>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." --- etharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I sware I do NOT have the power to stop any of this. > We did NOT elect this > president. I am no more to blame for the things the > Bush family has > perpetuated on the world than the farmer in the > field in Afganistan, only > trying to feed his family. I have even elected to > take my own personal "vow > of poverty" to not accept anything that may have > been "ill gotten" by my > people. I am more than willing to remember and > apologize for the genocide of > American Idians, (and if reparations are to be > considered, I would say that > both White and Black Americans MUST put the > indeginis people who's land we > stole and whom the US goverment perpetuated > Gernocide against FIRST. Then we > can Apologize for the lesser crime of Slavery. (and > while I do not thinks > slavery is a small crime, I believe most folks would > consider Genocide worse.) > > > > that Americans have elected. The American people > have the power to stop > > > this > > > horror, yet they do not exercise it. > Maybe you could expound on how we could stop it, I > am ALL ears. > > > Are you any better than the > > > 'terrorists'? > > > > > > > -- kiran > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: nathan wainwright > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:48 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in > USA > > > > > > > > > > one thing is, if i am needed i will defend > my country (cdn), and > > > > > > anyone > > > > > > > > elses from these bastards... > > > > > > > > > > sorry all, but when every anyone does > something like this i hate them > > > > > > > > > > more so for childeren that had noe even > started their lifes > > > > > > > > > > -- nathan > > > > > > > > > > >From: jennifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > "nathan wainwright" > > > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Subject: Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news in > USA > > > > > >Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:16:32 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > >Yes, i hear you about being scared...I'm > from boston and was > > > > > > evacuated > > > > > > > > >today > > > > > >from work. I just hope that fear does not > drive us to succomb to the > > > > > > same > > > > > > > > >hatred that has been bestowed upon us > today. This is a delicate > > > > > > > > > > situation. > > > > > > > > > > >I > > > > > >truely hope that it was a terrorist group > and not a nation that > > > > > > attacked > > > > > > > > >us. > > > > > >I certainly don't want friends or family to > have to go to war over > > > > > > this. > > > > > > > > We > > > > > > > > > > >have enough sadness to deal with. > > > > > > > > > > > >I think the best thing we can do is recover > as quickly as possible. > > > > > > Send > > > > > > > > >the > > > > > >message that we are stronger than they > are...morally an spiritually. > > > > > > If > > > > > > > > we > > > > > > > > > > >stay together as a nation, justice will > prevail. This has certainly > > > > > >reminded > > > > > >me to value America and renewed my national > pride. > > > > > > > > > > > >Ans thank you to all the people on this > list from all nations who > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > >shown > > > > > >support for us whether we were personally > affected or not. > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tuesday 11 September 2001 23:50, nathan > wainwright wrote: > > > > > > > i now i added once.. im canadian.. and i > am scared, and sorry for > > > > > > > everything that happend for the man that > talked to his wife > > > > > > > before > > > > > > she > > > > > > > > > > died... to all the childeren that are > dead, and the others that > > > > > > > no > > > > > > > > > > > >longer > > > > > > > > > > > > > have parents... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i want those bastards to pay dearly for > what they did, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ill keep it simple > > > > > > > > > > > > > > President bush... go nuts > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- nathan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Lanman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [newbie] OT: breaking news > in USA > > > > > > > >Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 23:48:14 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Jon; Good sense is never "Off Topic". > Tell your sister that > > > > > > > > we're > > > > > > > > > > > >rooting > > > > > > > > > > > > > >for > > > > > > > >the quick return of her husband. > Absolutley right by the way. > > > > > > Save > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > > ones that can be saved, bury the dead > and mourn their loss, > > > > > > > > then > > > > > > > > > > find > > > > > > > > > > >the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ones responsible. I'd like to think > that "Punish" is a far > > > > > > lighter > > > > > > > > >term > > > > > > > > > > > > > > than most > > > > > > > >of us would use, but you've got the > right idea. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Lanman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tuesday 11 September 2001 09:45 pm, > you wrote: > === message truncated ===> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > ===== Jennifer Registered Linux User #221463 Yahoo IM: jlynn2k #include <knowledge.h> void ignorance (it offers no value) */A freely given answer can offer enlightment to those who ask valid questions __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com
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