Comments on Comments

"This is not the post I plan to write, thanking those of you who are praying for Elie and taking so much time to write to me and give me support. The mothers of American soldiers in Iraq whose sons are there are writing to me and I am humbled. My son is at war now for a week, yours have been there for months. I complain because I haven't talked to him for a few days, how often do you get to hear your son's voice? The former soldiers (is there such a thing?) from the American army and from the Israeli army, you are proof that soldiers go to war...and come home...and you write to tell me to trust in Elie's training, to believe, and have faith.

No, I can't write to thank you now because I have to wait till this is over and Elie is home safe. If I start to tell you what your words mean to me, I'll crumble. So, this is a comment on the comments that I receive that I don't publish. Many are hateful and filled with lies. The evidence is there - in black and white video showing them firing from the school. The formal complaint filed by the United Nations several months ago is a fact and can be checked.

What is interesting is how many people don't bother writing their names - Anonymous makes things so easy to say hurtful things and watch from the sidelines hoping your little bomb of hatred finds its target."
A Soldier's Mother