Re: A time for Prayer, for grief and for action !

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

Pam,

Your nation has been hurt in a way that few others experience. I have
incredible sympathy for those involved, having a close friend who witnessed
the incident, and another friend who lost someone as a passenger on the
second flight.

America has a moral right to exercise retribution on those responsible, and
as a part of NATO, the UK will support you fully. I support this
completely,
and trust that Bin Laden's and his allies pay the ultimate price for the
murder they have committed.

What you detail here, however, is a Racist, narrow view that will only
cause
*more* terrorist acts to be unfolded against you. If anything is to be
learned from the experience, it is that Americans cannot hide within their
own borders behind a magic missile shield.

This rubbish seems to suggest that because someone has worked in
entertainment, or does not conform to the sexuality of a monk, they are
unsuitable for Government. What would you have? Televangelists running your
nation? Timothy McVeigh's Militia Buddies?

And can I tell you that "THEY" think exactly like us. No matter
what nation
people (because "they" are *people* just like you and I) come
from, the vast
majority just want a life, to work, have a family, live in peace and
happiness. It's the narrow minded, religious, racist, bigoted minority in
every nation that spoil life for everyone else.

As for this BS about a time for "prayer". Can't you see that it's
the same
fanatical belief in imaginary friends that leads people to think suicide
bombing is a good thing to do? "God" didn't stop 4000 people
meeting their
ends, because he doesn't exist.

The sooner we as a species understand that, the sooner we can forget about
idiotic tags like "christian/muslim"
"catholic/protestant" and all the other
bullshit that makes people take sides in nonsensical situations.

Ian.

----- Original Message -----
From: <pam.senffner@xxxxxxx>
To: <-RestaurantClassics@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:02 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] A time for Prayer, for grief and for action !


> Anyplace is the right place to display patriotic or sympathetic
sentiments
> under these extraordinay sentiments.
>
> Mar
>
>
> I agree with the above but I also think we need to understand why and
how
> to combat this in the future. First I want everyone to know I do not
> advocate vigilanteism or any other illegal act. If you agree with what
I
> say, pass this on to others, as well as news stations and radio for
> broadcast.
>
> Several days ago when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were
bombed
> we were brought to the shocking realization that our government had
failed
> us. The people we had elected to office, the people we expected to
keep
> our land soverign had failed because we have failed them.
>
> We have become far to interested in passing off our responsibilities
to
> others. We have elected officials whose qualifications include World
Wide
> Wrestling and Movie Acting. In addition we have elected officials
whose
> sexual scandals are legend. So we ourselves have contributed to our
own
> problem - Now to fix it!
>
> 1) Take back responsibility
>         A) Know where your children are and what they do. Don't let
them
> support foreign drug cartels.
>         B) Know who your neighbors are, and if foreign report anything
> suspicious.
>
> Remember that these terrorists were living and working here (someone's
> neighbor), don't expect your understaffed police to catch everything.
>
>         C) Secure your job and the jobs of your co-workers by
discouraging
> H1 Visa's and Green Cards.
>
> We are not responsible for employing the world. Further, because we
don't
> even know who the terrorists are we can't afford to employ/train any
> foreigners not already citizens.
>
>         D) Let your companies know that they must hire Americans first
and
> be quick to report violations to the INS                and other
agencies
> that govern hiring foreigners. Remember there are laws, make them
work!
>         E) Write your representatives and let them know their jobs are
in
> danger if they do not stop the
>                 tremendous influx of people from the mideast, like
> pakistan, india and afghanistan.
>         F) Stop spending money on foreign products, buy only American
made
> and assembled.
>         G) Stop sending money oversees, save our own children in the
> Appalachains, save our own elderly.
>
> We don't need to help fund any more terrorists attacks nor do we need
to
> help raise anymore terrorists. They think they hold us captive over
Oil,
> let's show them America is no one's slave.
>
> We don't need to go into endless discussion about this, create laws or
> visit this in Congress. Everyone of these items is legal and something
> every American can do on his own. All we need to do is enforce
existing
> laws, be more responsible and tell the "government for the
people" that we
> are now prepared to do our part and they had better do theirs!
>
> Just as an aside I lived for almost 14 years in the Far East. People
in
> those parts of the world do not think like us. Even those who are know
in
> the US will still place their religious orders above the vows to be
> American citizens. It is a wonderful strength and faith for them. But
for
> us, it can be a terrible tragedy.
>
> Today, let us stop talking..let us do more than give blood and
food..LET
> US TAKE BACK AMERICA FOREVER!
>
> Pam