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Show Qpinion jaae December 5, 2003 The Summit County Bee Page A2 Tell Me About It VENGEANCE (at any cost) UYILON SIMISHK While (here are iimiiv last- accounts of the cruelly ly S a il d a in has lliissoin waged upon his own people, none ol I lie carnage he pro- duced created an ecological niht marc even close lo dial ol his draining ol' the inaishlands in southeasiern liaq Apparently, killing over .100, (Kill ol his own voplc did no xatisly his anger. nor sutiale his apeliie lor ciuclt). In addilion. and because he was iinahle lo conlrol the Maish Arabs - the Ma'adan -as pail of I hose who dared dial' tenge him by taking pari in llic Sluile uprising, Saddam drained the swamps. Ills intended result was lo accomplish llic complcie ; annihilation ol llic Ma'adan and he almosl succeeded. popn-IjIioii- Iliil o a mbe who's numbers exceeded 511(1.(10(1 people, llieie are now only about 50. (MM) Ma'adaiis in llic maisli-lan- aiea. these soiilheaslein lubes daied back lo over 5.000 yc.us ol sell siillicienl li iny in llic mill si ol about 7,500 sipiaie miles o the l.itgesi wetlands in he Middle l.asl Out ol his ii st i a ion wiih ilieir absolute lesistaiice. Saddam, a liombly vcnecliil lx i .ml in older to pun ish he in evaded possibly llic I I 1 1 - I woisi ecological disaster evei by anyone on ibis planet in his clloil lo anuilulaie that ol lesisiaiue see-mei- Alter Saddam's ignoble, cmh.iir.issing ileleal in Kuwait day expulsion and de umr ol his ciilne aims by Alin iti ail buiesl and because ol i llic I aliing Hie abocmenlioiied ol iipii-m- e the Shiites joined and supported by (lie Maadan people, opportunistically following the Kuwait embarrassment - Saddam poured out his Iruslraled, suitcase of vengeance upon the mnisli people. IJsiiij a blueprint dralled by the Iirilish in the I'Ml's as ail irrigation bypass. . .dug new Sad Muss's troops rivets and built dams and levees to divert water around the lowlands. (USA TODAY fully-packe- d -- . ll20i ) Hussein's actions become even more rcpugn.ini when one considers the tael that this area where the Tigris and l.upliialcs rivers merge belore How in.1 into the Persian (lull is vciy near to the location Biblical scholais claim was the Garden ol l.dcn. As Kodney Dangcrlield would sax. if he were explaining the maish people's predicament today, they, . . just didn't yet no i expect." Itoiled down lo glim taels: llus is iis another hoireiidoiislv l.tige pioblem - viewed Irmii the leconstiuc-balcony of war-timion costs - lor rehui liliny; lra. I.ng incc-iexamining the fads, estimate that rcbllmg the maishes will lake about 2b billion cubic y.uds ol walei. liecause I in key and Syria had previously built huge dams iipnvcr Iioiii lr.n lor e 1 s iiripatioii and hydiuclcvliic power, this is less water than when Saddam stalled draining the swamps. laclually , the dams nap and divcil uikeySyna the latge pail of the 7N billion cubic y.uds of IloW' that the two iiveis piiKluce. Sadly, there have I never been any options consideied to iccover any id this water lor the maislilaiid people. Piesidelil Hush had asked lor Mint million to lesioie the maish es. but Conyiess cut this icquc't entirely out of the plan. Our logical think-tanker- are s eco- con- vinced that the damage inflicted, therefore, is irieversible without the huge volume of water needed. 