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[Ludmilla Saskova <ludmilla@moscow.com>]

Dear Visionaries,

I apologizes for email this announcement, but I am trying to reach as many people
as possible about the upcoming concert at the Kenworthy. Due to the events last
week I had a hard time to reach the local papers, got preempted from a radio show,
etc.

The Latah County Arts and Culture Committee is presenting a Celtic Duo
MEN OF WORTH. The spellbinding performance by Irishman James Keigher and
Scotsman Donnie MacDonald will take place this
Friday, September 21, 2001 at 7:30 pm at Kenworthy Performing Arts Center on Main
Street in Moscow.
Tickets are $10 adults and $8 seniors and students. Tickets are
available at the Kenworthy, Bookpeople, Moscow Food Coop, and Guitars
Friend.

You can visit the MEN OF Worth on-line at:
http://www.menofworth.com

Thank you
Lida Saskova



vision2020-digest-request@moscow.com wrote:

> Subject:
>
> vision2020-digest Digest                                Volume 01 : Issue 195
>
> Today's Topics:
>   RE: this applies to Iran and Iraq as  [ "Shahab Mesbah" <meteor2@moscow.com ]
>   RE: this applies to Iran and Iraq as  [ "Shahab Mesbah" <meteor2@moscow.com ]
>   Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as  [ "John Cronin" <jaycron@turbonet.com ]
>   Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as  [ Bob Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com ]
>   Phillips Farm Open House Sept. 22     [ "Andrew Grant" <agrant@latah.id.us> ]
>   West Park 4th Grade Student Letters   [ Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com> ]
>   Bigotry's High Price                  [ Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com> ]
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: RE: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:32:22 -0700
> From: "Shahab Mesbah" <meteor2@moscow.com>
> To: "P C" <PhilCooper@webtv.net>, <vision2020@moscow.com>,
>      <goodallj@earthlink.net>
>
> Dear PC,
>
> If we resort to terrorism would they not have one? It seems to me the best
> way to deal with this is to eliminate terrorism not make it more wide
> spread! I would hope that the greatest country in the world is stronger than
> that... I know that my American brothers and sisters are far stronger than
> that. We cannot loose this fight... if we become the very thing we hate we
> will surely perish.
> "Your brother in arms"
> Shahab...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: P C [mailto:PhilCooper@webtv.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:57 PM
> To: vision2020@moscow.com; goodallj@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
>
> Dear Osama Bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, and Sadam Hussein, et. al.  We are
> pleased to announce that we unequivocally accept your challenge to an
> old-fashioned game of whoop-ass.  Now that we understand the rule that
> there are no rules, we look forward to playing by them for the first
> time.  Since this game is a winner-take-all, we unfortunately are unable
> to invite you to join us at the victory celebration.  But rest assured
> that we will toast you -- LITERALLY.
> While we will admit that you are off to an impressive lead, it is
> however now our turn at the plate.  By the way, we will be playing on
> your court now.  Batter up!
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: RE: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:38:20 -0700
> From: "Shahab Mesbah" <meteor2@moscow.com>
> To: "P C" <PhilCooper@webtv.net>, <vision2020@moscow.com>,
>      <goodallj@earthlink.net>
>
> Woops... typo! That should be won not one!!!
>
> "Your brother in arms"
> Shahab...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: P C [mailto:PhilCooper@webtv.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:57 PM
> To: vision2020@moscow.com; goodallj@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
>
> Dear Osama Bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, and Sadam Hussein, et. al.  We are
> pleased to announce that we unequivocally accept your challenge to an
> old-fashioned game of whoop-ass.  Now that we understand the rule that
> there are no rules, we look forward to playing by them for the first
> time.  Since this game is a winner-take-all, we unfortunately are unable
> to invite you to join us at the victory celebration.  But rest assured
> that we will toast you -- LITERALLY.
> While we will admit that you are off to an impressive lead, it is
> however now our turn at the plate.  By the way, we will be playing on
> your court now.  Batter up!
