Cheyenne
03-16-2003, 08:05 AM
BY JAMES TARANTO
We ... asked our readers to submit pro-American, pro-freedom, anti-Saddam, anti-idiotarian poems. And we got one heck of a response: more than 300 e-mails.
David Curtin contributes this ode to pro-Saddam protesters:
Six feet beneath the punished ground
of Halabja, lay all around
those who know the blessed peace
that only comes with life's surcease.
Grandfathers, grandmothers, mothers, babes,
peacefully moldering in their graves.
Yet to the Mall the marchers came
"No Blood for Oil, Not in Our Name!"
Somewhere beneath the shifting sands
that slip through the inspectors' hands
sarin, VX, smallpox, anthrax,
wait patiently in plastic vats.
Somewhere unseen by satellite
a centrifuge spins day and night.
The chanters' mantra stays the same
"No Blood for Oil, Not in Our Name!"
And deep beneath the marble floor
of palace No. 44
The Obstinate One smokes his cigar
and steels himself for one last war.
But as he clicks to CNN
his jowly scowl becomes half-grin,
to see his willing pawns proclaim
"No Blood for Oil, Not in Our Name!"
Mary Ann Lomascolo also challenges the "Not in Our Name" crowd:
I wish they would
Take the time to think
about it. To think
about what their words mean.
They say "not in our name"
And pledge to "bring about
Justice, freedom and peace."
In the same breath they claim
Those of the opposing view
are mean spirited and hateful.
Perhaps they haven't heard
About the tens of thousands
Of canisters and vials.
What would they have done with
A regime dedicated to our eradication?
Not in our name will we defend our people.
Not in our name will we defeat terrorism.
Perhaps they haven't heard
About the evil oppression.
Why don't the Iraqi people
Deserve the same freedoms as
Those who dissent in the US?
Not in our name will an entire people be freed.
Not in our name will the oppression end.
Perhaps they haven't heard
The United Nations has spoken
Not once, twice, but several times.
When will it be time
To promote and defend democracy?
Not in our name will human rights be exalted.
Not in our name will justice, freedom and peace
Be worth fighting for.
Sometimes I wonder
What they would have said
That fateful day on 9-11
Had they been on Flight 93.
Would they have said, not
In my name will you stop
This plane from diving into
The House or Senate.
Would they have told Todd,
Not in my name will you take the risk
To prevent a greater and more
Heinous killing.
Not in my name will you take control
Of this plane, in hopes that thousands
Of others might live.
Not in my name will you take a stand
To defend your government and your country.
What would they have said
in their name on that plane that day?
America's determination to topple Saddam has drawn scorn not only from "peace" protesters, but also from second- and third-rate powers such as France. This limerick comes from Adam Flisser:
While the war in Iraq is engendered,
One reaction is already tendered:
Mais bien sur, c'est tres chic!
Yes, in less than a week,
The French have already surrendered
More Pro-Freedom Poems (http://www.opinionjournal.c om/best/?id=110003063)
We ... asked our readers to submit pro-American, pro-freedom, anti-Saddam, anti-idiotarian poems. And we got one heck of a response: more than 300 e-mails.
David Curtin contributes this ode to pro-Saddam protesters:
Six feet beneath the punished ground
of Halabja, lay all around
those who know the blessed peace
that only comes with life's surcease.
Grandfathers, grandmothers, mothers, babes,
peacefully moldering in their graves.
Yet to the Mall the marchers came
"No Blood for Oil, Not in Our Name!"
Somewhere beneath the shifting sands
that slip through the inspectors' hands
sarin, VX, smallpox, anthrax,
wait patiently in plastic vats.
Somewhere unseen by satellite
a centrifuge spins day and night.
The chanters' mantra stays the same
"No Blood for Oil, Not in Our Name!"
And deep beneath the marble floor
of palace No. 44
The Obstinate One smokes his cigar
and steels himself for one last war.
But as he clicks to CNN
his jowly scowl becomes half-grin,
to see his willing pawns proclaim
"No Blood for Oil, Not in Our Name!"
Mary Ann Lomascolo also challenges the "Not in Our Name" crowd:
I wish they would
Take the time to think
about it. To think
about what their words mean.
They say "not in our name"
And pledge to "bring about
Justice, freedom and peace."
In the same breath they claim
Those of the opposing view
are mean spirited and hateful.
Perhaps they haven't heard
About the tens of thousands
Of canisters and vials.
What would they have done with
A regime dedicated to our eradication?
Not in our name will we defend our people.
Not in our name will we defeat terrorism.
Perhaps they haven't heard
About the evil oppression.
Why don't the Iraqi people
Deserve the same freedoms as
Those who dissent in the US?
Not in our name will an entire people be freed.
Not in our name will the oppression end.
Perhaps they haven't heard
The United Nations has spoken
Not once, twice, but several times.
When will it be time
To promote and defend democracy?
Not in our name will human rights be exalted.
Not in our name will justice, freedom and peace
Be worth fighting for.
Sometimes I wonder
What they would have said
That fateful day on 9-11
Had they been on Flight 93.
Would they have said, not
In my name will you stop
This plane from diving into
The House or Senate.
Would they have told Todd,
Not in my name will you take the risk
To prevent a greater and more
Heinous killing.
Not in my name will you take control
Of this plane, in hopes that thousands
Of others might live.
Not in my name will you take a stand
To defend your government and your country.
What would they have said
in their name on that plane that day?
America's determination to topple Saddam has drawn scorn not only from "peace" protesters, but also from second- and third-rate powers such as France. This limerick comes from Adam Flisser:
While the war in Iraq is engendered,
One reaction is already tendered:
Mais bien sur, c'est tres chic!
Yes, in less than a week,
The French have already surrendered
More Pro-Freedom Poems (http://www.opinionjournal.c om/best/?id=110003063)