'I here fore, it appears us if this madman's unlorgivuhlc actions will be no more than a footnote of history. It becomes increasingly difficult lor us of western philosophies to fully compichcnd the customs, life styles, philosophies, and. mnic inipoi laiitly . the religious liislmics and beliels of our human counterparts. hey. in Inin, (and this is undoubtedly one of the main problems hiding the lire's of guer-- i 'I ilia war late that the Iraqis wage endlessly ucuiiisl the. . . - as they 'American aggiessors' call its) seem to have even more difficulty in letting themselves believe the old song wc Amciicaiis keep playing. . . . I'm Iioiii the government and I'm here to help you." f ully aware that tliete me many f.u eastern problems lacing us Ameticans with the noimal everyday business ol iuuning a nation), we can only smccivly hoc our leaders are up lo the task. Personally, and in my opinion lor all the rice hi China I would not care lo wear the shoes ol any of this nation's oil ice lioldets who are involved hi the decision making that will bung this Iraqi problem to a saiisl.ii.lual colic lusioii. . . if it is at ,dl possible. (Sigh) Il looks like a long, haul load to tiavcl. (Joule fur the day: "I hov we get to the bottom ol the answer. It's what I'm micicst-eto know" 1resideiil George V, Kush Assm i, iled 1iess Apnl b. M)(). www.barryMorroofiscwn letters To The Id!tpcpl!cy Correction ) t 'milinuvd from pnyi' .1 I (gioiial iXttrs jXolos Inlilurll ISiiiikiT l)HTiilimi .Simla Coldwell Hanker Reside ntial Hmkcrngc has chosen to lionot the military this holiday by sionsoiuig ()vralion Santa. Ihe ot ()vtaliou Santa is to collect new. unwrapped toy to donate to local families of seme emeu and women serving all over Ihe woild. The Coalville ollicc l Coldwell Hanker Residential Hioketage I, vat ed a ) South Mam will seise as a collection point loi stall, agents and the public to donate. Donations will Iv aucpicd lot chtldicn n all ages until Deceinbei I ft. pm-pos- I have people who actually gel their Cli i i si mas s h opp done i ii g calls, their deioia lions III place the day at lei I lianksgis ing. the outside lights up when the wrnlhci is waim so all they have to do it Hip a sw itch to cnpy them and checking then list twice is not needed Ivcause they know evety tiling is exactly how they planned n to be. While talking with a liicml tecenily we both decided the woild will end Ivfoic we icacli that point in lilc! Hut I must admit lli.il just one year I wish I was picp.nrd just a bit nioie in older lo tclieve some XIICSS. In October mentioned to my I companion that was St )()()()( It) m the nioo, tor (luistuius and I would just lose to go shopping. His leply "we have plenty ol lime" was said knowing we would be going shopping and doing the wi upping in Deccmhci just be I me the big day as we always do aioiind our house. The dilletcnce this year is that we didn't plan on his lie.ul suigciy and all the little things that seem to creep into existence when you least want or need them. Willi my had altitude tinging in my eats. I was a bn surpiiscd to lead the column's sent hi by the Superintendents Iioiii both Noilli and South Suuimii lot this weeks edition. Itoili mentioned the holiday and the little tilings that can be done lo make a sillier-enc- c in someone's lile. I thought it interesting that they both were on the same wave length and il made my altitude sullen a hit. 'I hell! I got an email that really made an impact on my thought processes. Il was simply titled "Who I started Christmas?" The story (old of a woman who took her two children shopping. After many hours of looking at row alter row of toys and everything else imaginable, and alter hours of hearing both her children ask ing loi eveiy thing they saw on those many shelves, she Im.illy made it to the elevator with hci two cliildien. I he clevatoi donis ovned ami llieie was alicady a ciowd in the cat. She pushed her way into the car and chugged her two kids hi with lie i and all the bags ot siull When the dnois closed she couldn't take it anyiiioic and slat ed. "Whoever sluic'd tins whole Cliiistmas thing should Iv bum, I. strung up and shot!" I ioiii the back of the car cvciyone lieaid quiet, calm voice icspoud "Don l scons, we alicady ctucilied Him." I or the icst ot the tup down the clevatoi. it was so quiet you could have lieaid a pin chop. Don't Imget