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(July 1990)NJTransit U34CH 4179 in Hoboken Terminal at night. The Empire State Building is lit in Red, White & Blue to honor the firemen who had recently extinguished a serious fire in the building. The World Trade Center stands tall and proud, no body suspecting that is will be gone 11 years & 2 months later.

  Those who know me will understand why I have chosen to change my personal webpage.

  I was always the last person to offer myself to do a job. Last to do the dishes without being asked. Last to clean my room even if it was demanded.

  I have changed over time, into the person I am now. First in line to offer my help, though I still hate doing dishes and cleaning my room. This distresses my wife but it is the man she fell in love with. It is the man who works tirelessly for perfection when it can be achieved, especially when it is an unpaid favor.

  I am a railfan, model railroader, photographer, arcade game collector and many other things. I appreciate the beauty of a simple walk in the park near my home. I cherish the history of my favorite railroad. I love my family.

  I am sometimes quick to anger, explosive in my violence when all seems lost. It came from struggling to survive with a failing business and an ever growing debt. I had closed the business and dealt with bankruptcy, and had to face things I never want to do again.

  After the events following the horrible attack on the United States on 9-11-01, I find that I am changed yet again.

  I dedicate this text to those who have lost their lives and to those who are suffering the loss of  loved ones.

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Added 10-10-01

New York - Year 2032

A father and his son are walking the Manhattan streets when the father stops at a vacant lot takes a deep breath and tells his son:  To think that at one time here on this very lot stood the Twin Towers.

The son looks at his father and asked:  Dad, what are the Twin Towers?

Father says:  My dear son, the Twin Towers were two tremedously tall buildings with lots of offices that was the heart of the United States, but approx 31 years ago, several Arabs destroyed the buildings.

The boy then thought for a minute and then asked his father:  Daddy what are Arabs?
 
 

 From: Dr. Tony Kern, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
   Recently, I was asked to look at the recent events through the lens of military history. I have joined the
  cast of thousands who have written an "open letter to Americans."
 

   Dear friends and fellow Americans 14 September, 2001

   Like everyone else in this great country, I am reeling from last week's attack on our sovereignty. But unlike some, I am not reeling from surprise. As a career soldier and a student and teacher of military  history, I have a different perspective and I think you should hear it.
   This war will be won or lost by the American citizens, not diplomats,politicians or soldiers.

   Let me briefly explain.

   In spite of what the media, and even our own government is telling us, this act was not committed by a group of mentally deranged fanatics. To dismiss them as such would be among the gravest of mistakes. This attack was committed by a ferocious, intelligent and dedicated adversary. Don't  take this the wrong way. I don't admire these men and I deplore their tactics, but I respect their capabilities. The many parallels that have been made with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are apropos. Not only because it was a brilliant sneak attack against a complacent America, but also because we may well be pulling our new adversaries out of caves 30 years after we think this war is over, just like my father's generation had to do with the formidable Japanese in the years following  WW II.

   These men hate the United States with all of their being, and we must not underestimate the power of their moral commitment. Napoleon, perhaps the world's greatest combination of soldier and statesman, stated "the moral is to the physical as three is to one." Patton thought the Frenchman underestimated its importance and said moral conviction was five times more important in battle than physical strength. Our enemies are willing - better said anxious -- to give their lives for their cause.

   How committed are we America? And for how long?

   In addition to demonstrating great moral conviction, the recent attack demonstrated a mastery of some of the basic fundamentals of warfare taught to most military officers worldwide, namely simplicity, security and surprise. When I first heard rumors that some of  these men may have been trained at our own Air War College, it made perfect sense to me.  This was not a random act of violence, and we can expect the same sort of military competence to be displayed in the battle to come.

   This war will escalate, with a good portion of it happening right here in the good ol' U.S. of A.

   These men will not go easily into the night. They do not fear us. We must not fear them. In spite of our overwhelming conventional strength as the world's only "superpower" (a truly silly term), we are the underdog in this fight. As you listen to the carefully scripted rhetoric designed to prepare us for the march for war, please realize that America is not equipped or seriously trained for the battle ahead. To be certain, our soldiers are much better than the enemy, and we have some excellent "counter-terrorist"organizations, but they are mostly trained for hostage rescues, airfield seizures, or the occasional "body snatch," which may come in handy). We will be fighting a war of annihilation,  because if their early efforts are any indication, our enemy is ready and willing to die to the last man.