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:47:06 -0700
> From: "John Cronin" <jaycron@turbonet.com>
> To: "P C" <PhilCooper@webtv.net>, <vision2020@moscow.com>,
>      <goodallj@earthlink.net>
>
> Dear Dubbya, Ariel Sharon and Western Leaders,
>
> Gee whiz P.C. thanks for the sports metaphors. Those always increase my
> understanding of the issues. If I'm not mistaken though, Bin Laden now has
> the home court advantage. The Soviet Union learned this the hard way.
> Bombing them back to the stone age will be quite easy as Afghanistan
> appears to be living a life style not so very far from the stone age.  Will
> we get our man with smart bombs?  To get it done in the manner in which our
> swaggering administration suggests,  it will mean offering the lives of
> our sons and daughters to smoke em out and bring em to justice. What sports
> metaphor will apply then?  How many flag wavers will we see when the body
> bags arrive back in America?  What I would like to see Bush do is conduct a
> thorough review of our policies in the Mideast not to mention our national
> security apparatus that missed the "ball" on this attack. It's clear to me
> that while we are planning the big payback , we would be very wise to spend
> some time reflecting on a foreign policy that brought us to this point. Why
> do these terrorists hate us to this degree? Beyond the perversion of Islam,
> what legitimate grievances do they have of any?
>
> All I hear from our stammering, Boy Prez is " make no mistake".  Thank
> goodness he has surrounded himself with people who have experience in
> foreign affairs. I wish the decisions we are making and the resulting
> consequences were as simple as Bush's written script would have us believe.
>
>
> John
>
> ----------
> > From: P C <PhilCooper@webtv.net>
> > To: vision2020@moscow.com; goodallj@earthlink.net
> > Subject: Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
> > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:57 PM
> >
> > Dear Osama Bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, and Sadam Hussein, et. al.  We are
> > pleased to announce that we unequivocally accept your challenge to an
> > old-fashioned game of whoop-ass.  Now that we understand the rule that
> > there are no rules, we look forward to playing by them for the first
> > time.  Since this game is a winner-take-all, we unfortunately are unable
> > to invite you to join us at the victory celebration.  But rest assured
> > that we will toast you -- LITERALLY.
> > While we will admit that you are off to an impressive lead, it is
> > however now our turn at the plate.  By the way, we will be playing on
> > your court now.  Batter up!
> >
> >
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: this applies to Iran and Iraq as well!
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:13:30 -0700
> From: Bob Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>
> To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
>
> While "everybody knows" that Osama Bin Laden planned the Sept. 11 attacks,
> Germany's top news magazine, Der Spiegel, states "The FBI has discovered no
> solid connection between the attacks and Bin Laden."  This, of course, is
> obvious, because no evidence has been presented even in the U.S. media.  An
> attack on Afghanistan would be a desperate ploy by a desperate
> administration to look responsive and deflect attention from the fact that
> it was caught with its head in the sand.
>
> Here is an interesting speech from Alternative Radio:
> http://www.alt-escape.com/0911ar_terror.mp3
> At 20 MB, I'm afraid it is a bit much to download for those stuck with 56k
> technology.  It is by Ekbal Ahmed (sp?), Professor Emeritus in
> International Relations and Middle East Studies at Amherst, MA.  Prof.
> Ahmed originally comes from Pakistan.  Ahmed has actually met Bin Laden,
> the proud student of the CIA.
>
> Key points of what Ahmed said:
>
> The U.S. has several definitions of terrorism, none of which are
> objective.  Also, the term never acknowledges that there can be a cause to
> such actions.
>
> The concept of Jihad as political struggle was revived from a 400-year
> slumber by the CIA to motivate Osama Bin Laden and the other Mohaja Din to
> beat the Soviets out of Afghanistan.
>
> Bin Laden's motivation: He wants American troops to pull out of the holy
> Muslim ground of Saudi Arabia.  Remember, his previous motivation was to
> get the other global superpower out of Afghanistan.  He won that round, and
> an empire crumbled.
