Fwd: A subtle change in the news?

[David Koehler]

In a message dated 9/18/01 10:43:59 AM Central Daylight Time, Nsdmk writes:
(I meant this to go to the OSLIST as well.  DK)


> In a message dated 9/18/01 3:36:38 AM Central Daylight Time,
> florianfischer at ff-wey.com writes:
>
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> >> the president had been asked from a reporter:
>> "mr. president, do you want bin laden dead or alive ?"
>> the president answered:
>> "well, in the old western there was a poster >wanted, dead or alive<,
>> but we want to bring him to justice"
>> i think that is an important difference, as i understood.
>>
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> florian:
>
> Some of us in the USA are watching very closely the actions of our
> President.  I will be less bothered by his "cowboy" words (although I think
> it unfortunate), than his "cowboy" actions.  Even though the image of the
> American response might be being portrayed as wanting to "kick ass and take
> names," please understand that many - many - many Americans are trying to
> promote the concept of justice, not vengeance.
> Wouldn't it be a glorious day if we could figure out how to "wage peace,"
> in the midst of all of this.
>
> One more point we as US citizens need to take into account.  We have our
> own terrorists as well.  Timothy McVey and many who follow a brand of
> "christian racist fundamentalism" are at work in our communities as well.
> Even in Peoria, (actually East Peoria) we have Matt Hale, the
> self-proclaimed head of the World Church of the Creator, who was the "Bin
> Laden" of the murders here a couple of years ago when Benjamin Smith, a
> follower of Hale's, killed several people in the Midwest, one of whom was
> Ricky Birdsong, an African-American coach at Northwestern University.
>
> Many in the US are not even aware of the Posse Comitatus, which is a
> heavily armed right wing christian racists that have training camps all
> over the US.  I first encountered this group when I worked for the United
> Farm Workers, AFL-CIO, and Cesar Chavez over 25 years ago.  They work to
> eradicate any nonwhite, non-Christian people wherever they can.
>
> My point is that we need to bring those responsible for last Tuesday to
> justice.  And we also need to work against terrorism, not just in
> Afghanistan, but in the world, and especially here in the USA.  Yesterday,
> a woman from India, presumably Hindu, was killed in Phoenix, Arizona.
> Under the veil of patriotism, we see our own terrorists using this as an
> opportunity to spread their own hate and violence.  Let us be awakened.
>
> Dave Koehler
> Peoria, IL USA
>
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