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2004-07-27 Home Front: WoT

The Notorious Syrian Band--Singing of Peace, Love, and Martyrdom

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Posted by Dar 2004-07-27 1:56:50 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mehana sings to a grieving mother that she should not be sad, because her son, who died as a martyr, is a hero. She should be happy that her son is gone, Mehana croons,
because freeing Palestine and the Golan Heights are heroic goals.

How sickening that Palestinian mothers succumb to societal/political pressure to believe this crappola. Since their community won't tolerate mothers of suicide bombers showing sadness, the mothers put on a show of bravado, but alone, the facade falls, and I am sure they are devastated by the deaths. And I think on some level they know, after so many years of suicide bombings, that their sons' deaths will never result in such "heroic goals".

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-27 2:35:53 PM|| 2004-07-27 2:35:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Dar, Aris is ready and would jump on that plane after calling us all a bunch of paranoid rascists!
(but then he drinks too much retsina in the noonday sun, too.)

Posted by GreatestJeneration 2004-07-27 2:51:07 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-07-27 2:51:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Whether the band was for real is immaterial, the American passangers who perceived that a "dry run" was in progress yet did nothing to disrupt it made a mistake. Awaiting for the PC-handcuffed crew to take action is un-American. Passangers should have demanded that the bathroom shennanigans be ended immediately.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-27 4:47:24 PM|| 2004-07-27 4:47:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Another way would have been to demand that the band play the extended version of Free Bird or be forced out of the cabin door.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-27 10:35:52 PM|| 2004-07-27 10:35:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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