Jessie Cross

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"I am very absent and only reply to personal msgs at the moment."

Formigine (mo), MO, Italy
female, age 57
married, 2 children
Speaks: English, Italian
Joined Dec 7, 2004

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DULCE ET DECORUM EST
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.

Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!–An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime...
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.

If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,–
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) -War Poet

GWB - please follow the exit sign!!!!

"As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless." : U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864 - (letter to Col. William F. Elkins) - Ref: The Lincoln Encyclopedia, Archer H. Shaw (Macmillan, 1950, NY)

"Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them. There is almost no kind of outrage-----torture, imprisonment without trial, assassination, the bombing of civilians-----which does not change its moral color when it is committed by 'our' side. ...The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them." : George Orwell

"I hate it when they say, 'He gave his life for his country.' Nobody gives their life for anything. We steal the lives of these kids. We take it away from them. They don't die for the honor and glory of their country. We kill them." - Admiral Gene LaRocque.

(Statistics from THE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE)
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq 1,284,105

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America'sWar On Iraq 4,207

http://icasualties.org/oif/

The War in Iraq Costs:
$523,241,439,266

See the cost in your community
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

PLEASE CLICK DAILY:

http://www.bigcatrescue.org/icare.htm

http://cannecy.free.fr/iforest/en/

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Hometown	Formigine (Modena), Italy
Homepage	http://my.care2.com/j-cross
Birthday	June 25, 1952
Languages	English, Italian
About Me	Amused and, sometimes, amusing. A real pain in the butt but always loyal. Dark humour!
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Lifestyle
Pets	1 cat and 150 shelter dogs
Activist Aspirations	Enthusiastic
Political Leaning	Very Liberal
Religions	None
Eating Habits	Italian everything, Lots of vegetables, Lots of Salads, Chinese, Indian Food
Wild Fact About Me	none
My Philosophy	My freedom ends where yours begins, so I won't step on your toes.
What Gives Me Hope	My children
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	I would build the new dog shelter we have been promised for years. Not even asking for a miracle!
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me	All wars, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Racism/racists/bigots, Hypocrites and Liars, Moral blackmail, Cruelty of any kind
Passions	my family, my friends, quelli senza pelle, animals
Inspirations
What Scares Me	Losing the ones I love
Favorites
Role Models
Quotation	Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.
Interests	Travel, Reading
Books	The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini, Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things, History and biographies
Music	REM, oldies, opera
Movies	Il Postino, Amarcord, Baghdad Cafè, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Green Mile, Pulp Fiction
TV Shows	BBC world news, Aljazeera News, Animal Planet
Favorite Foods	veggies, salad, pizza, pasta, mexican, indian, italian, broccoli
Favorite Places	Home, Far from any crowds
Can't Live Without	family
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	Please help Latifa with her petition (May 13) Hi and good morning dear friends. My friend Latifa R. needs our help with her petition to stop abuse of elderly people. I would appreci... more »
	Thanks to care2 - my sister, friend, confidant. (Mar 31) This is going to be, in all senses, short and sweet! I have to thank care2 for meeting a person I have come to love and know pretty we... more »
	Against the killing of the dogs of Scicli (Mar 21) petition overview \| letter AGAINST THE KILLING OF THE DOGS OF SCICLI Target: The Municipality of Scicli in the person... more »
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Zen W. (115)	'Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet. Let it not be a death but completeness. Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night. Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence. I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way.' My dear friend Your wonderful album tribute to Ingrid brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful and loving family you have.