  Eradicating the enemy will be costly and time consuming.

  They have already deployed their forces in as many as 20 countries, and are likely living the lives of everyday citizens.  Simply put, our soldiers will be tasked with a search and destroy mission on multiple foreign landscapes, and the public must be patient and supportive until the strategy and tactics can be worked out.

   For the most part, our military is still in the process of redefining itself and presided over by men and women who grew up with - and were promoted because they excelled in - Cold War doctrine, strategy and tactics. This will not be linear warfare, there will be no clear "centers of gravity" to strike with high technology weapons. Our vast technological edge will certainly be helpful, but it will not be decisive. Perhaps the perfect metaphor for the coming battle was introduced by the terrorists themselves aboard the hijacked aircraft -- this will be a knife fight, and it will be won or lost by the ingenuity and will of citizens and soldiers, not by software or smart bombs.

  We must also be patient with our military leaders.

   Unlike Americans who are eager to put this messy time behind us, our adversaries have time on their side, and they will use it. They plan to fight a battle of attrition, hoping to drag the battle out until the American public loses its will to fight. This might be difficult to believe in this euphoric time of flag waving and patriotism, but it is generally acknowledged that America lacks the stomach for a long fight.

   We need only look as far back as Vietnam, when North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap (also a military history teacher) defeated the United States of America without ever winning a major tactical battle. American soldiers who marched to war cheered on by flag waving Americans in 1965 were reviled and spat upon less than three years later when they returned. Although we hope that Usama Bin Laden is no Giap, he is certain to understand and employ the concept. We can expect not only large doses of pain like the recent attacks, but also less audacious "sand in the gears" tactics, ranging from livestock infestations to attacks at water supplies and power distribution facilities.

   These attacks are designed to hit us in our "comfort zone" forcing the average American to "pay more and play less" and eventually eroding our resolve. But it can only work if we let it. It is clear to me that the will of the American citizenry - you and I - is the center of gravity the enemy has targeted. It will be the fulcrum upon which victory or defeat will turn. He believes us to be soft, impatient, and
   self-centered. He may be right, but if so, we must change. The Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, (the most often quoted and least read military theorist in history), says that there is a "remarkable trinity of war" that is composed of the (1) will of the people, (2) the political leadership of the government, and (3) the chance and probability that plays out on the field of battle, in that order. Every American citizen was in the crosshairs of last Tuesday's attack, not  just those that were unfortunate enough to be in the World Trade Center or Pentagon. The will of the American people will decide this war. If we are to win, it will be because we have what it takes to persevere through a few more hits, learn from our! mistakes, improvise, and adapt.  If we can do that, we will eventually prevail.

   Everyone I've talked to In the past few days has shared a common frustration, saying in one form or another "I just wish I could do something!" You are already doing it. Just keep faith in America, and continue to support your President and military, and the outcome is certain. If we fail to do so, the outcome is equally certain.

   God Bless America

   Dr. Tony Kern, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
   Former Director of Military History, USAF Academy

   Please forward this to everyone you know.
 I hope you agree that the message is very clear and must be understood by every citizen of this country.

   God Bless America
 

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One

 As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, we became one color. As we
 carried each other down the stairs of the burning buildings, we became
 one class. As we lit candles of waiting and hope, we became one
 generation. As the firefighters and police officers fought their way
 into the inferno, we became one gender. As we fell to our knees in
 prayer for strength, we became one faith. As we whispered or shouted
 words of encouragement, we spoke one language. As we gave our blood in
 lines a mile long, we became one body. As we mourned together the great
 loss, we became one family. As we cried tears of grief and loss, we
 became one soul. As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes, we
 become one people. We are one color, one class, one generation, one
 gender, one faith, one language, one body, one family, one soul, one
 people. We are The Power of One. We are United. We are America.

 This candle was lit on the 11th of September 2001. Please pass it on to
 your friends and family so that it may shine all across America.

 "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

Forwarded by my Brother, Jim.

Are You There?

As the World Trade Centers crumbled, our lives were crumbled too,
 So God, We're dialing 911 - "We need to talk to you!"

 We tried to see your face today, but God we could not see,
 The smoke and fire engulfed us, we scream, "Who can this be?"

 We're watching now with horror, God, as thousands lose their lives,
 At the hands of cold blood killers, using planes that fly our skies.