>
> Terrorism is the result of the combination of a feeling of hopelessness
> combined with anger.  You cannot eliminate terrorism without eliminating
> hopelessness and anger.
>
> Battered children tend to grow up to be abusive parents.  The same things
> happen to peoples and nations.
>
> How about covert actions?  The structure and environment of covert actions
> share much with the structure and environment of the drug trade.
>
> Military actions against terrorism are seldom successful, and have
> unforeseen consequences.  The previous cruise missile attack on Afghanistan
> killed 25 people, but not Bin Laden.  Four missiles fell short into
> Pakistan, a 3rd-world nuclear power.  "It was the gift from Allah," said
> one Pakistani politician of an undamaged cruise missile that Pakistani
> scientists had for examination.
>
> Solutions:
> "Avoid extremes of double standards.  If you practice double standards, you
> will be paid with double standards."
> Do not condone the terror of your allies.  Condemn it.  Punish it.
> Avoid covert actions and low-intensity conflict.  These have a price that
> you cannot calculate.  See previous comments about the CIA training Bin
> Laden (presuming he is involved in this attack).
> Focus on causes, and help ameliorate causes.
> Terrorism is not a military problem, it is a political problem.  The
> solution must be political; any military response is in no way a solution.
> Strengthen the framework of international law.  No international warrant
> has been issued for Bin Laden.
>
> My closing comment:  Again, while there is much focus on Bin Laden, there
> is no evidence (he organized his group in cells, just like these
> Kamikaze's.  Wow.  So do Communists and numerous other groups). Spiegel
> magazine reports one of the suicide pilots had contact with Iraqi consular
> officials in the past 6 months.  Again, proof of nothing, but a
> circumstance that points in another direction.
>
> It is easy for the U.S. to be wrong when we bomb.  Who can hold us accountable?
>
> Bob Hoffmann
> 846 Mabelle St.
> Moscow, ID  83843
>
> Tel: 208 883-0642
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Phillips Farm Open House Sept. 22
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 18:10:35 -0700
> From: "Andrew Grant" <agrant@latah.id.us>
> To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
>
> I would like to invite the entire community to come visit and participate in
> the second annual open house at the Phillips Farm.  A few of the activities
> scheduled are live raptors, candle making, blacksmith, trail hikes, kids
> games, hay rides, lunch for sale, and herbal products grown at the farm.
> The event starts at 10 AM with live music durring lunch from noon to 1 PM.
>
> The Phillips Farm is locate aproximately five mile north of Moscow on Hwy
> 95.  It is the second left after highway mile marker 351.  I hope to see you
> there.  The newly formed Philips Farm Advisory Commitee will be present
> seeking ideas and input.
>
> Andrew Grant
> Latah County Parks and Rec.
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: West Park 4th Grade Student Letters
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 19:17:35 -0700
> From: Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com>
> To: vision2020
>
>         Visionaries:   These letters come from Carrie Bitterwolf's 4th
> grade class at West Park.
>          I found the letters uplifting and inspiring, and thought I should
> share them with you.
>
>          Rep. Tom Trail
> >> >
> >> >I have been told that some of these letters did not come through in the
> >> >attatched form.  Therefore, I am forwarding them to you in a text
> >>format.  I
> >> >hope you enjoy them.  CMB
> >> >
> >> >> Dear Sir:
> >> >>      We have heard from many adults and important persons about this
> >> >> tragic attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon.  Many
> >> >> innocent lives were lost, some American, and some from other countries.
> >> >> Last Friday, on our nation's Day of Remembrance, my fifth grade students
> >> >> wrote the attached letters.  This class is a mini-United Nations as we
> >> >> have the children of many foreign students and other cultural groups
> >> >> attending West Park Elementary School in Moscow.  I thought you might
> >>wish
> >> >> to share these letters as part of your Letters to the Editor (as the
> >> >> students intended).  Each time I read them, I am reasured that our nation
> >> >> and world will have intelligent and caring leaders for a long time to
> >> >> come.
