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From my good friend Vilma in
Miami. Check out the excellent letters to the editor. I left the
original addresses intact in case you want to use any of them.
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Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: AN IMPORTANT "SNAP SHOT"
Below is just a "snap shot" of the type of letters/emails/faxes/phone
calls that have been sent
by millions of people around the world
to the world
press, United Nations, U.S. and
British actors/musicians who
have spoken out against War with
Iraq. The folks below bring up the right to America's Free
Speech and the fact that
we
do not have to agree with Bush in order to be "Patriotic or American" and about how Bush is threatening other nations, trying
to win U.N. votes with bribes,
disrespecting other countries by using derogatory names or saying they are "irrelevant" including the United Nations, and
acting as the world's bully via
the use of "fear mongering" tactics
- has GOT TO STOP and is wrong!
Keep speaking out - people of the
planet. Because even though Bush
& Blair may not be
listening, others are.
With Hope for Peace,
Vilma Fox - Miami,
FL USA
FAX #:
603-807-8467 I say: Drop BU$H - NOT Bombs! WAR is NOT the
Answer!!
Letters to the
Editor
We Can Disagree in a Civil Manner
Reading that Sergio Pino is
renaming the streets in his [housing]
development because he
is angry at France's stance against war in Iraq made me realize
how much Bush is
tearing this nation apart.
Just like wearing a shirt saying ''Give Peace a Chance'' might get us arrested
for treason.
I was born on a well-known
island 90 miles off Key West that has no freedom
of the press. In
America, we have such rights, thanks to the Constitution.
But it seems that we are in
the middle of mass hysteria by calling those countries
"enemies"
that disagree with Bush's policy
regarding possible war in Iraq.
Would anyone care to topple
the Statue of Liberty? It was a gift
from a country
that helped us during this
nation's birth and infancy - France.
It's time we show the rest
of the world we are not all ''ugly Americans,'' and that
we are a thoughtful people who can discuss our
differences in a civilized manner.
We are not all throwing
temper tantrums when someone disagrees.
I hope and pray that America
and the world can survive this administration,
and can vote for a president
who is indeed compassionate.
TOMAS ROSALES
Miami, Florida
Letters to the Editor
I Can Disagree, and Love This Country
I've been watching a lot of television
and listening to a lot of talk radio.
I am growing depressed, not at thought of terrorism or the economy or
even
the upcoming war.
Instead, I am sickened by the reaction
of "Americans" toward other Americans.
We are not acting the way we know we
should, but rather as the world
has always said we do.
I was taught in school as a child that,
in this country, the right to disagree
with your government is among the most
central of them all.
It's what distinguishes us from other
countries.
I was taught that differences of
opinion in our government is what makes it work,
checks and balances, along with two
parties and choice. But now, I see that
what I learned was wrong.
Today, either you agree with War in Iraq or you are UN-American and should shut up.
Magazines are running cover stories of
''traitors'' in Hollywood and lists of un-American Americans.
Saying you are opposed to war doesn't
mean you should leave the country,
it might mean that they love this
country.
I'm not saying how I feel about
the war; that is not important anymore.
I must speak about this instead. I love my country probably more than anything
else,
for all else that I love is because of this
country.
I watch the news, I hear the calls on
talk radio. All I hear is
hate. And very little of
it
is directed at anyone other than other
Americans, the people on our
side.
BRAD SCHADER
Miami, Florida
How to send letters to the Miami Herald
Editor
Letters must bear writer's name, full
address, & daytime phone number.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 305-
376-8950 |
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