 We're weeping, praying, crying God, our faith in You now wanes,
 Where were you God this morning?  Who piloted those planes?

 We know you love America, you've blessed us many ways,
 But God, this scene is so surreal, the world is in a daze.

 This Nation's "Under God," you know, so will you please come near,
 We need to feel your presence, Lord, our lives are filled with fear.

 We need your guidance now, Oh Lord, we simply cannot cope,
 This tragedy has ripped away, our life, our love, our hope.

 And God, these loved ones left behind, need strength beyond compare,
 Their lives are shattered, all is gone, please show them that you care.

 Please put your arms around them, draw them close unto your breast,
 Heal their wounds and mend their hearts, hold them high above the rest.

 As you summon Heavens angels, to prepare them for the day,
 And you wait at Heaven's portal for our loved ones on their way,

 Will you please be sure to tell them that their lives were not in vain,
 That freedom's bells though silenced, will surely ring again.

 We know your heart is heavy too, as you stand at Heaven's door,
 And watch these deadly scenes unfold, through hate we so deplore.

 Yes...

 Though freedom's bells were silenced for a moment on this date,
 They will ring out loudly once again, as love outweighs the hate.

Another touching addition forwarded by Jenn. Thanks!
 

Thanks go out to Jeff again for forwarding me this creative and symbolic piece of artwork.
Could this giant Eagle be our new secret weapon? It would have an easy time of spotting terrorists with it's keen eyesight!
Heck, fly a few of these into Afghanistan and we won't need to put our ground troops at risk!
 

Another point of view:

I've been hearing a lot of talk about "bombing Afghanistan back to the
Stone Age." Ronn Owens, on KGO Talk Radio today, allowed that this would
mean killing innocent people, people who had nothing to do with this
atrocity, but "we're at war, we have to accept collateral damage. What
else can we do?"  Minutes later I heard some TV pundit discussing
whether we "have the belly to do what must be done."

And I thought about the issues being raised especially hard because I am
from Afghanistan, and even though I've lived here for 35 years I've
never lost track of what's going on there. So I want to tell anyone who
will listen how it all looks from where I'm standing.

I speak as one who hates the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden. There is no
doubt in my mind that these people were responsible for the atrocity in
New York. I agree that something must be done about those monsters.

But the Taliban and Ben Laden are not Afghanistan.  They're not even the
government of Afghanistan.  The Taliban are a cult of ignorant
psychotics who took over Afghanistan in 1997. Bin Laden is a political
criminal with a plan.  When you think Taliban, think Nazis. When you
think Bin Laden, think Hitler. And when you think "the people of
Afghanistan" think "the Jews in the concentration camps."   It's not
only that the Afghan people had nothing to do with this atrocity. They
were the first victims of the perpetrators. They would exult if someone
would come in there, take out the Taliban and clear out the rats nest of
international thugs holed up in their country.

Some say, why don't the Afghans rise up and overthrow the Taliban? The
answer is, they're starved, exhausted, hurt, incapacitated, suffering.
A few years ago, the United Nations estimated that there are 500,000
disabled orphans in Afghanistan--a country with no economy, no food.
There are millions of widows.  And the Taliban has been burying these
widows alive in mass graves.  The soil is littered with land mines, the
farms were all destroyed by the Soviets.  These are a few of the reasons
why the Afghan people have not overthrown the Taliban.

We come now to the question of bombing Afghanistan back to the Stone
Age. Trouble is, that's been done. The Soviets took care of it already.
Make the Afghans suffer? They're already suffering. Level their houses?
Done. Turn their schools into piles of rubble? Done.  Eradicate their
hospitals? Done.  Destroy their infrastructure? Cut them off from
medicine and health care?  Too late. Someone already did all that.

New bombs would only stir the rubble of earlier bombs.  Would they at
least get the Taliban? Not likely. In today's Afghanistan, only the
Taliban eat, only they have the means to move around.  They'd slip away
and hide. Maybe the bombs would get some of those disabled orphans, they
don't move too fast, they don't even have wheelchairs. But flying over
Kabul and dropping bombs wouldn't really be a strike against the
criminals who did this horrific thing. Actually it would only be making
common cause with the Taliban--by raping once again the people they've
been raping all this time

So what else is there? What can be done, then? Let me now speak with
true fear and trembling. The only way to get Bin Laden is to go in there
with ground troops. When people speak of "having the belly to do what
needs to be done" they're thinking in terms of having the belly to kill
as many as needed.  Having the belly to overcome any moral qualms about
killing innocent people. Let's pull our heads out of the sand. What's
actually on the table is Americans dying. And not just because some
Americans would die fighting their way through Afghanistan to Bin
Laden's hideout.  It's much bigger than that folks. Because to get any
troops to Afghanistan, we'd have to go through Pakistan. Would they let
us? Not likely. The conquest of Pakistan would have to be first. Will
other Muslim nations just stand by? You see where I'm going. We're
flirting with a world war between Islam and the West.

