Looks like a lotus, Fillingim. Wow, 3D, I'm impressed. You actually did something of artistic value. Your messages mean nothing to me (well, the sentiment behind this one does, admittedly) usually, but I won't begrudge beauty when it appears.

A Warning to the terrorists: people from many countrys died in your attack. America is a peace loving nation and the melting pot of the world. The bottom line is you get screwed over by big corparations, and so do we. Money makes the world go around. I will tell you now, if you think America is weak, you are very wrong. We just want to live in peace, play our video games, raise our kids, eat our pizza, whatever. You say Americans are the biggest terrorists, you don't know what terror is. I warn you, beg you, you made your point, and this is from a person thats been called a peacenik, unless you want to see American Corparation workers pumping oil out of "your" ground in radiation suits you better stop now.

Well well.......a pleasure to behold.but why the change in heart.from murderers to peace loving?. Does this mean that you will leave this picture in the gallery? You should because it is very nicely done.

I must say 3D, I am pleasantly suprised by this.

I just HAVE to say this...there is NO oil in Afghanistan. Very pretty picture tho', thanks 3D.

I want to make this clear.I am not suggesting this course. Our Secratary of Defence was asked several times about the use of nuclear weapons in an interview. He would not rule out their use.

Wow, impressed, very impressed. Thank you for posting something that isn't Anti-American 3D.

In Memory, for everyone who has died from terrorism. Props to 3DGod for displaying this piece.

It is interesting the usage of a lotus. The sacredness of the lotus in Asian spiritualities is attributed to the fact that this flower grows from the muck of swampish areas. So perhaps there is some hope that something beautiful can grow from something nasty, or at least that's the idea. Another interesting point is that regarding corporations in your sub-narrative to this pic. Perhaps that is where we, the proles of Earth, who constitute roughly 98% of the population, can find some common ground, in our collective abuse by corporate entities which are owned by the other 2% (i.e. the power elite who actually have and control all the money of this world. And if anyone thinks I'm full of crap on that, go read C. Wright Mills, then we can talk.) If that could happen, if we could all come together, and spend our resources on educating and enlightening us all rather than spending it on ridiculous things like advertising (what is it now, $1billion per day?) than maybe we will see the lotus blossom.