I joined the United States Army in March of 2001 with an enlistment of six years in the Army Reserve and two years in the Inactive Ready Reserve. Just this past week my term in the Army has been reduced to just one more year. With that date crossed off I began reflecting upon some of the events that have affected me due to my participation in the Army.
Las Mujeres de Juarez: The Womyn of Juarez
For many years now unidentified serial-killers have roamed in the shadows of a forgotten border town prying on innocent womyn. For over 10 years these faceless and nameless victims have fallen to vicious attacks.
A few hours ago, Israel launched a new offensive into the Gaza strip killing at least 60 people. Not surprisingly there has been an outcry in the world over Israels use of both air and land strikes in this operation. Some like the Iranian President have called it the holocaust. Practically every nation in the world denounced it in one way or the other.
World War II was perhaps the bloodiest war of the twentieth century, if not of all history. Estimates for total deaths range between fifty to sixty-five million. Of those, eleven million were civilians murdered systematically by the Nazis. Six million were Jews – about 72% of the total Jewish population in Europe. In some countries, nearly 90% of the Jewish population was killed.
This was written as a response to part of Naomi Wolf's book, "The End of America", which I highly recommend.
Recently my friend, who happens to be Jewish, was in an arguement with an black-american girl. It was an interesting discussion to say the least until she made the fatal mistake of comparing the plight of slaves in America to the holocaust of the Jews.
Have you ever noticed how short-term our memories are over a period of time?
Six million tears and even yet more
Beating and murder they had to endure,
They were forced into death camps without a choice
The Nazis refused to listen to their voice.
Starved, beaten, and tricked till they found death's path
The Nazis just scorned and deepened their wrath,
Why should so many have to sadly face
The harshness of not being wanted in a "superior race"?
