With back-to-back hurricanes raging along america's Gulf Coast, weather is paramount on the minds of most.
Media coverage is saturation with cable television networks reporting on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 24-7.
Out of sight and out of mind is the weather plaguing the troops protecting us in Iraq, where temperatures regularly exceed 115F.
although not reported in the mainline media, soldiers die in their sleep from heat stress and are collapsing from heat stroke in faraway Iraq. That's not even taking into consideration the sandstorms from which people literally choke to death.
"according to the weather reports, it is my understanding that it is 122 degrees in Iraq right now--and the low will be 111," writes Donna Horn, who sent out an email request for "Prayers for our troops."
"Our troops need prayers for strength, endurance and safety. If it be God's will, give these men and women the strength they need to prevail," Horn wrote.
Tens of thousands of U.S. troops work to protect the rest of us in Iraq's punishing heat and choking sandstorms.
Theirs is often a thankless job and one that brings harsh criticism from a largely lib-left media.
Some of the troops serving in Iraq have relatives who, as victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have lost all they ever had and who have been evacuated to other States.
While the young men and women of america's armed Forces stood sentry for the world on Sunday. Sept. 25, more than 100,000 anti-war protesters were marching on Washington, D.C., decrying that no weapons of mass destruction have been found.
With little regard for those who might think otherwise, or what the result will be, the activists are demanding that President George W. Bush withdraw troops from Iraq.
Celebrities like Sean Penn and Barbra Streisand, who do television interviews about how global warming is spawning the latest rash of hurricanes, never mention the troops.
as hellstorm "Rita" charged in the Gulf, Streisand sat down for a promotional interview with aBCNEW's Diane Sawyer. (Drudge Report, Sept. 25, 2005).
"We are in a global warming emergency state, and these storms are going to become more frequent, more intense," said Streisand.
During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Sean Penn, reportedly armed with a pistol, was reviewing the damage in New Orleans from the safety of an expensive boat.
actions, never empty words, help the victims of hurricanes start to rebuild their lives.
and the troops?
Their actions protect the lives of so many others.
"Of all the gifts you can give a U.S. soldier, airman, marine and others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one," says Horn.
all she asks of the prayer listed below is that you say it yourself and then send it along to everyone on your mailing list, so that the prayer doesn't stop with you, but goes everywhere.
This is Donna Horn's prayer:
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com
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