I Heard The News
I heard the news from a British woman in the Madrid bus station this morning. The TV news is all in Spanish, and yet the emotion of the moment rings clear.
The death of Osama Bin Laden should be a time of profound reflection. With his death, we remember and mourn all the lives lost on September 11. We remember and mourn all the lives lost in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan. We remember and mourn the death of our soldiers. And we say, “Enough.”
I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it well - "Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
A trillion dollars spent. 10,000 lives sacrificed. A 10-year manhunt. And one bullet to the head. I honor the work of our warriors, and I am so very grateful this chapter is over.
May Peace Prevail.
The death of Osama Bin Laden should be a time of profound reflection. With his death, we remember and mourn all the lives lost on September 11. We remember and mourn all the lives lost in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan. We remember and mourn the death of our soldiers. And we say, “Enough.”
I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it well - "Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
A trillion dollars spent. 10,000 lives sacrificed. A 10-year manhunt. And one bullet to the head. I honor the work of our warriors, and I am so very grateful this chapter is over.
May Peace Prevail.
posted by Mary Ellen at
1:53 PM
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Well spoken Mary Ellen.
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