<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>I read Mr Kinnear's message to mean that our fight = is not with the Afghani people but with the terrorists.  The war needs to = be fought on many levels and Muslim public opinion is an important = part.  A demonstration by the US that we have no quarrel with refugees who are = now in a very compromising position with the Taliban having confiscated food = supplies is a perfectly viable consideration.  The Taliban's hold on = Afghanistan is tenuous and this may help to further deteriorate it.  I don't = equate such a strategy with pacifism in the way you have suggested.  Remember, = Ghandi said that if you see a man running down the street shooting people, the pacifistic thing to do may be to kill him to prevent further harm to others.   The solution to this problem is obviously = complex.  Remember also that the very thing we are fighting for is our ability to = express our opinions freely and engage in honest debate.  Shouting people down is rather, well, un-American.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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">From: <A title=josephspiano@home.com = href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">Joseph Alkana</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: September 27, 2001 8:30 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: THE SOLUTION FOR TERRORISM</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mr. Kinnnear,</DIV> <DIV>Worth a read? Yes it is nice to know where the = drivel comes from these days. After you get tired of smelling the pacifist flowers = why don't you wake up to the reality of the times? Mr. Osama bin Laden and = his father have more than enough money to provide all these things you = want real Americans to provide to the masses of Afghanistans. These people don't = want our food, money, or way of life. They don't want our sympathy, our = kindness or understanding. They simply want us off the planet and are prepared to = do anything to accomplish this mission they feel is commanded by their = god. It's either us or them, sir. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You forward a petition asking me to support your = totally unrealistic, unwarranted ideas of pacifism in the face of enemy = aggression directed towards targets on our own soil. Like it or not, We ARE in a = war already and need to support those placed in authority over us at this = time with our hearts, our minds and our dollars. Please pedal your = petition somewhere else, but make sure you do so out of earshot of the graves = and final resting places of those innocents fallen to the sword of evil. By the = way, have you given any consideration of the untold thousands who have = given their lives in the cause of freedom so that people like you can = continue to carry the banner of pacifism while not giving any measure of devotion = to our country in return?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>AN AMERICAN AND PROUD TO SUPPORT OUR GOVERNMENT IN = THESE TIMES. HOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana  RPT <A href="mailto:josephspiano@home.com">josephspiano@home.com</A></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">From: <A title=jkinnear@pianoguy.com = href="mailto:jkinnear@pianoguy.com">Jim Kinnear</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=reply@StudentTarget.com href="mailto:Kinne@r">Andrew Kinne@r</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Thursday, September 27, = 2001 7:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: THE SOLUTION FOR TERRORISM</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> ( I don't usually pass this type = of thing along, but it IS worth a read . . .) INCREDIBLE IDEA TO ADD TO THE SOLUTION FOR TERRORISM  Bomb them with butter, = bribe them with hope.   Last night on NBC it was  reported that 81% of = Americans want restraint. Perhaps this suggestion is  what they have been waiting = for!  A = military response, particularly an attack on Afghanistan, is = exactly what  the terrorists want. It = will strengthen and swell their small but fanatical  ranks. Instead, bomb = Afghanistan with butter, with rice, bread, clothing and  medicine. It will cost = less than conventional arms, poses no threat of US  casualties and just might = get the populace thinking that maybe the  Taliban don't have the answers.  After = three years of drought and with starvation looming, let's offer = the  Afghani people the vision = of a new future. One that includes full stomachs.  Bomb them with information. = Video players and cassettes of world leaders,  particularly Islamic = leaders, condemning terrorism.  Carpet the country with magazines and newspapers showing the horror = of  terrorism committed by = their "guest". Blitz them with laptop computers and  DVD players filled with a = perspective that is denied them by their  = government.  Saturation bombing with = hope will mean that some of it gets through. Send so  much that the Taliban = can't collect and hide it all.  