Fw: 11 September 2001 - International Day of Peace

[Toni Petrinovich]

Only if enough of us have the courage to keep in open in the face of anything and everything.

Toni
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Artur F. Silva 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 5:29 PM
  Subject: Re: Fw: 11 September 2001 - International Day of Peace


  At 22:21 23-09-2001, Agneta Setterwall wrote:


    I was shocked when I found this deep down in my maillist. All that happened made me totally forget about this. I wonder if the day was chosen, or if it is a coincidence.


    This is the first year in the Decade for a Culture of Peace and 
    Non-violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010. Culture of 
    Peace Week, September 11-18, 2001 is designed to highlight the 
    Decade, promote the International Day of Peace and support the 
    Special Session on Children. Support Culture of Peace Week by 
    beginning the festivities with the Minute of Silence on September 
    11.


  I have also noticed the coincidence immediately on the September 11th - in 
  the morning (in Europe) I red many articles on the newspapers about the
  UN decade for "a culture of peace". In the afternoon (Europe) all that 
  purpose was lost.

  I first though it was a coincidence. Then I realized that probably it 
  wasn't so. The attacks could have as one of its major objectives to stop 
  the decade on peace and force occident to begin a REAL GREAT WAR. 
  I began to reflect: and if this is really an objective of the terrorists?

  And if they have used the attacks to "invite" the USA (and it would be 
  similar if it was Bush, Gore or Clinton) and its colonies (including the one 
  that, in what concerns war, is always "more American than the Americans" - 
  now ruled by Mr. Blair) and other partners in Europe to enter war. If the 
  terrorists' objective is that this war will allow many people from ISLAM to 
  finally decide for one side - including eventually creating a(nother) revolution 
  in Pakistan (a country close to have nuclear weapons) by pro-taliban 
  forces...

  And even putting people in the USA and Europe, that one would expect to 
  be wiser, and fully grasp the paradigm shift needed to try to understand
  the situation and act upon it, to speak about the "possible convenience"
  of war.

  Will UN ever adopt again a decade of peace in this century? And will human
  life as we understand it still exist in the next one? Will any space still be 
  open in a near future? I don't know. Do you?

  Regards

  Artur

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