8 years..."Where Do We Go From Here"...

Today is a day for thought, remembrance, reverence and awareness. As we remember that horrible day, the many who left us, and those who lost loved ones...take a silent moment to yourself offering silent strength on this extremely hard day. And too re...member that we are still fighting two wars in it's name...right or wrong... many soldiers are far from home, far from their loved ones.


So while pausing to reflect, offer silence, or whatever you will be doing today to remember that terribly hard day...remember too that we still bleed from this wound. Many people, from many countries, will not see those they love again..at least not on this plane. So please take a moment out of our self-made distracting lives to think of those lost due to ignorance & hate, those we have lost & will lose on the battlefield
Both soldier & civilian, both just & unjust, both war wounded soldiers & the sick untreated heroes of 9/11 today we should give pause & prayer to the 8 year wound which still bleeds. It is the very least we can do on a day such as this...during times such as these. peace.



There is still much to do and so much to repair both politically & internationally, but today for quiet reflection, acknowledgment & thoughts of future actions to find true justice.
Today we think, Tomorrow we act!

That tragic day we found out who we were as a country and as a people. in an instant we learned who we truly were. Most rallied together as one to do all that they could, while others saw only self-serving opportunity from horror. Neither group should ever be forgotten. Those true heroes that put others welfare above their own deserve to not only be remembered but treated as the true heroes they were. Their actions should not be taken for granted. And it is a black mark on each and every one of us for allowing them to go on without the healthcare many of them so desperately need. By rushing in as they did, with no regard for personal consequences, and consequences˚ there were... with only thoughts of saving both friends and strangers alike they showed us what it really meant to be human. And it made me proud to not only be American on that day but more importantly it made me feel proud to be a part of the Human Race. Sadly, that pride was used against us by the greedy, selfish, and corrupt. This too should never be forgotten, and as we continue to struggle with the "War on Terror" that is currently being played out in two separate full blown wars (as well as dozens "covert" operations around the world.), one that made sense (if war can ever really make sense) or at least had something to do with the terrorism of 9/11, Afghanistan and one that made/makes no sense at all in connection with the "War on Terror" that being Iraq, which was a Secular country that gave no love & no haven to terrorist and love American & America for that matter... at least until we showed up and now the broken country is lousy with terrorists. No thanks is necessary Iraq it was our pleasure....or at least it was Cheney, Rummy, Condy, Bushy, Wolfy &Scooter's˚˚ pleasure (aren't they just a fun bunch? so fun and quirky? You would never know it by their cute nicknames that they were all actually War Criminals...but I digress). And no before you even try and say it let me be clear, NO I DO/DID NOT LIKE Saddam Hussein OR HIS VISCOUS CRIMINAL WAY OF RUNNING IRAQ! And yes, it is a wonderful thing that neither Saddam Hussein nor his son's can call themselves the leader of Iraq ever again˚˚˚ nor torture any Iraqis ever again. Unfortunately, the United States apparently picked up where he left off acting on orders from the White House, U.S. Military began a torture program of their own†. Though the preferred the nomenclature of the Bush Jr. Administration was "Enhanced Interrogations" ( but an illegal naked beating by any other name doth smell as sweet?). Although truth be told (no pun intended of course) I think the rebranding attempt would have worked if only they had made it's official euphemism...ahem... I mean nomenclature, just a little more cutesy and likable, ya know they needed to add a y or two at the end of the name or names, like the rest of the gang.

Then perhaps we might not have noticed perhaps, just how illegal things had gotten; Or just how far from U.S. norms and values they had strayed. If only they had remembered the power of the "y" we might not have ever really paid attention (I mean really, it's not the sort of thing we had normally liked to do right?), but alas they didn't and we did. The world as well as the country paid attention...stood up and NO! No more torture, this is wrong... this isn't us.... this is right.... this isn't working is it? ahem... And since we bothered to look away from our latest text message, turned off the music on our iPhone, put down our cafe mocha latte deluxe with half cafe & necturine extract light foam, logged off facebook and turned away from TMZ nightly update, notice the horrors the Bushy Administration inflicted on this country & the world and choose hope, change and a new direction with old improved values & Ideals, the least our new fearless leader can do is show us true justice does exist and what was once wrong can be put right again! In other words the past Administrations many illegal, not to mention highly immoral, actions have consequences too. And those that did harm in our name deserve to be brought to a real justice. This world of ours needs...craves real and lasting peace...we all do...and as one of the best example of a Human-Being, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. so wisely said: "Without justice, there can be no peace. He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it."





I know the Obama Administration is far far from evil, obviously. I believe they truly want to do good deeds in the name of mankind. I have a faith in this Administrations government that I haven't had my entire life. That said I hope and pray every day that I am not being one of those blind followers. Believing and seeing only the beautiful rhetoric than realities of action on the ground. And though often Obama has proved that my faith, hope in him is not without merit, that is not to say there have been times that I have found him lacking in overt strength of action in response and conviction. Only time will tell. I know practically no other president has had to face as many calamities all at once as this president & his administration has. But he/ they must know that the old ways haven't worked for us very well and definitely not lately. We need to strongly embrace a new way of affirming our convictions, a new way of settling problems, a new way of handling embarrassing choices by past administrations....no longer can we afford to wipe these damaging embarrassments under the proverbial table (especially the one in the oval office) we must learn to face our past and take accountability for our past misdeeds. I only hope President Obama sees this as clearly as I do. Real justice must finally come for us as a nation, as well as a people, to be able to move forward and thrive...to be able to grow and survive.
Dear Readers today is a very heavy day. The eleventh or September till the end of time should be as such. And the people and event must be remembered and cared for. That said we are not the only country, the only people who seek a life free from pain, fear and terror. The entire living planet seeks the refuge of a peaceful existence. The question is are we willing to do are part to make the desire a reality? Do we...does this Administration have the fortitude to fight for the peace we all so desperately want and need. I sure hope so. If not there will be a wake of hard times in Earth's future and our part in it will be in question. So I choose to believe in the possibility of now...and the strength of conviction of President Barak Obama and his Administration. Today of all days we should include them in our thoughts of peace and love. They have much on their plates...more I am sure then we could possibly conceive of or even fathom.
So with all these things in mind I leave you with this.... Two more wondrous quotes from one of the strongest, most powerful man the world has been blessed to know:


"Power at it's best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at it's best is love correcting everything that stands against love."
- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? 1967




"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963


Peace be with you fellow strangers and friends of RandomCrazy Creatives


˚ Most of the rescue workers now have lifelong serious health problems & what's worse many of not most do not have proper Health insurance coverage so go without medicine and without the health care they so deserve...though I believe we all deserve to have health coverage, but that is another topic for another day.

˚˚ What no y name for Scooter? No wonder they threw him to the wolves and is currently in jail for crimes of treason...oh wait he's not...they pardoned him....awwwww...isn't that cute.

˚˚˚ Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces on December 13, 2003. Later brought to trial by the interim Iraqi government (set up by U.S. led forces). November 5, 2006 Saddam was convicted of charges related to the 1982 killings of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites and was sentenced to death by hanging. December 30, 2006 Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti died by execution.

†In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death…