Re: my $0.02 cents

From: Joni . (bigorangecat@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Sep 16 2001 - 03:32:05 CEST

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    to try and keep it real,

    I believe the low estimate is somewhere in the area of 10,000. Keep in mind
    tho...most of the casulties aren't even bodies. They're hands, feet..parts.
      I have reached the point of a constant state of nausea. My cousin is
    missing 40 friends and co-workers. I am so blessed that all my friends and
    family made it out. Fathers, Mothers, Children.... all gone in an instant.

    I attend Rutgers Univ. The school has organized an effort to recruit
    volenteers. Here is an excerpt from that message...

    Everyone is warned to understand the WTC site is ghastly to behold, to
    smell, to experience. If you choose to do work around the WTC (there are
    choices of what to do usually) you must mentally prepare yourself for people
    in all states of distress, exhaustion, and the incredible filth of the
    sites. You must be prepared to deal with remnants of
    shattered human bodies. Most of the work is physically demanding.

    This could have happened, and probably will happen again, anywhere in the
    world. NO EXCUSES!

    I will return to work in mid-town on Tuesday and I am frightened.

    I understand that in addition to retaliation we must examine many world
    issues in order to keep this from happening again. Even if we didn't
    retaliate it would happen again.

    Can anyone tell me what Bin Ladin's message is? What does he want? From
    what I gather it's not purely a religious issue. It goes beyond Israel vs
    Arab. I see no way these two groups will ever co-exsist. Both groups have
    valid issues...but neither is willing to budge. No one will win, instead we
    will ALL lose.

    Also I have been looking for information on the origins of US/Israel
    support. I have not been able to get to the roots of this alliance...can
    anyone enlighten me? off list or on if your interested.

    I have no answers only questions.

    I can't help but think of those old war slogans "Never Forget" and "Never
    Again". Now I understand. Please, I only hope all of you outside the tri
    state area realize the magnatude of this...

    "Normal" will never be normal again....

    j

    finding comfort in MG4 Now You Know Better and trk 15 uh return home or
    something like that... not very related but it makes me feel... the constant
    shift between feeling and not feeling has been difficult.

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    >From: "Bob Davis" <earthjuice@prodigy.net>
    >To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    >Subject: Re: my $0.02 cents
    >Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 19:32:37 -0400
    >
    >the mayor of NYC has ordered 30,000 body bags
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    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: David Bassin <bassyd@pacbell.net>
    >To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    >Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 7:09 PM
    >Subject: Re: my $0.02 cents
    >
    >
    > > Bob,
    > >
    > > I believe you are grossly exaggerating the casualty figures. As of
    > > about five minutes ago, CNN was reporting approximately 5000 missing
    > > - way below the 30,000 number you have quoted below.
    > >
    > > Please be careful about blowing an already sad and unfortunate
    > > situation out of proportion.
    > >
    > > David
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > >(in other words, I could have easily been among the 30,000 + people
    > > >who were vaporized)
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >Just for a little context:
    > > >52,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War
    > > >50,000 Americans died in Korea
    > > >30,000 + Americans died in NYC on Tuesday
    > >
    > >
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    >

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