LoL Hitler. War Money. Soliders returned from Iraq. Soliders returned from Iraq sad reality of war Full story can be found HERE privacy policy | © 2008 funnytogo.com. Study: Iraqis May Experience Sadness When Friends, Relatives Die. CHAPEL HILL, NC—A field study released Monday by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health suggests that Iraqi citizens experience sadness and a sense of loss when relatives, spouses, and even friends perish, emotions that have until recently been identified almost exclusively with Westerners. An Iraqi study group reacts to a car bombing. Researchers (not pictured) gathered data from a fortified observation booth. "We were struck by how an Iraqi reacts to the sight of the bloody or decapitated corpse of a family member in a not unlike an American, or at the very least a Canadian, would," said Dr. Jonathan Pryztal, chief author of the study. "In addition to the rage, bloodlust, and hatred we already know to dominate the Iraqi emotional spectrum, it appears that they may have some capacity, however limited, for sadness.
" An Iraqi mother expressing American-like grief at the loss of her son. We are not fighting for freedom. Ever since I returned from Iraq, the stale mantra "freedom isn't free" has rung hollow in my ears. Used in justifying a military occupation of dubious legality, this unqualified statement is completely devoid of context and therefore meaningless. Nothing that I personally did or saw in the Army increased the freedom of any party. By occupying Iraq, I was more responsible for the destruction of human freedom than I was for defense of it. For myself and for many soldiers, this boldfaced lie that freedom isn't free is a point of major contention. According to the Declaration of Independence, freedom -- namely life and liberty -- is an "inherent" and "unalienable" right. And just in case Thomas Jefferson wasn't clear enough in the Declaration of Independence, he was in 1774 when he wrote, "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.
" Jefferson saw this and was therefore opposed to the creation of a standing army. Stanislav Petrov Averts a Worldwide Nuclear War - Bright Star Sound.