Brandon Erricsson's essay
explores how Bush and his merchants of death sell war to the
American public. The reality of the pain of families whose lives
are destroyed forever is rarely seen in a media obssessed with
the photo-ops of a man who likes to play dress up and pretends to
be things he is not and never could be.
"Death has no memory and neither do its salespeople.
Profit has no assurances except the promise of more necessary
lives. And at the end of the day, someone, somewhere, has to
explain to a grieving and angry mother why her son had to get
murdered for somebody elses gold coins.
She doesnt want the coins.
She would throw them in your face.
She doesnt want the nicely-folded flag.
She would strangle you with it.
She wants her boy back."
Kassandra Collins and daughters Taylor, 8, and Landry, 6,
kneel and touch for the last time the casket of Sgt. Gary L.
Collins before it is lowered into the ground forever at Arlington
National Cemetery. Collins was killed in Iraq
Rob is the founder and chief editor of the progressive news site robwire.com He lives
in the South and has business interests that include real estate,
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