> >> >>      Thank you.
> >> >>              Caroline M. Bitterwolf, Ph.D., NBCT
> >> >>              Fifth Grade Teacher
> >> >>              West Park Elementary School
> >> >>              Moscow, Idaho 83843
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >Dear Editor:
> >> >       I'm worried there's going to be more destruction and more and more
> >> >people will die.  I feel very very sorry for the people that lost parents
> >> >and relatives.  I also feel sorry for the firefighters and policement that
> >> >died  or the fire fighters and policemen that got stuck in the building.
> >> >The thing I want to know is why someone would think of doing such a thing.
> >> >I'll never forget the horrible day that this happened.
> >> >       God Bless All.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Brittney Lee Abdallah
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Fellow Americans,
> >> >       What happened Tuesday is something America will never forget.
> >> >Tuesday morning was filled with terror.  Lots of people were harmed.  Many
> >> >of them were killed.  People say this reminds them of Pearl Harbor, but
> >>this
> >> >is nothing compared.
> >> >       If you lost some people in the towers or airplanes, pray for the,
> >> >bless them.  Even if you did not lose someone, pray.
> >> >       America is strong.  America will never let you down!  That day,
> >> >September 11, 2001, is a "Day of Infamy."  If you think you lost
> >>someone for
> >> >good, it's not true.  They are right there by you, helping you to go
> >>on.  We
> >> >will make it.
> >> >       We lost a lot of firefighters and policemen trying to save people
> >> >that were stuck in the buildings.  Those were very brave men and women, and
> >> >we are too!! American won't give up that easily.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Alex Alvarez, Jr.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Sir or Madam:
> >> >       I am sorry for what happened in New York and Washington, D.C., and I
> >> >hope not too many Fire Fighters and Police Officers died.  I also hope ;you
> >> >find more people alive under the rubble of the World Trade Center and
> >> >Pentagon.  I hope our country doesn't go to war.  I hope that the Army and
> >> >our leaders catch the men who set this up.
> >> >       Today, Friday, September fourteenth, at noon, our class went out to
> >> >the flag in remembrance of the people who died.  I hope the workers can fix
> >> >the Pentagon fast.  I will always remember that day.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Devin Barnes
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Editor:
> >> >       I feel very unhappy about the terrorist attack.  This horrific
> >> >attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon is terrifying for all of the
> >> >United States.  It is magnificent that they have found so many people under
> >> >the debris already.
> >> >       I won't feel the same ever again.  Because of this attack, I will be
> >> >sad for a long time.  To have the World Trade Center fall down was like the
> >> >main city getting destroyed.  What scares me most is if the terrorists are
> >> >still alive, where will they hit next?  Are we ready if another attack
> >>hits?
> >> >Will our planes be secure in the future?  That's why I will still be scared
> >> >in the future.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Kelly C. Brandt
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Sir or Madam:
> >> >       The story of what happened to the U.S.A. has been going around in my
> >> >head, so I'd like to tell the whole story in your newspaper.  Now I'll tell
> >> >it to you.
> >> >       One day a group of terrorists went to airports and stole a few
> >> >airplanes.  Meanwhile, President Bush was in Florida.  Then the terrorists
> >> >made a suicide mission and crashed into the Pentagon and the Twin Towers of
> >> >the World Trade Center.  A plane also circled the White House.  Meanwhile,
> >> >the Secret Service (Federal Protective Agency) too President Bush to a
> >> >hideout in Louisiana and then one in Nebraska.
> >> >       That's the story.  Why did the terrorists do something like that?
