You wanna see pictures? I'll show you pictures...
I'll see your humiliating peep show and raise you a torturous beheading.I was going to say, "I hate to do this..." but frankly I'm beyond that point. This war has been a silly rollercoaster ride, with brief portions of days or weeks when the liberals devolve into partisan, pre-war-style sniping, and we Republicans cower in fear that the American people might actually listen to them. But then they are again humiliated by the utter barbarity of their partners in anti-Americanism, the islamofascists. Each time this lull occurs, something new and even more disgusting, revolting, upsetting, or just plain scary happens to remind us that we have to eradicate these alien vermin from the face of the earth.
Sean Hannity said the video of an American being murdered by the al Qaeda pigs needed to be seen, and he posted it at his website. Like so many times before, I said to myself, "I don't need to see this to know how much they need to die." But the demoralization I've been trying to fend off from the Abu Ghraib affair was gnawing at me, and something told me this would help, in some bizarre and despicable way.
I was right. My dinner nearly came up, but I was right. This is no made-for-TV movie, ladies and gents. This is no R or even NC-17 rated horror flick at the movie house. This isn't the face of an NFL hero that we hear third-hand got sniped in a firefight for some otherwise-meaningless mud hovel half a world away. This isn't the somber and stately procession of flag-draped coffins at Dover that the DoD don't want sullied by the exploitation of the Leftist press. It's not even a still picture in the Washington Post of my cousin-in-law kissing the coffin of her husband - a coffin that barely has a uniform in it, nevermind what's left of his charred corpse. And this certainly isn't a few pictures of butcherous madmen being made fun of by a bunch of over-stressed kids trying to pry the information out of them that will save the lives of fellow Americans, or maybe even their own.
This is real blood, in real time. And those screams are the last thing you'll hear tonight before you fall away to sleep in your warm, comfy bed with your sweetheart safely next to you. This is what the fell bastards are going to do to her in your dreams, and in your dreams it won't be on a tiny Windows Media Player screen. They're going to do it to her in front of you, then those will be your screams as they do it to you. As Mort Kondrake said on Fox News, "they cut the guy's head off, they sawed his head off, shouting God is great."
And the horror will be made even more manifest when you realize it's not going to be just a dream if we don't kill every last one of these blood-sucking devils. WATCH THIS and know that they're coming for you. We are fighting ONE WAR for our very lives. (Link is a VERY graphic .EXE file. It has no virus I know of, but don't trust me if you don't have decent virus protection running, because I don't want to be responsible.)
UPDATE: Charles Johnson posts something that sounds like I plagiarized him, but I honestly hadn't read him yet. In deference to the example he set, I'll give a warning I didn't want to make. I WANT YOU TO WATCH THIS. But know that my description above isn't mere rhetoric, and probably doesn't even due proper justice to the gore. This will leave you awake for many a night to come. Fair warning given.
Comments
Very well said. I'll try to stop by once in a while.
Posted by: Globular Cluster | May 11, 2004 10:54 AM
Glad to meet you! Make sure you check out La Shawn Barber at lashawnbarber.com
I have been in a foul mood all day because of what happened to Nick.
Posted by: RepJ | May 11, 2004 11:07 AM
An excellent post.
I don't expect Berg's death to create a tenth of the outrage sparked by, say, the vote on "American Idol." Tonight I'm so damn heartsick and depressed. What will it take for this country to wake up? If 9/11 didn't do it, a video of Berg's murder won't.
The world looks like a pretty grim place right now - but I'm glad I found your blog!
Posted by: Donna V. | May 11, 2004 11:37 AM
I'm also glad to have come across your digs here, BR. A nice find.
I have to say that when I watched this I literally came within an inch of throwing up, and that's never once happened to me, in spite of seeing some gruesome stuff. I hope I never forget it. I agree with you and Charles (and Sean H.). This video needs to be seen by every registered voter in the United States, UK, Australia, and the People's Republic of Canada. It horrifies me to think that we could be just a few months away from putting Kerry in charge of this fight.
Posted by: Sage McLaughlin | May 11, 2004 11:53 AM
Thanks Chris, for putting some of what I was feeling into words. I think I know you well enough to know that while you are glad you wrote this post, you probably do not consider it adequate. Don't worry. It's extremely well written, but not even the greatest of writers could have put into words all the emotions that this event produces in ones soul. That said, I will not wring my hands with "why"s and "how could they"s.
When I saw this - demonic act - I prayed... prayed for the soul of Nick Berg, prayed for his family, prayed for all of those killed, captured and still serving in that theater, and for their families... and I prayed for our enemies. Yes, I prayed for the souls of the very men who perpetrated this... this... act, that their hearts be softened and minds opened the ideals of freedom, and liberty, and civility. But I also prayed that if their hearts would not soften, and their minds remained closed to civility and the commandment of the Golden Rule, for the wrath of God to be loosed upon them, and for their souls to be condemned to hell for eternity. As a Christian, I could think of nothing better - or more appropriate - to pray for.
Posted by: Steve | May 12, 2004 08:19 AM
Thanks for the perspective, Steve. I hadn't gotten to forgiveness yet, and I'm still not sure... no, I'm positive I'm not there yet. Working on it, though.
Jen: My bad - I thought I'd blogrolled LaShawn months ago. Such is the fog of war, perhaps. It's been rectified.
Posted by: Chris | May 12, 2004 08:52 AM
Chris... I never mentioned forgiveness, only that I prayed for their souls. Perhaps I "should" forgive them, but like vengeance, in this case I think I'll leave the forgiveness up to the Lord. As a matter of fact, I suggest that we arrange for these people to meet the Lord as soon as possible so that there is no delay in them receiving His grace.
Posted by: Steve | May 12, 2004 09:06 AM
Ah, Steve. Your last sentence disturbs me. If we were to "arrange for these people to meet the Lord as soon as possible," how does that separate us from them? The Lord will have his vengeance on them, in his own time.
"Whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment" - Matthew 5:22
Posted by: Sue | May 12, 2004 09:28 AM
Sue, these men look to me, and for all the world, to be soldiers. I am not suggesting that we summarily execute these men and others like them, but merely treat them as soldiers. Soldiers fight and die in battle. Having our military take the fight to them - killing these enemy soldiers in the process - would indeed place them before the Lord. Capturing them, trying them in a war crimes court could (and IMHO should) bring them the death penalty... also bringing them before the Lord. But let's say they are captured and not put to death, but just imprisoned, or not captured at all but allowed to thrive in a democratic Iraq. Why is it, since they cannot be brought before the Lord, that we cannot simply bring the Lord to them? Actually, the last circumstance is exactly what I prayed for!!!
Posted by: Steve | May 12, 2004 09:43 AM