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<DIV><SPAN class=723422822-14032004><FONT face=Arial>Thought =
provoking
...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=723422822-14032004><FONT face=Arial>My
reaction?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=723422822-14032004><FONT face=Arial>Peace through =
victory ...
because no other peace is possible with an intractible, irrational, =
hate-filled
enemy who has an inalterable goal of the destruction of all we hold dear =
and a
blind ambition to impose and brutally enforce 12th century Islamic =
law on
all survivors ... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=723422822-14032004><FONT face=Arial>But there is =
hope! And it
will be soon.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=723422822-14032004><FONT =
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Sarah Fox
[mailto:sarah@gendernet.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 14, 2004 =
11:20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Peace -- =
OT<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Something unprecedented has =
happened!
Jean-Jacques stole my "peace" signature! ;-) (</FONT><FONT =
face=Arial size=2>In truth, I encouraged him to use it in a =
private
email.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ever since I've signed on to this =
list, I've
gotten private emails inquiring about my "peace" signature, why I use =
it,
etc. I have also gotten occasional positive commentary on =
list.
Quite predictably, for anyone else who is curious, I am one of those =
awful
"peacenik" sorts. I come by it honestly, ever since childhood, =
when my
two first cousins were in peril in Vietnam in a war that seemed =
senseless to
me. None of you knew me prior to 9-11, but I used the "peace" =
signature
in my emails then, too. I have always used it as a reminder that =
there
are intelligent alternatives to war and violence. Much to my =
amazement,
people do seem to pause over my signature and ponder this =
issue.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, the only reason I'm writing =
this email is
to encourage everyone who feels as I do to please use the "peace" =
signature
themselves. There's no trademark on the expression! Peace =
should
be more contagious than war, and *speaking* peace is the first step =
towards
waging it. In a world turned violent, in which hundreds of =
innocent
people are slaughtered on Spanish trains, let's speak peace! =
Let's
spread peace through gentle reminders to our friends and even our
enemies! Only peace will save us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff00ff =
size=4><EM>Peace,</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. The timing of this email =
is no small
coincidence. I am half Spanish, and I have immediate relatives =
in
Spain. I would truly be honored for people to recognize the =
Spanish
victims with the simple word of "peace."</FONT></DIV>
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