> >> >My teacher Mrs. Bitterwolf says the terrorists are individuals, not
> >> >countries.  Everyone should pray for who we lost.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Abel Carv
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Fellow Americans,
> >> >       I am very sorry for what happened.  If I could give up my life at
> >> >the World Trade Center and the Pentagon for all the people that died, I
> >> >would, but I can't.  If I could, I would tell the people who are doing this
> >> >to STOP.  God bless America that we're doing the right thing.  I hope
> >> >nothing else bad happens to the U.S.A. and its people because we are
> >>good to
> >> >other people.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Alexis M. Fitze
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Sir or Madam:
> >> >       I am grateful for your effort to keep my family informed of what is
> >> >happening.  I don't think you are doing a bad job at all.  Will you keep it
> >> >up, please?  I appreciate it.  I feel sorry for any who have lost someone.
> >> >I am fortunate enough that I have not.
> >> >                       Yours truly,
> >> >                       Jasmine Greene
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Sir or Madam:
> >> >       I know that you feel sad about that tragic event on Tuesday, so I
> >> >hope this will cheer you up a bit.  First of all, President Bush is
> >>ensuring
> >> >your safety.  Second of all, my classmates are writing to other unlucky
> >> >people.  Third of all, maybe President Bush is sending out the Secret
> >> >Service or the F.B.I.
> >> >       You should never be scared of terrorists because if you are, the
> >> >terrorists will win.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Logan Johnson
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Fellow Americans,
> >> >       I am sorry for any loss in your families.  I can't imagine what
> >> >sorrow you feel.  It must be horrible to lose a loved one.  I hope they
> >>find
> >> >those responsible for your losses.  Again I am dreadfully sorry for what
> >> >happened to the people lost on that day.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Mike Lund
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Police Officers,
> >> >       I am sorry that you lost so many police officers.  I hope you catch
> >> >the terrorists who blew up the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the
> >> >planes that crashed.  I hope most of the policemen are found still
> >>alive.  I
> >> >hope a lot of people survive from the attack.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Quincy Moore
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Sir or Madam:
> >> >       It was a horrible tragic day at the World Trade Center.  Bless the
> >> >people who have lost someone.  I don't really get the reason why terrorists
> >> >do those things, but I think it is very wrong to do so.  I hope it won't
> >> >happen again.  Maybe someday there won't be any terrorist s at all.  If I
> >> >had been in New York, I would be very terrified.  Some of my family aren't
> >> >American citizens yet, but they give their prayers, too.  President Bush is
> >> >a great leader in trying to stop all of this.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Angeline Peterson
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Police Officers,
> >> >       I am sorry for the loss of your fellow Police Officers.  I hope you
> >> >get more brothers and sisters, and I hope that ;your chief continues to
> >>make
> >> >wise decisions.
> >> >       I am sorry that you lost 63 good Police Officers and I hope you get
> >> >more.  I hope you have good police dogs in the search.  I feel terrible
> >>that
> >> >so many people had such a quick death.  I am sorry for the people that were
> >> >buried.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Garret Rounds
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Sir or Madam:
> >> >       I think that you are doing a great job at trying to find people that
> >> >are buried where the World Trade Center Twin Towers and one wing of the
> >> >Pentagon were.  I hope that you find clues and every single person
> >> >responsible for the terrorist bombings.
> >> >       The second wish is there would be no more terrorist bombings in the
> >> >United States of America or the whole world.  I hope that the U.S. will
> >>find
> >> >the terrorists and punish them and whoever helped them.
> >> >       I feel sorry for the firefighters, policemen, and workers who died
> >> >in the terrorist bombing.  I hope that we can build another Twin Towers
> >> >because I've never seen them in real life.
> >> >                       Sincerely,
> >> >                       Ankar Sawir
> >> >
> >>
> >>Dr. Tom Trail
> >>International Trails
> >>1375 Mt. View Rd.
> >>Moscow, Id. 83843
> >>Tel:  (208) 882-6077
> >>Fax:  (208) 882-0896
> >>e mail ttrail@moscow.com
> >
>
> Dr. Tom Trail
> International Trails
> 1375 Mt. View Rd.
