25 January 2007

Ecuador's defense minister died...

Ecuador's first female defense minister died Wednesday in the collision of two helicopters, that also killed her daughter, and five members of the military. You'r sure that this was an accident?

Republic of Georgia authorities, aided by the CIA, set up a sting operation last summer. This led to the arrest of a Russian man, who tried to sell a small amount of, believe it or not, nuclear-bomb grade uranium, which was hidden in a plastic bag in his jacket pocket.

Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company's helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad, were shot execution-style in the back of their heads, this according to Iraqi and U.S. officials.

Those were the headlines for today. I really got upset when I heard that Ecuador's first female defense minister was killed in a helicopter crash. Call me suspicious, but I don't believe this was an accident. Most of the soldiers are man, and they might not have been very happy with a woman as their boss. But then again, it might have been just that: a helicopter on a training flight, and the defense minister just thought, come lets go with them, they are training, so things might go wrong, but, who cares? Oh, and eh, yes, let us not forget to take my daughter with me.

You can say what you want from those Sunni fighters in Baghdad. But at least they are very clear: they do not take prisoners. You crash, and your still not dead? No problem. We will help you. And, again, they were not so brutal as to torture those poor Americans. No, they were executed with a shot to their heads. Based on the fact that we should not forget that there is a war going on in Iraq, with Americans a natural target, makes me think that the Sunni fighters were behaving like normal soldiers in any armed conflict. With other words, I don't really understand why it was important news that the surviving prisoners were executed. And since these Americans were not soldiers, but working for a security company, one can ask the question: were they any good in their jobs to start with? If they were good, they would not have ended up dead, right?

But, as usual, I really don't care whatever you do, and for whatever reason, as long as you don't forget to love a soldier. And don't forget to say YES to Hillary as president to the U.S.A. They need a woman's tuch. Love, Jenifer. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Jenifer "normal soldiers" do not execute prisoners of war. Either soldiers or Civilians. Dozens of Japanese and Germans were tried and executed for doing exactly the same thing in WW2. Is this what "normal soldiers" do in most countries? By saying that you dishonour the soldiers in your own country.