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NYT – 8/21/13- Reported: “The Syrian government vociferously denied mounting any chemical attack, and its ally Russia accused Syrian rebels of launching a rocket with an unknown chemical agent that had caused civilian casualties, calling it a preplanned effort to accuse the government of President Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons.”  Yeah, that makes a lot of sense, even though reported as the “ostensible” facts.   Where the hell is the NYT editorial page that doesn’t have to pander to nothing but the facts, and can offer a “logical” opinion.  In this case, WTF?  Do Syrians and the Russians honestly believe any thinking person with an IQ in excess of the average Tea Party “suck up” would ever believe such nonsense?  Seems we’re left with…
Perchance One Day? by Odin Roark Pick your war So long ago Living by reason became paralyzed Birds soared into reluctant retreat Knowing this was not the nature they were born into Souls chafed against destroyed landscapes Like listless boats against moorings Their piers desperately inviting closure By any means Yet Habit of no identity Continues to proliferate dominance over the innocent Where guns infuse might To make right the removal of… Hopefully in the future A glance from behind shattered windows Will reveal an undulating live symbol of Peoples Countries Ethnicities All the glorious colors A white flag unfurling proudly can display Not as surrender But as a pronouncement “I am a human” Such might invite a long awaited embrace Perchance One day?

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Date: 8/22/2013 8:28:00 PM
Deep, intense, thought provoking! War is senseless, de-humanizing. You captured that feeling well, Odin! I especially liked the way you wrote the ending, the change of meaning for the white flag. Well done! Love, Kim
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