinister that our "elected" President and Vice President decided was an oportune time to engage in. They have lied about why we are there. They have lied about how much it is going to cost (in treasure and blood). They have lied about the connection between Iraq and 9/11. They have lied about the connection between Iraq and Al Quida. They have lied about virtually everything concerning this operation. If you can't see the deception I recommend you start paying attention. Also Anthony, I suggest you get a reality check because John Kerry is going to win the Presidency based on his honesty and sincere determination to help the country. To wish that we endure another 4 years of deception and manipulation by this current secret government is ridiculious.

T-Bone		04-May-2004 15:04
Amazing. We all live in the same world, have access to the same information...and yet can come to such different conclusions. The world is as I perceive it to be...as you perceive it to be. Reality is relative.

Alicia		03-May-2004 21:20
Love the pictures! It will be great to see Bush out of the office soon!

Guest	PM reply	03-May-2004 17:37
This is not even a WAR, it is pure and simple OCCUPATION!! It's amazing how many people still believe in the propoganda on TV. I guess we are going to have to shove democracy down the Iraqis throats even if we have to torture and kill them. Just say No to Fundamentalist Christians in 2004.

Jon		03-May-2004 13:41
Good reportage footage. The comments are interesting. It seems the pro-war mob are relying more on tired rhetoric than cold facts. The US supported Saddam Hussein during the Iran/Iraq war. Was he not a tyrant and a dictator then? Of course he was. Then we have the Taliban regime. The US supported them during the Soviet occupation. Looking at these facts and others the current US government cannot take the moral high ground in defence of the Iraqi occupation. Another friend of America, Saudi Arabia is a dictatorship with ritual executions and torture. Open your eyes and ears, and stop being brain-washed by the media.

Henk Binnendijk	PM reply	03-May-2004 13:02
Interesting photo's and comments here! US and British governments trying to hide the number of dead soldiers and their names. A determined and fanatic enemy. Sending more and more troops. No control over the situation. No end in sight. The reasons for the war wrong and blurred. Frustration. The `clean war` changing into a dirty one, abuse of prisoners and dead bodies on both sides. Hey, doesn't this all sound vaguely familiar? We vote OUT, ASAP.

Don Northup	PM reply	01-May-2004 15:12
sorry, anti-amirican/anti-war shoots are very tiresome. Iraq will be free and the protestors can suck eggs. cheers

Alon Brik	PM reply	29-Apr-2004 19:24
good stuff

dani		28-Apr-2004 23:32
Everybody against the war!!!

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