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Jasmina Tesanovic: Letter to Laura Bush on Mothers Day - Boing Boing

papipaulforrest rated 29 months ago
So moving. So touching. Worth the read and the emotions that it will produce. "I am a mother to all of them. Not because I gave them birth, but because of the world that you and I must share. Self-righteous heroes wield weapons in times of war, and when the time inevitably comes, it is us, ...

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uriel1998 rated 29 months ago
This is a deeply beautiful and darkly moving letter written to Laura Bush. It's worth a few minutes of your time.
papipaulforrest rated 29 months ago
So moving. So touching. Worth the read and the emotions that it will produce. "I am a mother to all of them. Not because I gave them birth, but because of the world that you and I must share. Self-righteous heroes wield weapons in times of war, and when the time inevitably comes, it is us, the Other, the women, who collect the rubble and identify the bodies. The war and the courtroom are the same world at different times."