You cannot equate television producers trying to obtain movie rights to the Jessica Lynch story with the rest of the country's feelings Fernando. They are what most would consider 'ambulance chasers' and capitalism at its worst. However, this does not only happen in capitalist societies and is not any worse than those young Iraqi civilian boys in Iraq profiteering by selling their water to the other citizens of Iraq when no one had water (actually not nearly as bad as that in my eyes as the producers are not taking advantage of anyone). As to the story about the young boy who lost his family and his arms, that story has been aired on U.S. television continuously also and we all seen it and are touched by it.

I do not see any evidence of celebrating the end of war here in our country--in fact just the opposite. People are still fighting and people are still dying on all sides and will be for sometime to come still.

>In message #775187 I wrote:
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>"Last week a soldier from the US was rescued by the marines, very injured (but not even near to what that poor boy is suffering and WILL suffer until the last day of his, now, damned life!), she gainned fame in the news in the TV, newspapers, was treated like an hero etc. That is all ok, but... what about that poor boy (unfortunattelly I have to write in english, because in portuguese I would know ALL the correct words to show my indignation!)."
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>"He will be treated like an hero? His picture will be put in worldwide TV? He will be remembered in the years to come? That girl that was rescued in few months will be wearing a brand new uniform, will have a beatiful makeup in her smiling face, and one (more) medal in her chest."
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>We can still hear the pounding of the tanks, the rattle of the machineguns and the smoke of the bombings in Baghdad. Civilians blasted in hospitals, blood and body pieces everywhere.
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>But that's THEIR (the Iraqi) problem, the war is over (if not at all, almost, just a matter of some more days), now it's time to celebrate our heroes (heroes???) and... let's have fun.
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>http://www.entertainmentworld.us/EW/templates/television.asp?articleid=127&zoneid=30
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>Just to remember, in message #775127 I wrote: "Read and see with your own eyes.".
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>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12821263&method=full&siteid=50143
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>See and compare those two "news". What do you feel? I feel indignation!
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>Have fun!
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>Fernando
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>PS #1. For those that couldn't understand: that "Have fun!" is full of indignation and irony.
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>PS #2. For those that'll ask "what's your point?", there is no my point here.
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>PS #3. It's all about money or national pride?