Body of War

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http://www.bodyofwar.com/

Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today. Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine - wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week.

Body of War is Tomas' coming home story as he evolves into a new person, coming to terms with his disability and finding his own unique and passionate voice against the war. The film is produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, and features two original songs by Eddie Vedder. Body of War is a naked and honest portrayal of what it's like inside the body, heart and soul of this extraordinary and heroic young man.

You Tube Trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HZuQkITY64

[freethefly 6]

No More War
By Eddie Vedder

I speak for a man who gave for this land
Took a bullet in the back for his pay
Spilled his blood in the dirt and the dust
He's back to say:

What he has seen is hard to believe
And it does no good to just pray
He asks of us to stand
And we must end this war today

With his mind, he's saying, "No more!"
With his heart, he's saying, "No more!"
With his life he's saying, "No more war!"

With his eyes, he's saying, "No more!"
With his body, he's saying, "No more!"
With his voice, he's saying, "No more war!"

Yeah, nothing's too good for a veteran
Yeah, this is what they say
So nothing is what they will get
And there's no American way

The lies we were told to get us to go
Were criminal (?)... let us be straight
Let's get to the point where our voices get heard
And I know what I'll say

With his mind, he's saying, "No more!"
With his heart, he's saying, "No more!"
With his life he's saying, "No more war!"

With his eyes, he's saying, "No more!"
With his voice, he's saying, "No more!"
With his body, he's saying, "No more war!"

No more innocents dying
No more terror rising
No more eulogizing
No more evangelizing
No more presidents lying
No more war

With our minds, we're saying, "No more!"
With our hearts, we're saying, "No more!"
With our lives, we're saying, "No more war!"

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[AWL71 0]

I respect this soldiers service but it begs the following question: Why is he against the war? Because he dislikes war or because he got paralyzed? When you join the military the risk of war and injury is part of the job. Had he not gotten paralyzed would he have made this documentary?

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

[Amazon 7]

It goes directly to the support or lack of support the thousands of veterans recive by all the Americans... who "Support Our Troops".

This is the flip side of what it means to serve and what happens to far more veterans who are coming home injured and disabled. A few thousands have died serving their country.

Many thousands more are severly injured and will live with that their entire lives.

Too many Americans forget those veterans...but their families certainly do not... they are the ones stuck with the cost of going to a war that did not need to be faught.
A war that was based on incompetence and a bring it on mentality by a bunch of men in an administration who had not been subjected to the REAL cost of war. They were in a rush to profit for themselves and their friends.. and gave no thought to young men like this

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It goes directly to the support or lack of support the thousands of veterans recive by all the Americans... who "Support Our Troops".

But Jeanne, supporting the troops requires no more than displaying a bumper sticker and voting for Bush and his cronies to continue the war indefinitely.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[Gene03 0]

Jeanne,
Smedly Butler, War is a Racket.

If you haven't heard about his to the point view...

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[Amazon 7]

I am of the belief that we should have a very strong military.... and we need to use them sparingly for truely important missions... not to enrich a bunch of fucknuggets who feel THEY themselves are too good to serve.

[Gene03 0]

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I am of the belief that we should have a very strong military presense.... and we need to use them sparingly for truely important missions... not to enrich a bunch of fucknuggets who feel THEY themselves are too good to serve.

Other than my change to your post, I couldn't agree more.
My opinion is along the Swiss citizen/soldier model.
A true militia.

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)