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body bag n
(Military) Military a large heavy-duty plastic bag used to contain and transport human remains, esp those of battle casualties ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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As I walked through the site smelling the smells, hearing the sounds, seeing these overwhelming sights--twisted, gnarly steel and debris and the agonizing faces of the men and women doing the digging in the site--and as I said last rites and prayers and blessings over body bags and remains, the question kept coming to me, day after day: "How in God's name--literally--how in God's name do we end this cycle of violence, revenge, and retribution? And if America can go to war without worrying about voters complaining when GIs come home in body bags, will we go to war less often, or more? But Bush is a true believer, Hersh says, and as a result, the body bags will keep coming. |
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