"No,there's no end; the end is death and madness!"

[fpb]

According to an Italian newspaper, American and Iraqi forces have identified an Iraqi doctor, head of a hospital for mental illness, as the man who supplied the terrorists with two Down's Syndrome victims who were then sent into the crowd at a pet market in Baghdad a week or so ago. Apparently this man gained his job because his predecessor, whose deputy he used to be, had refused to allow the terrorists to use his patients as human bombs, and had been murdered in consequence.

And there are those who say we ought to negotiate with these creatures.

Comments

[norwyn.livejournal.com]

The news of these creatures (you have my support with that word-this calls for strong language) using people with Down's Syndrome was horrible. When I hear things like this, I can only tearfully respond with "How long, Oh Lord?"

My heart just rips at the thought of any disabled person being tortured so cruelly...I don't know if you are aware, but I have spent years (17) working with special needs populations, and have two special kids of my own: my boy has pdd/nos (autism), and my girl has a mild speech/language disorder. How can you forgive this action? How do you negotiate with souless creatures? God bless the doctor who was killed for protecting his patients; no, we are not at war with him or with the Iraqi citizens who find such conduct intolerable.

You are blunt, mince no words, and suffer no fools...I find myself agreeing with you more often than not. May I add you to my friend list?

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I am involved in the disabled movement myself, so, yeah, I understand. And yes, I am honoured, and I'll friend you back.

[johncwright.livejournal.com]

My son is autistic. He is the most beautiful boy.

If I were an atheist, the thought would never cease to torment me that no proper, due, and proportionate justice would ever visit the killers who can imagine and do such horrid acts. Human beings do not have the power to visit endless pain on human beings, or, in this case on ex-human beings.

[headnoises.livejournal.com]

The folks I know with autism and Downs syndrome are amazingly *nice* folks-- innocent, even.

(isn't that kind of a major way of seeing of autism? They're just too unworldly/innocent?)

To be able to attack those...I'm not sure if it's more or less or just as bad as using a baby to hurt folks, honestly, I just know it's really, really bad.