Re: A great sorrow

From: Tim Cole (tcole@ADOBE.COM)
Date: Tue Sep 11 2001 - 21:44:11 EDT


> Words fail -- a great sorrow.
>
> We must mobilize for peace with restraint, courage, honor, compassion and
> conviction. We must not fail.
>
> Duty calls.
>

Words do fail...what you wrote sounds great...but I don't know what it means
under the circumstances.

I'm also curious about your post, Rhonda:

> I can't help being stricken by the irresponsibility of much of the media
> coverage. I long for a bit of the restraint that Jim begins his list with.

I'm not a fan of the media, but I'm curious as to just where you think the
media has shown irresponsibility so far.

Regards,

TC

"Optimists in the West are willfully blind to the way totalitarians,
 tyrants and thugs negotiate. Democracies deal in good faith. Out of a
 desire to avoid conflict, they offer real concessions. The other side
 sees the bargaining table as an arena. It will take as much as it can
 get. What it offers in return is illusory. Ceded territory becomes a
 base for future attacks. Cease-fires are an opportunity to regroup."
 --Don Feder



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