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Sad news coming over the internet: after 100 days of captivity, Christian peacemaker Tom Fox was found dead yesterday in iraq, the status of his three companions unknown.
The Christian peacemaker Teams issued an elegant and heartfelt statement beginning "In grief we tremble before God who wraps us with compassion." Fox knew the risk he was taking going to iraq unarmed. But he also knew that this witness would mean more to the iraqi people than a hundred tanks. He knew the war we peacemakers wage is the Lamb's War, a war won not through strength but through meekness, our only weapon our humilty before God and our love of neighbor. Our prayers are with his family and friends, may God's comfort continue to hold them through these aching times.
More history and resources on our Christian peacemaker Team Watch
March 11, 2006 7:32 AM.
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Sad news coming over the internet: after 100 days of captivity, Christian Peacemaker Tom Fox was found dead yesterday in Iraq, the status of his three companions unknown.
The Christian Peacemaker Teams issued an elegant and heartfelt statement beginning "In grief we tremble before God who wraps us with compassion." Fox knew the risk he was taking going to Iraq unarmed. But he also knew that this witness would mean more to the Iraqi people than a hundred tanks. He knew the war we Friends wage is the Lamb's War, a war won not through strength but through meekness, our only weapon our humilty before God and our love of neighbor. My prayers are with his family and friends, may Christ's comfort continue to hold them through these aching times.
More history and resources on my Christian Peacemaker Team Watch
March 11, 2006 7:18 AM.
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Timothy Noah of Slate talks about Vice President Dick Cheney's unapolegetic speech before the American enterprise Institute.
It's clear that Cheney's the real force behind the Presidency and it's hard to believe he wasn't the so-far unnamed administration official who insisted that the obviously-false Niger claim go into the State of the Union address. Noah's article is full of great links for those wanting to follow the in's and out's of the scandal.
July 24, 2003 9:20 PM.
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