Parable of "The Dead Pork floating bloated in the River"

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Now that roaches and assorted vermin have been cleared and exterminated, the clean-up and disinfection process must continue. Here's the parable paraphrase:

Once the swine have their fill of the demons and are chased down the hills into the sea, if they are

allowed to return to re-infest their "hosts", these parasites will return 7-fold times as nasty, mean and hideous.

The dead pork floating bloated in the Tigris must not be allowed to re-assault the cleansed sands

of Islamic soil to pervert the real faith and religion of these peoples! Begone, Satan!

Another, more modern analogy:

These criminals and minions of the True Satan (the "evil one" in the Bible, not in radical terrorist rhetoric)

are so much like the evil hoards of the Evil Eye in Tolkein's classic The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

They breed more evil among the easily manipulated, like the slimey Orcs enslaved from the depths.

As such, they must not be allowed to debase and destroy their own race's heritage for the sake of their own greed, power, atrocities and cruelty. Why don't the strong people of the bordering nations bind together to lock out any more outsiders, mercenaries and criminals from getting into Iraq to carry out the criminal actions of this "insurgency"?

-- What then can we say to all of this? --

We can pray that a swift end, a changing of hearts,

a laying down of weapons and fighting come quickly and soon.

We can enlist the cooperation of humanitarian,

economic and social aid for the beleagured people of Iraq.

We can stand for justice and mercy in our own countries,

and the decrease in lawless living wherever we are.

We can work for peace in our own circles of influence,

the cause of righteousness and truth,

and salvation from slavery of all sorts,

by any who would deny true freedom

to another human being--

all for their own perverted gain.

We can hold fast to the effort we have begun

(reluctantly, with great cost)

to stop the terrorist network in it's tracks.

Remember: 9 - 11 Never Again,

just like Pearl Harbor Never Again,

Auschwitz Never Again,

Killing Fields Never Again,

Bosnia Never Again,

Rowanda Never Again. . .

. . .[ add your personal knowledge of murderous tragedy ]. . .

and this will lead to never again the need for drastic "radical cancer surgery"

like Hiroshima,

Iwo Jima,

Battle of the Bulge,

D-Day on Normandy ,

Waterloo,

Gettysburg and Appomattox,

the American Revolution,

the (disastrous, but necessary) Fall of Rome,

Old Testament wars of righteousness to overthrow evil kings, etc. . .

. . .[ where and whenever evil men oppress other human beings, add your own dismal examples ]. . .

Short of despair, fear and pessimism, we can have hope and courage-- resolve in the face of evil intent.

And Faith: "Lord Jesus, come quickly to deliver your people and the world!"

Until then, we share the responsibility to our selves and this planet.

Together. One Village. One World.

President Bush: "The terrorists are brutal, but they are No Match for the United States of America, or our people."

This is a call to the same resolve we felt after 9-11 to pursue and bring terrorists to justice. Expect that this pursuit will not be easy. Most attempts at anything worthwile have a large cost to be accepted.

The people of Iraq and other followers of Islam can be freed from terrorist and dictator oppression, and rise to their own glorious and free achievements. The rest of the world would do well to help with the swift and sure completion of this task, and then continue the "fight for peace." This is alas, not the only fight for freedom we (the world) will face in this century--

you know of the other countries where the danger or oppression already exists.

There can be no peace while some of us suffer.
"No man is an island."

There can be no peace while criminals roam the streets of the world.

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows. . ."

This is the "shadow" that would eclipse the human soul-- the darkening of sin;

which only God can fully see, and only he can fully eradicate. We must do

what we can in this life physically and spiritually, but only God can bring the final end to sin and death. oOo oOo

And this is the message alluded to in Tolkien's metaphorical Trilogy: it is

the courage in the Face of Evil that "the Quest to destroy the Ring" embodies.

We can again embrace the hope that such a vision gives--

a new heaven and new earth remade,

without the brokenness

that we all too easily

see and know here now.

oOo oOo oOo Do Not Give Up. . . the (Good!) End Is Near. . . oOo oOo oOo