The Taliban are telling their people to prepare for Jihad. Instead, let's  give the = Afghani people their first good meal in years. Seeing your family  fully fed and the prospect = of stability in terms of food and a future is a  powerful deterrent to martyrdom.  All = we ask in return is that they, as a people, agree to enter = the civilized  world. That includes = handing over terrorists in their midst.  In responding to terrorism = we need to do something different, something  unexpected, something that = addresses the root of the problem. We need to  take away the well of = despair, ignorance and brutality from which the Osama  bin Ladens of the world = water their gardens of terror.  Kent Madin  *******************************  Please lend your support to = this petition. Copy the body of the message and  all the names below into = the text of a new message. Add your name to the  list and forward to as many = people as you know. If you are person 150 on the  list, please forward the = entire email to <A href="mailto:president@whitehouse.gov">president@whitehouse.gov</A> and = then  forward a new copy of the = email to your friends with your name as number 1.  Thanks<o:p></o:p> **************************************  Dear Mr. President, Dear = Mr. Vice President,  We = the undersigned are writing to you at this moment to express our profound  sadness = at the events of September 11th, and to plead with you and those  making the very difficult = decisions which have to be made at this time  for  calm = and a non-retaliatory stance. We have all been deeply affected by = this  tragedy and our hearts and = sympathies go to all those who died and to the  loved ones they left = behind. In the wake of this event there is shock and<o:p></o:p> sadness, and emotions run very high. It is human to want to respond = quickly,  to find those responsible = and ensure that this cannot happen again anywhere.  However, retaliating with = more violence only breeds more violence and  ensures that future = generations will live in fear with mistrust and  suffering. We urge you and = our fellow citizens to remember that vengeance  offers no relief, that = retaliation can never guarantee healing and that  to  meet = violence with violence breeds more rage and more senseless = deaths.  Only love = leads to peace with justice.  We believe it is our duty as a civilized nation to rise above the desire = for  retaliation and to find a = way of dealing with this tragedy that is peaceful  and good. We do not ask = that we ignore that this happened or that those who  are responsible not be held = accountable. Rather we ask that we lead the  world as an example of = another way, a better way for all mankind.  Further violence and the = deaths of more innocent people will not resolve  this situation or ensure = the safety of future generations.  This is truly an = opportunity to show the world that leadership is earned,  not imposed through = violence and bullying tactics.  Please Mr. President, give us all hope for a future where good will  truly  prevail over evil, and = where violence has no place. Our goal should be to  build bridges of love, = respect and understanding among all people.  This is the only way to = ensure that the tragedy of September  11th and similar tragedies = around the world do not happen again.  1. Maura = Duignan, San Francisco, CA 94110  2. Sarah Ellison, San Francisco, CA 94110  3. Katie Bonier, San = Francisco, CA 94114  4. Jane = Cote, Somerville, MA 02144  5. Cynthia Pratt, Wellesley, MA 02481  6. Hermine Makman, = Cambridge, MA 02138  7. Dorothy = Burlage, Newton, MA 02458  8. Emmie Adams, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819  9. Joan C. Browning, = Ronceverte WV 24970  10. Jean = Chalmers, Gainesville, FL 32607  11. Joshua Dickinson III, Gainesville, FL  12. Sarah Dickinson, = Gainesville, Florida  13. = Beverly Thomas, Gainesville, Florida 32603  14. Virginia Seacrist, = Arlington, Virginia 22202  15. = John Webb, Branford, Florida, 32008  16. Joni Ellis, = Gainesville, FL 32605  17. Will = Ellis, Gainesville, FL 32605  18. Cathy DeWitt, Gainesville, FL 32605  19. Neill Vaughan, = Bloomington, IN 47401  20. Sarah E. = Vaughan, Tallahassee, FL 32316  21.  Kathy Maxwell, = Athens, GA 30606  22. Margaret = Freeman, Athens, GA 30606  23.  Thomas G. Camp, Athens, GA  30606  24. Lawrence B. Camp, = Morganton, NC 28655  25. Holly F. = Camp, Morganton, NC 28655  26. Shannon Carswell, Connelly Springs, NC 28612  27. Barry Carswell, = Connelly Springs, NC 28612  28. Eric = Biggins, Granite Falls, NC 28630  29. Carolyn Deal, Marshall, NC 28753  30. Steve Andreas Boulder = CO 80302  31. Connirae = Andreas    "  32. Mark Andreas        "  33. Loren Andreas       "  34. Darian Andreas      "  35. Juan Francisco = Ram�rez. Guadalajara, Jal. M�xico  36. M. Blair San Miguel Allende,Gto,37790  37. Alison McGillivray = Montreal, Canada  38. C A = Wilson, Toronto, Canada   39. J D Sparling, Collingwood, = Ontario   40. L. Metheral, Collingwood On Canada <o:p></o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; = mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">   "If the human brain were so = simple that we could understand it, we would be  so simple that we couldn't" = </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>