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Mother's Day: Iraqi Mothers Share Messages of Pain and Sorrow (San Francisco) For this Mothers Day the women's peace group CODEPINK reached out to Iraqi mothers asking if they have a message to give to American mothers. Some brave Iraqi mothers shared messages of love, hope and pain -- a pain that only someone who lost a son or a daughter to war can understand. American mothers responded with messages of sorrow, forgiveness and reconciliation.
"I hope this lawsuit inspires people. The law is on our side when it comes to issues of international regulation, peace and justice," states San Francisco-based attorney Inder Comar. "The laws are actually quiet clear that countries and leaders of countries have positive obligation to choose peace and not go to war particularly for unjust or legal reasons. And I hope this lawsuit helps explain this especially for the academic amongst us." American mothers posted on social media messages in response to Iraqi mothers. An anonymous mother writes, "The night before the so-called "Shock and Awe," I could not stop thinking about people sitting in their gardens, in their homes, wondering what was going to happen. I can't even imagine the fear. If my tears were magical they would have prevented the crime that was about to happen." CODEPINK emerged out of a deep desire by a group of American mothers to stop the United States from invading Iraq. The name CODEPINK plays on the former Bush Administration's color-coded homeland security alerts - yellow, orange, red - that signaled terrorist threats. To read more of the Mother's Day letters from Iraqi and American mothers visit the CODEPINK Tumblr: http://iraqimotherstomothers. |