Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:09:05 -0600 From: "Tom Vilot" <tom@vilot.com> To: "'Help Victims'" <fight_terrorism@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Helping victims of terror Message-ID: <9BAAB192E5938F448EDF31E326507DD2B8D2C1@DENS600> In-Reply-To: <9BAAB192E5938F448EDF31E326507DD2B69776@DENS600>
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I know you are angry. I am too. And I appreciate your expressing this anger in a way consistent with the history and values of our country. However, I am not sure I am yet willing to hold an entire country or countries accountable for the disgusting expressions of what may well be a small minority. Most of the video that *I* saw which contained images of people celebrating was shot in the Gaza strip. It was not in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, or Jordan. Even if some people in the above mentioned countries did indeed celebrate this horrible event, I would only be willing to endorse the ideas you have expressed so eloquently if I was confident that the celebrations represented the mainstream reaction. I can not state with any confidence that that is the case. Furthermore, American aid to Arab countries is one of the "honest broker" tools we have. It is one of the few pieces of credibility we express in the region that is not a knee-jerk pro-Israel construction. And in as much as I disagree with your words, I respect them and hold dear your right and your duty to express them and forward them to all people who may feel the same way. I respect them so much so, that I will forward this letter to people who I believe feel as you do, even if I will not be sending such a letter to my congressmen myself. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Help Victims Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 3:56 PM To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Helping victims of terror Hi everyone. As many of you are aware, people in Egypt and other countries celebrated the attacks on New York and Washington. Some of these countries receive billions of dollars in aid from the United States. I believe that people who celebrate the deaths of thousands of people do not deserve to receive any aid from those peoples' country. As a result, I've sent letters to representatives in the government, urging them to stop support to these countries. The money should be used to help the victims and their families, and to rebuild what has been destroyed. I'm including a copy of this letter below, and I invite and urge all of you to mail a copy of it to your representatives, or write your own. Please tell your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors. Let's make this as widespread as possible. *** Begin letter *** Dear Senators and Representatives, People in Egypt and other countries were filmed celebrating the September 11 attacks on America that destroyed thousands of lives. These countries receive billions of dollars in foreign aid from us--paid for by those whose lives were destroyed or altered forever by the attack. Their celebrating of these horrible acts show total disrespect and disregard for human lives, not to mention a complete lack of appreciation for the support that has continued to benefit them. I strongly urge you to stop financial aid to these countries. The money should instead go to victims and their families, not to those who celebrated their untimely deaths. And, of course, the money should be used to rebuild the destroyed properties and pay for the expensive investigations and other actions that must take place. The hard-earned money of those who died should NOT go to those who celebrated their deaths. Sincerely, [Your name here] [I suggest including your mailing address] *** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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