Guernica Iraq

"Guernica" was painted by Picasso in 1937. It depicts the senseless massacre by the Nazi Luftwaffe in the Basque city of Guernica, Spain. The attack was ordered at the behest of fascist Spanish General, Francisco Franco, during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica was a non-military target, the innocent people of the town were attacked in an attempt to psychologically break the will of those who opposed Franco's fascistic nationalist pursuit.

Picasso captured an intense scene reflecting the deeply unjust suffering,
agony and despair experienced by the people of Guernica. And in doing so he produced one of the most iconic, powerful and affecting pieces of anti-war
artwork ever put to canvas. It is little surprise then that a reproduction of the painting, which hangs outside the entrance to the UN Security Council, was covered while Colin Powell was attempting to sell the Iraq War to the world.

The people of Iraq are suffering what amounts to the similar unjust brutality inflicted on the people of Guernica, except it's practically on a daily basis. A more accurate comparison would be to imagine having the London Tube and Bus bombings everyday. And have them happen so often that they become a predictable daily occurrence and part of life.

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[AlexDeLarge90]

@TerrbleTrioHerb

You have never read the Quran, or anything else for that matter. You just repeat what some crazy preacher on tv has told you, or whatever your redneck dad tells you.

If you ever bothered to read a history book you'd realize jews were far better off living in muslim countries (as in Moorish Spain during the Middle Ages) than they were in Christian countries in which they were driven out. They were ruthlessly persecuted in England at the time of King Richard.

Ignorant fool.

[libre372]

@nate11577 Perhaps you watched media portraying this. NOT ALL cheered what happened on that day.

[groxarg]

omg

[MrSamSauce]

You shoulda played guernica by brand new

[legacyabq]

@ "Socrates" Jesus, Karl Marx didnt even write the Communist Manifesto idiot. I doubt you even read, so sht up

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@libre372 the quran is just like karl marx's communist manifesto that is used to legitimize MURDER and BOTH communism and islum have MURDERED hundreds of millions of people and BOTH should be placed upon the ash heap of history.

[libre372]

@SocratesTheGadfly your seriously going off topic... sadam is dead... simple summary. Yet we were there with reasons with the Taliban/Al-Qaeda being there... well... there wasn't any there... then came out with "we are there for weapons of Mass Destruction"... and again... there wasn't any. I view Iraq war as Vietnam where they come out with BS reasons on why we are there. I find it funny... now lets back to the Qurran :P

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@libre372 well DUDE you may have Faith but learn how to spell it FIRST! God is spelled with a capital "G" and anyone with Faith knows this basic practice. the heritage of my ancestors is NOT the issue here which is of english, scottish, irish and American Cherokee Indian. The REALITY is that sadam huseyn was a brutal dictator that MURDERED over one million of his own people started a war against his neighbors that resulted in hundreds of thousands of death and was a menace to the world!

[libre372]

@SocratesTheGadfly Why your bringing politics into this? lol

Oh yea... i bet you don't even know the old ways, or even the know the names of your dead ancestors... well your not a radical... but your a fanatic... no better. Yeah... it was practiced all over the world also dude... Enlightment? lol anti-religious dogma? no because I believe in god. I see the world how it is and what we as individuals are doing to it. It is people like you that don't educate themselves to tolerate others.

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@libre372 "by opening your mind" do you refer to the brain dead and mindless orthodoxy of liberal marxism that BLAMES others for the misfortunes of the world, NO THANK YOU! As a descendant of Cherokee Indians Christianity proved to be the best for my family. However, the vast majority of native american civilizations engaged in tribal warfare that MURDERED each other indiscriminately and practice HUMAN SACRIFICE. So how "englightened" was that? your mind is poisoned with anti-religions dogma!

[libre372]

@SocratesTheGadfly not the Iroqui... not the samanites... not the Cherooke... jesus dude. Religion was one of the main things that the whites did to 'save' them from eternal damnation... which nearly destroyed native american culture and between religion and ideological beliefs led to many confrontations. Read a book the only thing i have failed is to helping you by opening your mind... unfortunatly you have no idea what I am saying... you must have a mind of a 5 year old fanatic....