<div><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">- </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The use of strength does not lead to surrender nor to adding strength to the peace parties on the opposing side.</SPAN></FONT></div> <div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The dialogue has not been able to stop the opposing side from striving towards our annihilation, and the more dialogue partners we find, the more powerful the Islamic Jihad forces become.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT color=#00007f>I think as long as anything is seen as "opposing side"
the chances for peace decreases. </FONT></div> <div><FONT color=#00007f></FONT> </div> <div><FONT color=#00007f>I see that there are conflicting parties (many of them) and there are some groups who use this </FONT><FONT color=#00007f>conflict to exercise power ( why they need to do that?...this is also an important issue as many of you have mentioned on this list at this discussion) </FONT></div> <div><FONT color=#00007f></FONT> </div> <div><FONT color=#00007f>I agree with Jon, dialogue and listening with respect and economic improvement can bring some solutions.</FONT></div> <div><FONT color=#00007f></FONT> </div> <div><FONT color=#00007f>Regards,</FONT></div> <div><FONT color=#00007f>Funda<BR></FONT><BR><B><I>Shay Ben Yosef <shayby@communitynet.co.il></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML
6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Dear OS colleagues<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">Yes, I also love the song Imagine, but in our reality
it's look like a distant fantasy.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE"> The war is still around us, we are paying high price for learning some lessons about the illusion of CONTROL. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> The tragedy is much bigger when we think that nor the Israelis neither the Lebanese people having any reason to fight. We are leaf at the storm of world wide war.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times
New Roman'">Here is some thoughts that I shred with my friends here in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">There are reasons for anger, there are reasons for blaming others, there are reasons for shame and above all looms the question – <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Where is
this direction leading?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">In spite of everything this situation holds an unusual opportunity for the Israeli society. We are painfully disillusioned of three assertions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;
FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Solution can be obtained by force –</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> our military strength will provide a bearable solution.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Solution can be obtained via dialogue –</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> if only we could gather around the table for negotiation we could agree on a solution which will enable prosperity for all involved.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; DIRECTION: ltr;
TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The conflict is a local matter –</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> between us and the Palestinians/ Arab countries.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">These three are false:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN:
0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The use of strength does not lead to surrender nor to adding strength to the peace parties on the opposing side.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The dialogue has not been able to stop the opposing side from striving
towards our annihilation, and the more dialogue partners we find, the more powerful the Islamic Jihad forces become.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">We are in the midst of a worldwide conflict. The exact routes for the <I>separation fence</I> or the Lebanese border are entirely irrelevant. The conflict is between a combative Islam which does not acknowledge the order of a republic, and the post-colonial west civilization battling over the remains of world hegemony based on financial forces and international organizations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">We are now perplexed,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">I believe it is far better than being delusional.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN:
left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">I encourage us to converse out of the perplexity, not out of anger or false certainty.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">So, lets meet at the day after, open wide circles just to ask: what can we, the civilians, do at the front line of worldwide war to bring some hope for our children?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New
Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Shay<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Ofra</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt
18pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal dir=rtl style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN dir=ltr><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div></FONT>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=carswellas@aol.com href="mailto:carswellas@aol.com">Argene Carswell</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> Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:24 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A Note from a Young Friend</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> Harrison and
Jon,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A personal note of thanks for your notes. I recently returned from Beirut (less than two weeks before the conflict). When I read your <SPAN class=correction id="">emails</SPAN> tonight, I had just completed one of my own to one of my <SPAN class=correction id="">Lebanese</SPAN> colleagues, and was feeling quite helpless. In fact, I have felt quite helpless over the past few weeks as I communicate with my Lebanese colleagues and friends by phone and email.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jon, your words regarding demonstrating "huge respect" and the power of just "connecting" brought such comfort at this moment. It makes me think that what I offer my Lebanese friends just might have some real value after all. And while it does not involve a typical open space and large circles - I hope that as I try to <SPAN class=correction id="">exhalt</SPAN> THEM, and connect with passion, "maybe human love can be seen at
its highest" - even if just for a fleeting moment.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Harrison, I now feel less helpless. And I know you are right, the fever has to run its course - it is sometimes just so hard when it hits so close.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Many thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=correction id="">Argene</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both"><SPAN class=correction id="">Carswell</SPAN> and Associates<BR>1235 Jefferson Davis Highway<BR>Suite 1600, #141<BR>Arlington, VA 22202</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: hhowen@adelphia.net<BR>To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>Sent: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:57 AM<BR>Subject: Re: A Note from a Young Friend<BR><BR> <STYLE>.AOLPlainTextBody { FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff } .AOLPlainTextBody PRE { FONT-SIZE: 9pt } .AOLInlineAttachment { MARGIN: 10px }
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face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>ho</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD 20854<BR>USA<BR>301-365-2093<BR>207-763-3261 (summer)<BR><SPAN class=correction id="">website</SPAN> <A href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" target=_blank></SPAN>www.openspaceworld.<SPAN class=correction id="">com</A><BR>Personal <SPAN class=correction id="">Website</SPAN> <A href="http://www.ho-image.com/" target=_blank></SPAN>www.ho-image.<SPAN class=correction id="">com</A><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=only.connect@virgin.net href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('only.connect@virgin.net');">Jon Harvey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=hhowen@verizon.net href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('hhowen@verizon.net');">Harrison Owen</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 07, 2006 10:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: A Note from a Young Friend</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Thank you for sharing that with us, Harrison.<BR><BR>It has never been more important than now to create the spaces for people to<BR>come together, and through dialogue, be reminded that we are all human and<BR>what joins us is so much much more than what divides us. Like <SPAN class=correction id="">Dania</SPAN> I<BR>sometimes despair and hear with disbelief the <SPAN class=correction id="">vacuuous</SPAN> statements by our so<BR>called leaders. But then I get back in my saddle - believing that if I can<BR>help just two people to really hear and listen to each other - and<BR>rediscover their common humanity - then it is still worth carrying on.<BR><BR>So - here's to large circles and
deep listening, wide openness and huge<BR>respect! <SPAN class=correction id="">Defragging</SPAN> the world may take time - but we can get there!<BR><BR>"Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and<BR>the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its<BR>highest. Live in fragments no longer" (E M <SPAN class=correction id="">Forster</SPAN>)<BR><BR>Jon Harvey<BR>Oxford, UK<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: OSLIST [<SPAN class=correction id="">mailto</SPAN>:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Harrison<BR>Owen<BR>Sent: 07 August 2006 15:28<BR>To: <A href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU');">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A><BR>Subject: A Note from a Young Friend<BR><BR><BR>Some of you may remember that during the Congress of <SPAN class=correction id="">Rabbis</SPAN> and <SPAN class=correction id="">Imans</SPAN> I met<BR>a <SPAN class=correction id="">wounderful</SPAN>
