Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen

Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Winners of the – Eastwind Photo-Journalism Awards 2016 By Bernie V. Lopez eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 we kill their children they kill ours First Place – Photo 12 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

A crisis of vast proportion is descending upon us to snatch away our inner peace, to wipe out our children, our children’s children, and theirs too.

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 their eyes are without tears their faces without emotions but deep inside a hurricane rages and they ask the wind ‘why are they killing us?’ and the wind has no answer except a deep long moan SYRIA CIRCA 2015 Second Place – Photo 12 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Third Place – Photo 11 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA, etal, use airstrikes and killer drones, The warring nations, US, UK, RUSSIA, SYRIA FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA, etal, use airstrikes and killer drones, based on unreliable information that kill many children. They save lives of soldiers at the expense of women and children. For every terrorist leader killed, which they boast about, they kill a hundred innocent civilians, which they are silent about. Children are mere ‘collateral damage’ THEIR ACTIONS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Fourth Place no. 1– Photo 09 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

months-old babies mutilated by war the heavens cry out for vengeance Fourth Place no. 2 – Photo 12 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Photo 10

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Fifth Place – Photo 04 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

are filled with hate and vengeance. They create millions of refugees, Men in high places are filled with hate and vengeance. They create millions of refugees, who now flood our cities. Karma is upon all of us. Random airstrikes of hospitals in foreign lands result in random suicide bombs in stadiums in our homeland.

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Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen When we see tragedy, we wonder why God permits it, not knowing His ways, not knowing that perhaps our sins bring suffering to our children. For sin has a social dimension.

Map of Medicins sans Frontieres shows airstrikes by US, Russia, Syria against hospitals. They consider rebels and civilians as the same, or they just don’t care. Medical staff killed 23. Wounded 58. Attacks on facilities 94. Destroyed 12 Damaged 63. Ambulances hit 16. No. of children killed or wounded unknown.

Airstrikes by US-Coalition (blue) and Russia (red) in Syria Sept. 30 to Oct. 12, 2015. They report ‘effective’ airstrikes but keep secret high civilian casualties.

Russian and Syrian airstrikes (yellow circle). US-Coalition (blue) and Russian (red) airstrikes in Syria Sept 30–Oct 12, 2015. Russian and Syrian airstrikes (yellow circle). US-Coalition airstrikes (white circle).

Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Prayer for Peace Lord, teach us and our enemies to break the vicious cycle of hate and vengeance. Inside all of us. a battle rages between good and evil, between love and hate. Help us make good win over evil. Grant us peace in our troubled world. Teach us Your gentleness and forgiveness. Amen.

Links to the sources of maps and photographs – MUSIC ateneo college glee club joel navarro conducting PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

By Bernie V. Lopez eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com