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THE U.S. AND THE WAR
Contains mostly poems, specially in reference to the so called global war on terror.
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This folder contains poems, and some articles, related to war and USA. The views are personal, but reflect those held by the majority of the world outside US. They represent an exercise in free expression of views in a balanced manner and are not meant to offend those with heightened regional sensivities.

Portfolio -> ON WAR / USA--poems and articles -> THE U.S. AND THE WAR

AND NOBODY OBJECTED……  [E]   1.0 KB
The West did not object when the East was bombed.

ISLAM, US & UN: 3 rictameters  [E]   1.4 KB
The threat, the arrogance and the impotence, respectively, of each.

FREEDOM: award winner  [E]   0.9 KB
‘Freedom for self and subjugation for others’ is a dirty game.

GOD’S TEAR  [E]   1.2 KB
What’s the rarest drop?

THE MAKING OF A JIHADI   [E]   2.1 KB
Jihadis don’t drop from the heavens. Or, maybe they do. They have a cause.

REVENGE  [ASR]   1.2 KB
The rockets hurled on civilians in the desert shall boomerang.

TRYING TO WAKE UP THE AWAKE: a sonnet   [E]   0.8 KB
The ignorant can be taught, not the men of learning.

AVENGING THE TWIN TOWERS--award winner  [E]   1.0 KB
Seven years after 9/11, 35000 US troops brave the mountain snow in Afghanistan.

I SERVED THE ARMY  [E]   1.1 KB
About my uniformed years.

FOR FREEDOM’S SAKE  [E]   1.0 KB
Some of the sacrifices that a soldier makes.

REMEMBERIG A SON  [E]   1.1 KB
A mother and her memories.

TELL ME MUMMY  [E]   2.3 KB
A child asks his mummy why bombs fall from the sky.

PATRIOTISM--award winner  [E]   0.9 KB
Doubts in the mind of a veteran.

 MY HEART SINKS WHEN I BEHOLD  [ASR]   1.4 KB
My heart sinks when I behold A bomber in the sky.

MY HEART BREAKS   [13+]   1.4 KB
Revolting heartache felt on viewing pictures of prisoners abused by US soldiers.

HEAVENLY CURSE  [ASR]   1.1 KB
Angels curse those who drop bombs in the desert.

KISS THE DAMSEL  [E]   1.1 KB
An invocation for the soldiers’ march.

THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH  [ASR]   1.9 KB
Having killed the innocent for greed, US is poised to face revenge in Iraq.

DON'T JUDGE OTHERS  [E]   1.1 KB
A plea for equality of religions and avoiding religion based war.

U. S. SOUL  [E]   4.3 KB
An appeal and prayer for the soul of U. S. A.

BURNING FATE  [E]   8.1 KB
The fate of Iraq and the Marines; and the real cause for the same.

THE BIRTH OF A JIHADI  [ASR]   2.5 KB
A child in Iraq vows to become a jihadi and avenge his father’s suffering.

GOD’S WORLD  [E]   1.1 KB
God made the world for all. Man misappropriated it to himself.

GOD’S WORD  [E]   3.2 KB
Roots of terrorism lie in forcing religio-civilizational concepts on others.

 I AM ASHAMED  [ASR]   1.8 KB
Shame of US war. This is my first poem in free verse.

THANKS FOR NEW YEAR GREETINGS: a sonnet  [E]   0.9 KB
My response to New Year wishes.

WMD   [E]   0.7 KB
Bush magic can create WMD out of thin air.

US, ITS ARMY & SOLDIERS: a response  [13+]   36.2 KB
A reader's critique and my response,with a note on the Euro-Dollar conflict v. US war

MA, DON'T CRY  [E]   0.9 KB
A young soldier takes leave of his mother to go to the war front.

FAR FROM HOME  [E]   0.7 KB
Doubts in the mind of a soldier in Iraq.

A SOLDIER’S LETTER TO HIS MOM  [E]   2.2 KB
A young soldier's letter to his Mom, from Iraq.

BEING ACERBIC  [E]   1.3 KB
Acerbity by one to another does not go unnoticed by others.

US, DEMOCRATIC!—award winner  [E]   0.9 KB
An appeal to democratic US, defender of human rights.

WORMS OF TERROR  [E]   1.0 KB
The terror war and the approach of the US towards it.

IRAQ WAR: a limerick  [E]   0.5 KB
The falsehood invented by Bush to attack Iraq

CLOSED DOOR THEORIES  [E]   0.9 KB
WMD theory developed behind closed doors was a poor excuse to attack Iraq

A SOLDIER’S WISH--award winner  [E]   0.9 KB
[A dying soldier’s wish

MIRROR OF TIME  [E]   1.4 KB
Organised terrorism let loose on innocents is sure to be avenged.

CHRISTMAS CALL: award winner  [E]   1.4 KB
A US soldier in Iraq remembers Christmas and his love.

A TEAR FOR A SOLDIER: award winner  [E]   1.7 KB
A soldier sacrificed his life and his beloved sacrificed her love.

I SHED A TEAR: a sonnet-- award winner  [E]   1.0 KB
Shedding a tear for humanity

HYPOCRISY: editor's choice  [E]   1.6 KB
Hypocrisy of a high- brow champion of human rights.

I THANK YOU, GOD: award winner  [E]   1.0 KB
A thank you note to God in the background of today’s war.

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE U.S. EMPIRE  [13+]   20.8 KB
A prediction, based upon present facts, that the US is on the path of decline.

YOU, WHITE WEST  [E]   10.4 KB
What the East thinks of the West. (Or, why the world is critical of US and its allies)

FOOLS RUSH WHERE.........: award winner  [E]   1.9 KB
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

AN INTERLOPER: award winner  [E]   1.8 KB
Role of USA in the Iraq war.

MY HEART HURTS  [E]   0.8 KB
When the poet’s heart hurts……….

BIG PRIDE HATH A BIG FALL  [E]   1.1 KB
Who had WMD—Saddam or Bush?

IMAGINARY ENEMIES: award winner  [E]   2.5 KB
Some imagine WMD's and enemies where none exist.

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM: award winner  [E]   1.2 KB
The poet’s dream of a peaceful world

A DAY WILL COME: bilingual--award winner  [E]   8.2 KB
Poem written on thirteenth day of Iraq war.

IN JUNGLE AND IN CIVILIZED WORLD  [E]   3.2 KB
Is the present world order any better than a jungle anarchy?

HEART OF STONE: award winner  [ASR]   2.8 KB
A soldier in Iraq speaks out his heart to the poet

TIGER: a parody  [E]   2.6 KB
A satire on Iraq war and WMD.

I HAVE BECOME THE DEATH NOW:award winner  [E]   2.3 KB
The effect of the nuclear bomb, recounted by Oppenheimer, quoting Gita

ARROGANT PRIDE  [E]   0.9 KB
Pride hath a fall. And, arrogant pride hath an humbling fall.