Whispers of the Martyrs – v2

May the people listen

(our leaders as well)

the leaders, the insurgents

those who stood for justice

who cried out for freedom

the tribes, the bands,

the disparate factions

may they all slow down

may they all heed their warnings

the whispers of the martyrs

those who died seeking freedom

speaking to them, to us,

to seek forgiveness

peace in their land

that the rebellion, revolution

would build a lasting peace

that they may rest easy

those who died in the streets

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edited August 2, 2014

Whispers of the Martyrs – v2

October 21, 2011

Whispers of the Martyrs

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/10/whispers-of-martyrs.html

On the death of Muammar Gaddafi

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/20/libyan-fighters-say-they-have-captured-gadhafi/?hpt=hp_t1

October 20, 2011

&

on the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s

reign of terror over Libya

and capture of Saddam Hussein

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3317881.stm

August 22, 2011

&

Killing of General Abdel Fattah Younes

claimed to be by Islamic factions

but that could be more Qaddafi lies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8673021/Islamists-blamed-for-killing-General-Abdel-Fattah-Younes-as-Libyas-rebels-face-up-to-enemy-within.html

&

earlier poems about the genocide in Libya

and hearing the rabbling of Gadhafi

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/02/22/bts.gadhafi.statement.libyanstate

2/22/2011

&

on the transformations since the beginning of January -

all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya,

Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.

and

especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak

February 11, 2011

&

and the jubilance in Tahrir Square

versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.

February 18, 2011

&

hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011

in a news conference that when history books tell it

we will be seen as being on the right side of history

in how the United States responded

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192

http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia

February 14, 2011

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

 “This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464

February 13, 2011

and see

http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274

A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)

by Safiyah Fosua

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081

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