young lady from Indonesia. I heard from her again today and<BR>thought our exchange might have some relevance for OSLIST.<BR><BR><SPAN class=correction id="">Dania</SPAN> wrote:<BR><BR>Dear Mr. Owen,<BR>How are you? I'm <SPAN class=correction id="">Dania</SPAN> from Indonesia. I was a participant of the world<BR>congress of <SPAN class=correction id="">Imams</SPAN> and <SPAN class=correction id="">Rabbis</SPAN> for Peace in Seville, Spain, as a student of<BR>Children of Abraham. I met you there. I hope you're still remember me<BR>Mr. Owen, I'm very concerned about the war between <SPAN class=correction id="">Hezbollah</SPAN> and Israel in<BR>Lebanon.. I read the news about it everywhere. Yesterday, I found a<BR>newspaper on my boss' desk. I stole it (<SPAN class=correction id="">hihihihi</SPAN>) while she was having lunch<BR>and read the news about <SPAN class=correction id="">Hezbollah</SPAN> and Israel. People died in Lebanon, most<BR>of them are children and old
people. They bombed houses, buildings.. oh my<BR>God, I couldn't stand read it. I saw the news on the TV, too. They showed<BR>the picture of the victims in <SPAN class=correction id="">lebanon</SPAN>, the children, the <SPAN class=correction id="">amunitions</SPAN>, people<BR>suffered...<BR>On my way back home from the office, I turned my radio on and heard the news<BR>about <SPAN class=correction id="">Hezbollah</SPAN> and Israel (again and again and again!).after the news, they<BR>played one of my <SPAN class=correction id="">favourite</SPAN> songs, Imagine, sang by 2 singers, an <SPAN class=correction id="">arabic</SPAN> man<BR>and a <SPAN class=correction id="">french</SPAN> woman. they sang the song in 3 languages: <SPAN class=correction id="">arabic</SPAN>, <SPAN class=correction id="">french</SPAN>, and<BR><SPAN class=correction id="">english</SPAN>. it was beautiful. <SPAN class=correction id="">i've</SPAN> heard this song many times, but when I heard<BR>it
yesterday, I cried.. I was very upset about this war and all. <SPAN class=correction id="">whjat</SPAN> is<BR>wrong with this world?? why do they do that? what for? Can't they stop the<BR>war, make peace, and live happily together? what's wrong with peace? why do<BR>they reject peace? what do they want now? when is it going to be over?<BR>Can we do something to stop the war, Mr. Owen? Me, you, and the <SPAN class=correction id="">Imams</SPAN> and<BR><SPAN class=correction id="">Rabbis</SPAN> who attended the congress in Seville? Can we take action? What can we<BR>do to stop the war? what can we do to make them realize that war won't do<BR>any good?<BR>I can't find any answer for these questions.. I feel hopeless.<BR> <SPAN class=correction id="">Dania</SPAN><BR><BR>I replied:<BR>Of course I remember you! And with great affection!! As for <SPAN class=correction id="">Hezbollah</SPAN> and<BR><SPAN class=correction id="">Isreal</SPAN>. . . I am afraid that this may be
one of those times in Human history<BR>when all the things we should done and did not, along with all the things we<BR>should not have done and did -- now come due. It is rather like the<BR>situation when we do not take care of our health and suddenly we find that<BR>we have a bad infection and a fever. That fever will now run it's course.<BR>Sooner or later it will break but whether that break occurs before major<BR>damage has been done, or after, remains to be seen. Being a Human Being is a<BR>constant learning process, and sometimes that learning can be very painful.<BR>But the greatest tragedy would be not to learn. So for my self, I feel<BR>neither helpless nor hopeless. To be sure I do not have the power to<BR>separate Israel and <SPAN class=correction id="">Hezbollah</SPAN>, nor do I think that those who may think they<BR>have the power (Presidents, Kings, <SPAN class=correction id="">Imams</SPAN>, <SPAN class=correction id="">Rabbis</SPAN>, etc) could do any
better.<BR>And even if they were to be successful in Lebanon -- the underlying causes<BR>would remain, and the fever would break out again. So what to do? Speaking<BR>only for my self, I intend to keep opening space so that wonderful people<BR>such as you can experience that "playground" (as you called it) in which<BR>real people with real differences can meet each other with respect. And if<BR>you are looking for something to do right now -- you could try the same<BR>thing.<BR><BR>God Luck! And thank you for remembering me!!<BR><BR>Harrison<BR><BR><BR><BR>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD 20854<BR>USA<BR>301-365-2093<BR>207-763-3261 (summer)<BR><SPAN class=correction id="">website</SPAN> <A href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" target=_blank></SPAN>www.openspaceworld.<SPAN class=correction id="">com</A><BR>Personal <SPAN class=correction id="">Website</SPAN> <A href="http://www.ho-image.com/" target=_blank></SPAN>www.ho-image.<SPAN
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