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Subject:Re: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES From:"Bruce Wolf" <bwolf -at- scheidt-bachmann-usa -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:14:00 -0400
English lives were lost.
Japanese lives were lost.
It is likely the lives of people of other nationalities, including Indians,
were lost too.
We grieve for them all.
BW
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From: "Aruna" <aruna -dot- r -at- india -dot- sun -dot- com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 5:48 AM
Subject: Re: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
> Hi all.
>
> While I am completely horrified by the shocking act of terrorism on
> Tuesday, I can't help thinking that India has been suffering cross
> border terrorism for so long and I'm yet to see a mention of the
> constant sufferings of our country on this esteemed list!
>
> When a bomb blasted Bombay last year and so many people died, there was
> hardly any noise about it.
>
> Kashmir - still paying for other people's mistakes. I am yet to see any
> sympathy on any list yet.
>
> Is America so damned untouchable that one attack of terrorism has
> everybody sobbing on everybody else's shoulder? Don't get me wrong, I am
> truly horrified too. No country deserves this. But wake up, guys! This
> is happening everywhere. Watch kids fighting. The little ones often get
> hurt. The bully rules. But sometimes, the big bully also gets hurt. This
> is inevitable.
>
> Life is precious and that holds good for people of all countries and
> races. Why is it so earth shattering only when American lives are lost?
>
> America has funded Pakistan liberally, to establish itself as a nuclear
> power, which power, unfortunately, has been unleashed on poor
> neighboring India. America is aware of the price India has had to pay
> for its interest in Pakistan. Does no one ever realize this?
>
SNIP
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