this year to keep the One who stalled this whole Christmas a tiling in your evety thought, deed, piiichasc and wind. If we all did it. just think of how chllcicnl tins whole world would Iv. JIM'S IS l lli; REASON I OR nil. SEASON! What mole well omos d Pam's PIace a I w a y s a d m i r e d Summit County Hoc I In llic Id, lor on onv miI)c( t, I bey must .idhcic lo the following guidelines; lliey must In- - incised to the Coals die ( llli, e, I.O. box 7. Coals die, IJf or llie K.unas Otiiie. I.O. box 221, 5i,, no l.ili-- r than Kamas, Uf Monday noon to lie (onsideied lor lli.it week's issue ol the ,uior r uiuiiil! out on I inlay. Hie letters must lie hand signed Willi lull arlthess ami telephone number of the person wilting, the letter. No l, lt, r will be published under an assumed name. Name may be withheld on icqucst at the dis Tin1 A recent lettet to the cditni wnlleii by Jill Jones conceiiung a boil tiquehakcry louds incident that cause'll a ('liiistmas boutique to be closed down loi a Imv by the Summit County Health was printed by mistake. I'wo letters were sent in by the w liter, one a corrected version stating the I 'tali Stale IVpartuienl of Agiiculltiie had shut dow n the boutique and not the health dept The Summit County Ihr legiclx any piohlcms caused by the time ol the year. Slim mu with ollieis tin things we have oi iiuuc impoi i.nit. some ol our time, llieie aie so many gilts out llieie in the sc oild but the ones th il cost the least, giving ol i nu lime and talents to help someone is the best gilt llieie is. on iicvci know just how much a meal, a phone call, a tup to the sioie. a I lower ot a small can! sent m ihe mail can lilt a pci sous spun win n they need it the most Thought fur llu-- week I oiili Niimmil Lml Aiimiiil 1 noticed a cute saving tecc-iiil- youiscll!" See ya I onl. tin libelous or slaiideiiiig rn.iteii.il, liters an- - limited to one letti-- r in weeks. I'lease by to hold the lei ig, ill of I elters lo llie I ililor lo .i,proximalelv i0 wools. llie cdilnis o the Summit C llie light lo ounty bee edit and ut roiulense letters lo llie I dilor I'releien, e will lie given lo slioll. Is pew ( l (double spaced) lelleis permiMuig llie use ut llu- - ssi it, i s name. All lei li rs suliei I lo i oiidensalinn if they .ire Uni long for llie space available. No politics endorse meiil li'iiers will In- publish,', I as lelleis b) Ihe I dilor. ( o liiumi IliisIxrlli.iUTimriiiiiiinil Coiiv om us in tin' laughter and lun December ?h and 27. Any Noilli Summit giaduaic oi current resident is invited to play, llieie will be a position lot all young oi old, guy or gal. Games will begin I a in and again with the Lulicx Game nday at 5 p in Saluidav at at 4 p in. lollowed with the linal Men's Games at 5 p m. I ails will not be lell out. Contest, piics and iriilei laintiieiit lo ciioy!! Admission is bee! Concessions with family meal deals will Iv available. Teams are Iving oiganicd now so call to gel yoiu name on Ihe list. Mai la G.ii belli at 51b 5S4loi Joni Rasuiussc'ii at 5 'b 2') H. 1 that touched my limns bone but also made me stop and think I lie public shows a cute kitten look mg into a minor and seeinu a I ion. Hie caption s.iys "Wh.it m.ilteis most is lnw you see rietion of (lie managing edilor or pulilislier ol Hie Summil County bee. bey must not e 1 1 1 - llie views espiessed nest hi guest ediloiials or lelleis To llie I dilor do not iiecess.uilv relic, t the opinion of the or publisher or expn-sthe viewpoint ol this nesssp.i-pel- tune eili-loi- Subscribe apprnpiiulc thought could we all have at this The Summit County Bee Is Your Hometown Newspaper. Call us with your story Ideas! . Subscribe Today 336-550- 1 The s s nI S, SUMIVHT County Bee Drop Point in Kamas b! Summil v ut. i , i hi i, Countif lire in i 0 r-- He i a m i ii , M .il II, s ,, I,, t .i.l v. 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