Steve
Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822
On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Carl Remick wrote:
> >I would ask that you read carefully the note from the grieving parents
> >who have taken an early stand against Bush's war plans and plans for
> >inviting new rounds of WTC's. They too are just as proud of being New
> >Yorkers...only thing is they don't want that fact abused by those with
> >whom they have very little in common as far as interests go...
> >
> >Steve
>
> Consider this from a piece that ran in the Wash. Post today, "A Hatred
> Rooted In Failings," by Caryle Murphy, former WP Cairo bureau chief:
>
> "To many Americans, these issues [concerning Palestinian grievances] may
> seem irrelevant in the face of the evil of last week -- evil that can never
> be excused. And those who lost loved ones do not want to hear explanations.
>
> "I understand those reactions, grounded in grief, only too well: My family
> was twice wounded in this national catastrophe. First, we got news that one
> of our closest friends, the Rev. Francis E. Grogan, was on United Airlines
> flight 175, which rammed into the south tower of the World Trade Center. The
> 76-year-old Roman Catholic priest, who was virtually a member of the family,
> was headed from Boston to Los Angeles to see his sister. Then we heard that
> Richard Keane, married to my cousin, Judy Keane, for 31 years, and the
> father of five, has not called home since Tuesday. An insurance consultant,
> he was in a meeting on the 99th floor of the south tower.
>
> "I have to admit my head and my heart are battling each other. The hurt
> inflicted last week is testing my patience and my resolve to understand
> Islam. But after the funerals and our military reprisals, our country still
> has to exist in a world with 1 billion Muslims, about one-third of them in
> the Middle East. And the same forces that helped create the fanatics who
> attacked us will still be there.
>
> "If we want to avoid creating more terrorists, we must end the
> Israeli-Palestinian conflict quickly and in a way both sides see as fair. We
> must demand that authoritarian governments open up, and we must make a
> greater effort to engage and encourage those Muslims who promote moderate
> and modernist versions of Islam. That's an anti-terrorism program worthy of
> our lost loved ones."
>
> [Full text:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35106-2001Sep15.html]
>
> Carl
>
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