> Moscow, Id. 83843
> Tel:  (208) 882-6077
> Fax:  (208) 882-0896
> e mail ttrail@moscow.com
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Bigotry's High Price
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 20:40:36 -0700
> From: Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com>
> To: vision2020
>
> Visionaries:   The following article, "Bigotry's High Price," appeared in
> today's USA today.  It was
> written by Anthony Lake, National Security Advisor, during President
> Clinton's first term.   The
> article sets a reasoned and rationale approach in which to view the turmoil
> following the terrorist attack
>
>   "In Laramie, Wyo. a Muslim woman and her children were chased from a
> Wal-Mart by angry shoppers, and a Pakistani woman was nearly run over in a
> shopping mall parking lot by an enraged
> 75-year-old man.  In Mesa, Ariz. a gas station owner who moved here from
> India 0 years ago was
> shot to death.  Across the country, mosques and Muslim schools have been
> threatened, vandalized or
> fire-bombed.
>
>    This is about the Americans who are Muslim or of Arab descent-and those
> who simply look like them.  Americans who may fear going out on the street
> in their traditional clothes, or practicing their
> faith in public, or going about their normal business in shops ans stores
> across the country.  And it is about the Americans who thin k they are
> patriotic when they call them at home with threats, or give them the finger
> on the road, or abuse them on radio talk shows--or even actuall assault
> them.
>
>    On Monday, President Bush stodd against this growing anti-Muslim
> sentiment by visiting an Islamic Center.  We should heed his words.
>
>     We are at war.  It could and should last for weeks, months or years.
> Here at home, Arab-Americans will be of a particular object of attention by
> our law enforcement officials because the threat is coming primarily from
> the Arab world.  Overseas, any future actions by us will be met by
> anti-American demonstrations, especially among some Muslim groups.  Muslim
> extremists will spew their venom.  All of this is almost inevitable.  But
> it is not inevitable that this bad situation be made worse.
>
>    To those who are harassing our fellow Americans because of their
> national origins or belief in Islam, this question must be addressed.
> Whose side in this war are you actually on?
>
>     To win this war against an enemy that may be cowardly and cruel, yet is
> cunning and highly competent, we need the help of other governments and the
> Muslim peoples.  Remember that our war is not against Islam or the Arab
> world.  Terrorism contradicts the tenets of Islam, as the imam of the
> Islamic Society of North America made clear at the Washington National
> Cathedral last Friday.  If we act as though islam and the Arab nations in
> the Middle East are our natural enemies because of the actions of Muslim
> extremists, we will damage our national interests.
>
>    Remember also that most Arab governments have as much to fear from
> terroism as we do.  Those governments are usually better equipped to track
> the terrorists in their own countries than we can be.  A numbers of our
> successes against terrorists in the past few years have depended on the
> cooperation of other governments.
>
>    Every time some American makes life harder for a fellow citizen who
> happens to be Muslim or Arab American, somewhere Osama bin Laden applauds,
> because it makes his job of spreading hatred of America easier.  It makes
> it harder for other governments to work with us in tracking him down, to
> deny him santuary anywhere, to put him and his ilk out of
> business-Premanently.
>
>    There's another way to lose this war, and that is to lose sight of what
> we are fighting for.  If we are fighting for freedom--and we are--then we
> need to respect the freeom of all Americans to believe and live as they
> wish.  As we are fighting for our civilized values, we need to be civil to
> all of our
> citizens.  If we are fighting against those who live and act on their
> hatred and we become like them--
> then we are losing the war.
>
>    As he was arrested, the man who shot the Indian gas station owner in
> Arizona shouted, "I stand
> for America all the way."  He doesn't.  In fact, he and other like him are
> aiding America's enemies.
>
>    In the extended period ahead of us, a time in which we inflict
> casualties abroad and very likely suffer more at home, we must support the
> president in his fight against terrorists.  Let's show
> it in our discipline and courage, not by posturing and simple hate.  that's
> how you fight a war.
> That's real patriotism."
>
> Dr. Tom Trail
> International Trails
> 1375 Mt. View Rd.
> Moscow, Id. 83843
> Tel:  (208) 882-6077
> Fax:  (208) 882-0896
> e mail ttrail@moscow.com