And guess what: that's Bin Laden's program. That's exactly what he
wants. That's why he did this.  Read his speeches and statements. It's
all right there.  He really believes Islam would beat the west. It might
seem ridiculous, but he figures if he can polarize the world into Islam
and the West, he's got a billion soldiers.  If the west wreaks a
holocaust in those lands, that's a billion people with nothing left to
lose, that's even better from Bin Laden's point of view. He's probably
wrong, in the end the west would win, whatever that would mean, but the
war would last for years and millions would die, not just theirs but
ours. Who has the belly for that? Bin Laden does. Anyone else?

Tamim Ansary
Forwarded to me by Jenn; someone I've been  proud to call my friend. She always seemed to be able to care about both sides of the story. I believe we should all try to understand before we act. Her yearbook quoute seems appropriate: "Confusion creates delusion, but what comes around goes around."
It makes me wonder, did "We" ask for this by being involved overseas or were we doing the right thing?.
 

I received this and thought it was a good answer!!  take it however you want to take it...

Dear Family and Friends,

I had a very dear friend question my faith in God right after the terrorist attack on America. Her question was simply put, "Where is your God today?" She was very hurt, as all Americans were, so I tried not to react defensively. Since that moment I have prayed and grieved over the disastrous events. However, I believe I have the answer. I know where my God was the morning of September 11, 2001! He was very busy.

First of all, he was trying to discourage anyone from taking this flight. Those four flights together held over 1000 passengers and there was only 266 aboard.

He was on 4 commercial flights giving terrified passengers the ability to stay calm. Not one of the family members who was called by a loved one on one of the high-jacked planes said that passengers were screaming in the background. On one of the flights he was giving strength to passengers to try to overtake the high-jackers.

He was busy trying to create obstacles for employees at the World Trade Center. After all only around 20,000 were at the towers when the first jet hit. Since the buildings hold over 50,000 workers, this was a miracle in itself. How many of the people who were employed at the WTC told the media that they were late for work or they had traffic delays.

He was holding up 2-110 story buildings so that 2/3 of the workers could get out. I was so amazed that the top of the towers didn't topple when the jets impacted.

Although this is without a doubt the worst thing I have seen in my life, I can see God's miracles in every bit of it. I keep thinking about my friend and praying for her every chance I have. I can't imagine going through such a difficult time and not believing in God. Life would be hopeless.

I think everyone questions his or her faith occasionally. This viewpoint is very refreshing to me after much anguish over the events.

Sent by my good friend Jeff. This definately echoes the feelings of many Americans.
 

Added 9/20/01:
Dr. Seuss strikes back--

Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot,
But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville, did not.

The Binch hated U.S! the whole U.S. way!
Now don't ask me why, for nobody can say.

It could be his turban was screwed on too tight.
Or the sun from the desert had beaten too bright.

But I think that the most likely reason of all
May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

But, Whatever the reason, his heart or his turban,
He stood facing Uville, the part that was urban.

"They're doing their business," he snarled from his perch.
"They're raising their families! They're going to church!

They're leading the world, and their empire is thriving,
I MUST keep the S's and U's from surviving!"

Tomorrow, he knew, all the U's and the S's,
Would put on their pants and their shirts and their dresses,

They'd go to their offices, playgrounds and schools,
And abide by their U and S values and rules,

And then they'd do something he liked least of all,
Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small,

Would stand all united, each U and each S,
And they'd sing Uville's anthem, "God bless us! God bless!"

All around their Twin Towers of Uville, they'd stand,
and their voices would drown every sound in the land.

"I must stop that singing," Binch said with a smirk,
And he had an idea--an idea that might work!

The Binch stole some U airplanes in U morning hours,
And crashed them right into the Uville Twin Towers.

"They'll wake to disaster!" he snickered, so sour,
"And how can they sing when they can't find a tower?"

