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"It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son's grave. And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone. And it gave his awards -- Purple Heart, Bronze Star -- showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death. He was 20 years old.
"And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn't have a Christian cross, it didn't have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith. And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey. He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life. Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourself in this way." -- Colin Powell speaking on Meet The Press this morning, posted by Swampland's Karen Tumulty. Photo by Platon.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 19, 2008 at 1:28 PM
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Edward
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My heart goes out to all of those who have lost someone because of the evil policies of this administration.
Posted by Edward
at October 19, 2008 1:43 PM
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Dan Revill
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It's a beautiful picture of a tragic happening. Powell's absolutely right - seeing how polarized the States are, especially given that the polarization is built on so many lies, is discouraging to the rest of the world. We want to like the US more, but some of the loonies make that pretty hard to do.
Posted by Dan Revill
at October 19, 2008 2:31 PM
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Abbey Normal
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I will never fully forgive Powell for the way he enabled the Bush administration's war in Iraq, but I am happy someone finally brought this issue forward. It's disgusting the way these brainless hicks and cynical partisans have equated "Muslim" with "terrorist," as if its a fucking foregone conclusion. The worst of us is on display, and instead of objecting with full-throated enthusiasm, way too many people on the right have been way too quiet. Powell deserves some props.
Posted by Abbey Normal
at October 19, 2008 6:59 PM
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