Right on Mark.
Later,
Tom "Slick"
"Terrorists, you can't kill us all, and no matter how many of us you do, you
will never break or spirit as Americans!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Smith" <gtv684@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 5:54 PM
Subject: DML: Off Topic, On Target
>
> One of my earliest memories in school is learning the Pledge of
Allegience.
> The first song I learned in school was the Star Spangled Banner.
>
> I currently serve my country in the U.S. Air Force.
> I have earned the right to give my opinion, and be heard.
>
> Funny thing is that one need not serve in the Armed Forces to be heard -
it
> is the Right of ALL American Citizens to voice their opinion.
>
> It is no small thing, being an American Patriot. Citizenship here is a
tough
> thing, we have rights here that no where else in the world exist. People
> have the right to stand up and yell out at the top of thier lungs to a
crowd
> of people that which you would spend a lifetime oppossing. We have the
right
> to defend ourselves, to bear arms, the right to protect us from unlawful
> search and seizure, the right to confront our accussers, the right to a
fair
> and speedy trial before our peers.......
>
> We have the right to exist with respect.
>
> The actions on Sept 11, 2001 were an attack on those rights. They were an
> attack on the very foundation of our country. It was as if to say, "we do
> not respect your right to exist." As an American citizen, I am under
threat
> of death by those Muslim extreme groups who are being told that it is the
> duty of all Muslims to kill Americans. By why right do these people have
to
> make this declaration? The words of The Koran do not say that we Americans
> are evil - this is simply an interpretation of the facts to suit these
> extremists' desires. I grieve for everyone that has not the freedoms that
I
> was born with. I feel badly that there are places in the world where freed
om
> is a dream and not a reality. I will not, however, be afraid. I will not
> succumb to the will of cowards.
>
> America over the years has always tried to broker PEACE. When two or more
> groups oppose each other, in order to settle the disagreement, compromise
is
> always necessary. It's a give and take scenario. If the reasons behind
these
> acts are the policies of the U.S. towards the Middle East, if it is due to
> the U.S. support of the state of Israel, then I can understand the anger,
> but not the method of retribution. Do those that planned these acts
actually
> believe that this would cause a shift in U.S. policy? If they are smart
> enough to plan and execute the deliberate destruction of the WTC and the
> Pentagon, how can they be so stupid as to think this would cause the
PEOPLE
> of the U.S. to demand that we pull back from the Middle East, and allow
> everyone there to kill each other? Has not the history of the U.S. taught
> them anything?
>
> We are a people that are slow to anger, but once aroused, woe be it to
those
> who have caused us pain and suffering. We move now to quickly and
accurately
> identify those that planned these events, and our actions thereafter will
be
> swift and just. Know this, and let those that hide from us now understand
> that this is your only warning....
>
> You can run.
>
> You cannot hide.
>
> We will find you.
>
> We will put you on trial before the entire world.
>
> We will have Justice.
>
>
>
>
> I personally would prefer that we take those who are responsible, execute
> them by slowly stripping the flesh from their bodies, and then placing
thier
> heads on pikes on the steps of the Supreme Court. That, however, is "cruel
> and unusual punishment" - something our Constitution prevents, so I will
> have to be satisfied with a simple execution.
>
> We will not be satisifed until these people who have committed these
"Crimes
> against Humanity" pay for their actions.
>
> To those Americans who believe that we should not take dramatic and
decisive
> action, that we should not empower our military to take retribution, you
> have the right to your opinion, however, know that it is my belief that
you
> hold cheap your citizenship, that it is my opinion that you care more
about
> your own life than the freedom that our country provides hundreds of
> millions of people over 2 millenium and more.
>
> God Bless us all, and God Bless America
>
>
>
> "Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude
is
> a burden and revenge a pleasure."
>
>
> Tacitus, c. A.D. 55-120
>
>
>
> Mark Smith,TSgt USAF
> Osan AB, Korea
>
>
>
>
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