Karen thanked us all
for gathering to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion. She
said that for
her the war has become a horrible struggle to learn to live without her
son, Lt. Ken Ballard, who died in Faluja during an extended tour of
duty. It is made worse by the fact that the war is based on lies and
wasn't necessary. She said that painful as it is, for some reason
nothing seems to stop the carnage. She urged us all to come back when
the death toll goes through 4,000 soldiers, probably sometime next
week. She also asked all of us to do something every day to help build
the peace movement, because if we do nothing then the status quo
continues on like a blind machine.
Lenny asked everybody that isn't
already in it to sign up for the Mountain View Voices for Peace email
group. We meet every month or so, and the emails notice time and place.
Also, there is a speaker on energy alternatives at noon this coming
Tuesday in the Thai restaurant on Castro at Villa across from Kaps
Pizza. It should be interesting. Come on down.