I keep asking for clarification, but so far there has been little. Selma
----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Watters Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed Weick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Selma Singer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: RE: [Futurework] An apology requested ( was: Perle's body language) > I wonder if the casual email medium is as much at fault here as the reading > of words to mean one thing and not another. > > As someone who has had a few arguments online, I speak from experience that > asking for clarification is important before jumping to conclusions. I also > have reacted in anger too quickly when someone's words offended me and > wished that I had reconsidered before I used the send button, and also > wished that I had chosen my own words more carefully in light of the manner > in which we communicate online. > > Hopefully, we can all take into account that there is plenty of anxiety to > go around everywhere. Many of us are under stress that we do not share with > everyone. I imagine that in Israel they are feeling much more impacted by > any pro-Likud factions in the US gov't since Israel is within range of > Iraq's scud missiles. No one in Israel should feel safe about the presence > of over 250,000 American troops nearby and tons of weaponry ready to be > used. There are no guarantees in military combat. The whole neighborhood > in all directions is under threat. > > In Britain, a fateful alliance is making history as one cabinet is > threatened that a year ago seemed impervious to any political challenge. As > it is so often in Israel, a government is at risk and change is foreseeable. > And Prince Charles is not providing any sense of national honor and > stability. > > Here in the US, we are still largely unaffected by the new doctrines in > foreign policy being implemented as we speak. There is no foreseeable risk > to our government in the short term. Many Americans seem to be still > blithely unaware of much past history that impacts the present. There are > great divides, however, on the consequences as we proceed. I think there > will be Teutonic shifts in global alliances and attitudes, but on the > domestic front it is too soon to tell. > > Not surprisingly, Pres. Bush has a televised speech at 8pm ET tonight. We > have full moonlight for more than a week. Who knows what tomorrow brings? > > Karen > > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
