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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I am disappointed at the
politicization of this Open Space group.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Perhaps I can give a perspective that is more objective.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Several years ago, long before
9/11, I worked with a gentleman, Vijay, whose family live in an area of India
where both Hindi and Muslim lived.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Over lunch, he confided in me that he needed to return to his home
village, because his mother was dying.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>He needed to take his two young sons with him to meet his mother before
she passed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His concern was that
extremists on both sides in his region would place soccer balls with explosives
in the street in each other’s neighborhood.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His concern was that one of his sons
would see such a ball, kick it, and meet his demise.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You see he left his home and family in
India as a young man to escape such senseless acts of terror.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I asked him how he would explain
the danger to his young children.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>He told me this story.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As a
young man he discovered a cobra in his mother’s garden, he immediately destroyed
the snake with a garden hoe.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I
asked him why he did that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He said
in his culture, it was an obligation to destroy the danger, not only for his
family, but all persons in his village.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I asked him why he did not try to capture the cobra and move it outside
of the village.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This was his
reply:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One does not try to make
friends with a beast that would destroy you if it can.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not only do you place your own life in
danger, but all the people you know.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As I understand the terror
situation, the extremists feel that the western culture is threatening their
society.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the West, we have
become decadent and uncaring about their culture.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In their view, we are forcing our
culture upon them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Their goal is to
disable our economic infrastructure through fear and terror.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Recently, a member of our group
posted that one of our cohorts was among the missing in London.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This was the only posting and no one
responded to the post.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The members
continued to debate politics in terms of philosophy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One post even said all lives are
important, what about our missing member?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">All cultures have their own
monsters.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do we try to destroy the
beast with words?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>OR, should we
listen and be sensitive in an Open Space where ideas are shared without
prejudice and spite?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I will leave my soap box now and
go back to listening.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Steve</P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mcavity@primus.ca href="mailto:mcavity@primus.ca">Marks McAvity</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 11, 2005 10:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: London calling</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wonderfully
put.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Marks & Margaret
McAvity<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">S50, C16 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Galiano</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">, <st1:State
w:st="on">BC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">V0N
1P0</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy"><A
href="mailto:mcavity@primus.ca">mcavity@primus.ca</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">604-947-0077(Bowen); 250-539-2881
(Galiano)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">604-616-7260(Cell#1); 604-328-4406 (Cell
#2) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Brendan Mckeague<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> July 9, 2005 10:25 PM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>
calling</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">July 8, 2005
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If It's a
Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yesterday's bombings in downtown
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City> are
profoundly disturbing. In part, that is because a bombing in our mother
country and closest ally, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region>, is almost like a bombing
in our own country. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am now more acutely aware
that Africa is the Mother Country - in the sense of the human species - the
mother of us all - and while our MOTHER is suffering, we will all feel the
pain....I hope that we can move beyond selective 'tribalism' to include
our connection with all life on MOTHER EARTH.<BR><BR>One of our Australian
political leaders referred to the terrorists as 'sub-human filth' - this
type of demonising and monster-making will only add to the justification for
the perpetuation of the cycles of vengeance and violence. Until we truly see
that each of us is connected on this planet - it will be difficult to create
the space for authentic dialogue with those who are different. <BR><BR>Gandhi
said it well, in words that sounded like: <BR>Unless I recognise that the evil
that I see in my enemy also exists within me <BR>and that the good that I know
is within me also exists in my enemy, <BR>I have no way of sustaining a
commitment to nonviolent solutions.<BR><BR>This is for me one of the most
powerful reasons for continuing to open space for dialogue - naming the
capacity for evil and hate within myself and recognising the humanity of
others - regardless of the acts of violence they feel compelled - or inspired
- to perpetrate<BR><BR>Peace to all
<BR>Brendan</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>* *
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