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[ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] Dear Timothy-Allen, I apologize to you around the language I used to answer you. Namely making assumptions about your childhood. In my haste to answer, I forgot my cardinal rule which is , if I truly want peace in the world, it has to begin with me. I try to live my life like that , in our interchange, I came up short. I'm sorry. I can see you are very passionate about the US. That is wonderful and truly worth being passionate about. Who wouldn't be. I think the Bill of Rights and the Constitution are amazing documents. I have watched (on C-span) democratic movements in Africa, holding up your constitution (All men are created equal) and the Bill of Rights (freedom of speech) as their models for their own country. In some countries ,one would not be able disagree and still be neighbors. Someone might be shot or run out of town. Let us Agree that we can disagree and still be neighbors. Let's agree that we can disagree and neither one of us has to worry about being locked up and tortured. It's in those things, that I agree with you, the US is worth being passionate for. I didn't join this group to convince anyone of my way of thinking. I joined it to find out how others are thinking around the world. And be a part of a group that wanted to help end the sanctions in Iraq that have destroyed the lives of so many Iraq children, old people, mothers, fathers, etc. Congratulations for signing up to this group. Those who have arguments other than yours have gotten their info maybe from other sources. I hope you can keep an open mind and be willing to consider those sources. Just a penny for your thoughts: General Electric owns NBC and MSNBC ; General Electric is also an Arms Dealer who stands to make much money off war. History tells us people have gotten rich from war. Can NBC and MSNBC really be objective towards war when they stand to gain monetarily from war??? Is their news really going to be objective when going to war will favor their pocket books. (Mother Jones web site has all the arms dealers). ?? Just a penny for your thoughts. I wish you the best. Sincerely, Peggy _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk