I agree in solidarity with Mr. Tim Hundsdorfer
Carlos R. Alicea
On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Tim Hundsdorfer wrote:
> Bullshit! We have been declared targets by this fanatical nut, and
> have every right to protect ourselves! I devoutly hope one of those
> missles cruised right up Osama Bin Laden's ass!
>
> Two things.
>
> First, the question which you appear to be begging is why there are so many in the
>Islamic world who have declared us "targets."
>
> Second, you need to examine where this impulse came from within yourself.
>
> No offense, Joe, but yours is not an Ecofeminist impulse, in my opinion. I had the
>same impulse myself, but the reality is that Pakistan did nothing to us (and in fact
>up until about two months ago were staunch allies) and the real story in Sudan should
>be thousands (tens of thousands?) of starving children.
>
> Hoping Bin Laden was hit with a cruise missile is not worth the fact that innocent
>people were actually hit with them. The price of 50+ cruise missiles, along with the
>reparations we will end up paying to Pakistan, will truly be staggering. For a
>country which cut its free breakfast program for poor children, the price is too high.
>
> Sorry to be argumentative, but I am pretty confident my comments reflect the views
>of a large number on this list.
>
> Tim Hundsdorfer
>