The Binch cocked his ear as they woke from their sleeping,
All set to enjoy their U-wailing and weeping,

Instead he heard something that started quite low,
And it built up quite slow, but it started to grow--

And the Binch heard the most unpredictable thing...
And he couldn't believe it--they started to sing!

He stared down at U-ville, not trusting his eyes,
What he saw was a shocking, disgusting surprise!

Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small,
Was singing! Without any towers at all!

He HADN'T stopped U-Ville from singing! It sung!
For down deep in the hearts of the old and the young,

Those Twin Towers were standing, called Hope and called Pride,
And you can't smash the towers we hold deep inside.

So we circle the sites where our heroes did fall,
With a hand in each hand of the tall and the small,

And we mourn for our losses while knowing we'll cope,
For we still have inside that U-Pride and U-Hope.

For America means a bit more than tall towers,
It means more than wealth or political powers,

It's more than our enemies ever could guess,
So may God bless America! Bless us! God bless!
 

Published in the Miami Herald: Wednesday, September 12, 2001

We'll go forward from this moment
It's my job to have something to say.
They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard.
What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause.
Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve.
Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.
Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family, a family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae -- a singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally decent, though -- peace-loving and compassionate. We struggle to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
Some people -- you, perhaps -- think that any or all of this makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals.
IN PAIN
Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel. Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble with dread of the future.
In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation, fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
THE STEEL IN US
You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold.
As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the case, consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You don't know my people. You don't know what we're capable of. You don't know what you just started.
But you're about to learn.

Somebody should give this guy a medal or, at least, buy him lunch!
> > ==================================================
> > TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
> >
> >  This, from a Canadian newspaper, no less, is worth sharing.
> >
> >  America: The Good Neighbor.
> >
> > Widespread but only partial news coverage was given
> >  recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from
> >  Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television
> >  commentator. What follows is the full text of his
> >  trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional
> > Record:
> >
> >  "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the
> >  Americans as the most generous and possibly the least
> > appreciated people on all the earth.
> >
> >  Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and
> >  Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the
> >  Americans who poured in billions of dollars and
> >  forgave other billions in debts. None of these
> >  countries is today paying even the interest on its
> >  remaining debts to the United States.
> >
> >  When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it
> >  was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward
> >  was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of
> >  Paris. I was there. I saw it.
> >
> >  When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United
> >  States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59
> > American communities were flattened by tornadoes.
> >  Nobody helped.
> >
> >  The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped
> > billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now
> >  newspapers in those countries are writing about the
> >  decadent, warmongering Americans.
> >
> >  I'd like to see just one of those countries that is
> >  gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar
> >  build its own airplane. Does any other country in the
> >  world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the
> >  Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why
> >  don't they fly them? Why do all the International
> > lines except Russia fly American Planes?
> >
> >  Why does no other land on earth even consider putting
> >  a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese
> >  technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German
> >  technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about
> > American technocracy, and you find men on the moon -
> >  not once, but several times and safely home again.
> >
> >  You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs
> >  right in the store window for everybody to look at.
> >  Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded.
> > They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless
> >  they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American
> >  dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
> >
> >  When the railways of France, Germany and India were
> >  breaking down through age, it was the Americans who
> > rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
> >  New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an
> >  old caboose. Both are still broke.
> >
> >  I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to
> >  the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me
> >  even one time when someone else raced to the Americans
> >  in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even
> >  during the San Francisco earthquake.
> >
> >  Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one
> >  Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get
> >  kicked around. They will come out of this thing with
> >  their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled
> >  to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating
> >  over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one
> > of those."
> >
> >  Stand proud, America!
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  This is one of the best editorials that I have ever
> >  read regarding the United States. It is nice that one
> >  man realizes it. I only wish that the rest of the
> >  world would realize it. We are always blamed for
> > everything, and never even get a thank you for the
> >  things we do.
> >
> >  I would hope that each of you would send this to as
> > many people as you can and emphasize that they should
> >  send it to as many of their friends until this letter
> >  is sent to every person on the web. I am just a single
> >  American that has read this, I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT
> >  MORE READ IT SOON

Please open the attachment and click on the unlit candle.
It is like a little prayer for our friends in NY and DC.
Light a candle for peace.

http://www.webshots.com/go?candle

Enjoy! (turn your sound on!)

Something a little less politically correct, but obviously from the heart of the artist.

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