i just wanted to share this quote. it's at the beginning of "Flags of our Fathers."
"Mothers should negotiate between nations. The mothers of the fighting countries would agree: Stop this killing now. Stop it now." - Yoshikuni Taki
next i want to read the japanese point of view.
http://www.amazon.com/Sad-Fall-Battle-Tadamichi-Kuribayashis/dp/0891419039/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-1773639-2953738?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176910977&sr=1-2 ever since the carjacking i've been really depressed about the state our world is in...the war, violence, hate, indifference, etc. but that's a whole other post that i'm not ready to put into words yet.