I liked this post Patrick. Well Said! You dont' post often, but when you do it appears to pack a whallop.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Harkins [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:53 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > *** > Well, leaving aside the question of armed intervention, it is time the men > > of the world started listening more to the women..... my self included.. > As > some commentator said in a musing sort of way, if people in positions of > power had taken the plight of Afghan women more seriously, this conflict > might never have escalated to this point. > Not trying to start a race or gender war here, just it is a sobering kind > of thought. It is good to see that there are going to be two women in the > interim government formed in Bonn, but the Afghani woman I heard speak > last > night on CBC radio noted that there are no women from the Northern part of > > the country represented, only male 'warlords'. And yet she was cautiously > > optimistic. Apparently since the early days of the democratic experiment > in > Afghan, which began in the 60's women have been extensively involved, > despite original doubts that it would work. The Taliban rule has been an > aberration, in that sense. > Both of the two women in the new government are highly competent surgeons, > > and one defied the Taliban and continued her hospital job. I can't even > begin to imagine that kind of courage. My hat goes off and my heart goes > out to her and other leaders of peace like her around the world. > > Patrick > > *** > > At 08:15 AM 05/12/2001 -0900, you wrote: > >Actually, if I had my druthers the US would have removed the taliban from > >power long ago - we did in other countries where these types of offenses > >were taking place, but not in afghanistan. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:32 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Massive blasts rock Central Jerusalem :( > > > > > > I think whats interesting is how the media began to demonise the > Taliban > > > after sept 11. Granted, they don't need much deionisation, but what I > find > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
