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May 9, 2004 4:28 PM - comments (3)

My wife, who, eight months ago, became the mother of this amazing boy who now says "mama," told me the story of mothers' day last night. Today, Mark Goldman sent around the poem that began it.

There are almost 600 American mothers who are thinking of just one loss today. Countless more elsewhere. They tell themselves about duty. Bravery. Courage. Yet I can't begin to understand how anyone, mother or father, survives such a loss. Nor how anyone could understand it.

We are not a generation that has been raised to understand the losses of war. Not this war, not any war.

Let these mothers know peace.

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Comments (3)

May 11, 2004 2:21 AM Joseph Pietro Riolo:

Is this a veiled criticism against war or what? What
about the mothers who had to watch their children
being taken away, raped, tortured, or starved to death
while Saddam Hussein was in power, thanks to our
unforgivable inaction?

Try to put everything in proper perspective.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.

Joseph Pietro Riolo
<riolo@voicenet.com>

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May 13, 2004 9:14 AM Chris:

There are approx 3000 mothers grieving the loss of their children from 9/11. Remember those and the countless American mothers who've sustained the loss of children who have defended the freedoms you so richly enjoy today.

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There are approx 3000 mothers grieving the loss of their children from 9/11. Remember those and the countless American mothers who've sustained the loss of children who have defended the freedoms you so richly enjoy today

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