Peace Like A River


It was a wide river, mistakable for a lake or even an ocean unless you'd been wading and knew its current. Somehow I'd crossed it... Now I saw the stream regrouped below, flowing on through what might've been vineyards, pastures, orhards... It flowed between and alongside the rivers of people; from here it was no more than a silver wire winding toward the city. - Leif Enger, Peace Like A River

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

A simple thank-you would suffice

From a CentCom press release today:

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Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan – A United States Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying in the vicinity of Chakothi delivering relief aid to earthquake victims, is believed to have been fired upon by a Rocket Propelled Grenade today around 1:45 p.m.

The aircraft was not hit and returned safely with its crew without further incident to Chaklala Air Base around 2:30 p.m.
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The title here is said with tongue-in-cheek. It's likely anyone shooting at a US helicopter carrying relief supplies is not from a family most in need of the aid.

The earthquake occurred in Pakistani Kashmir, and there are groups there not friendly to the US.

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linked to Stop the ACLU open post

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