Finding Ulysses

Our Back To Democracy film this month was “The Ground Truth” a documentary of the experiences of the soldiers before, during, and after combat in Iraq. It is a very powerful film. From the discussion afterward, it seemed everyone was deeply touched. The film pulls you into their troubled lives. Some of them lost limbs, some lost friends, some of them lost their ability to function back home, and some of them ended their own lives. Imagine if you could connect fully with the tragedy in their lives. Then multiply that out to encompass all of the wounded vets and all of the families of dead soldiers. Then imagine what it would do to your mind if you could really understand the horror of the 650,000 dead Iraqis and the millions of wounded, and the real effects of the depleted uranium. It’s a good thing nobody can make a documentary that could put all that in my head.
Our next meeting is Friday the 16th at the fire hall. Wayles Brown, from Amnesty International will speak about what we can do about Guantanamo Bay and other human rights violations.
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