some thoughts on the attacks

[Bill Ballard]

At 10:25 AM -0400 9/15/01, DBee840388@AOL.COM wrote:
>Paul  I wonder about not eliminating the terrorists - I really don't 
>think they're up to us using love and kindness to change their world 
>and ours.  What makes me worry is that by not taking strong, decsive 
>action, will it simply embolden them to push forward and bring 
>chemical and biological weapons into play where maybe millions of 
>us, you and I, and of course, our cherished loved ones included, 
>will be lost.
>
>Respectfully,
>Don Bee, Sr., RPT
>Chicago

BTW anyone interested in the issues brought on by this terrorist 
attack would do well to rent the vieo "The Seige" with Denzil 
Washington, Annette Behning, and Bruce Willis. It is a good portrayal 
of the strength of a free people and a democratic government 
responding to such a crisis, the slippery slope towards moral 
bankruptcy that is martial law (invited by the willingness to suspend 
civil liberties), the conflicted loyalties of the citizens among us 
of islamic background (Tony Shaloub's character), and the historical 
involvement of the CIA in such terrorist cells. The stuff of 
Hollywood for sure, but for a nation which frequently expresses 
itself in terms of the most popular movies of the last year, a good 
tour of these issues.

As far as the bridle tapes go, I still have decided to secure the 
tapes to the wires with hot melt glue or epoxy

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"The truth is inside you, Don Octavio. I cannot help you find that."
     ...........The mother of a delusional patient to his psychiatrist 
in "Don Juan DeMarco"
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