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Po marie, Tuesday, 18th March 2003 Do you feel the fear tonight, Feel the evil among us. This veteran knows. War. I've been to that place and back; tasted it, felt it, seen it, heard it, smelt it, lived the fear, rejoiced the staying alive. War is about killing and dying. War is about death. Do you watch like me tonight, appalled and enthralled. Appalled as evil once again stalks the world, Saddam and Bush, Bush and Saddam, Lovers locked in an embrace, of death and destruction. Enthralled as a bystander at this defining moment of the new century, and new millenium; at this dance of evil, that threatens to engulf us all; powerless to act, except to add our voices to the millions of unlistened voices. Do you smell war tonight, Feel it heavy on your breast. The warrior knows well that war is about killing and dying. Fine sounding words do not hide that truth. Honour and duty, patriotism and moral imperative, are but self deluding veils drawn across the reality of killing and dying; shielding the collective conscience from the abject madness. Do you smell war tonight, Feel it heavy on your breast. Killing and dying. Dying and killing. Killing and dying. War is Death. And war is Evil. And they walk among us tonight. (c) Ross N Himona Circulated with permission. Ross can be contacted at rhimona@maorinews.com Source: Peace Movement Aotearoa pma@xtra.co.nz www.converge.org.nz/pma/ |