Reply #57: What a waste it is to lose one's beautiful mind.

[Octafish]

Remember what Barbara Barker said about TV coverage of illegal Iraq invasion?

Her Beautiful Mind

by Joyce Marcel
Published on Thursday, April 29, 2004 by CommonDreams.org

What could be behind the Bush Administration's decision to censor the photographs of flag-draped coffins returning from Iraq? Could it really be, as the government says, to respect "the privacy of the families?" Or is it to hide the realities of war for political reasons? Or is it to protect the delicate sensitivities of the ruling class as Americans die to build them an empire?

As the argument over this censorship continues, I hope people remember a widely-quoted remark made by the president's mother, Barbara Bush, last year during the build-up of the war - the lying time.

"Why should we hear about body bags and deaths," Barbara Bush said on ABC's "Good Morning America" on March 18, 2003. "Oh, I mean, it's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?"

We know this particular censorship can't be about privacy. Since the photos were made public last week, many family members have praised their publication. And since the coffins are anonymous, where is the privacy to be protected?

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http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0429-11.htm

Most importantly: Thanks, oasis! As a veteran and an enlightened human being, you know better than most how each individual represents an infinite universe -- each with his or her own beautiful mind . Thus, no person should ever be wasted on a battlefield for profit, plunder or perverted power.