This is a picture of the Arlington West Project at the Santa Monica Pier put up every Sunday by the Veterans for Peace. There is a documentary of interviews taken at the site called "Arlington West". See the KPFK radio web site for places and times. Everyone should see the display. I have heard several of the recorded interviews on the radio and they are interesting and surprising. There is a picture of every soldier that was killed in Iraq and a short paragraph of how he died. I was quite surprised to find how much emotion I experienced by just visiting the site. I could also sense that others were experiencing similar feelings. The documentary is being targeted at high school students in order they might have a feeling for what war is like before they join the military.

i feel for the soldiers, i really do, but most of them wanted to go to Iraq and murder innocent men, women, and children. i'll support any soldier who deserts his post in protest of the unjust war. it should be said many of us feel every soldier killed or wounded by the Iraqi resistance; however terrible it may seem now, should be hailed as a victory for the resistance.

they want to be there, then let them die there. how hard would you fight of Russia invaded America? would you want to be called an insurgent, or hailed a hero for the resistance? would you be called a terrorist for protecting you soil, your countrymen, your wives, and children?

And patriotism seems to be the problem here.

How about a little love for humanity.