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Dear Carole, I just want to alleviate your symptoms with many hugs and kisses, and hopefully your off times will diminish. I sense that you too may be part of the conscience of this list, and I appreciate it. with love, Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 3:22 PM Subject: Re: The complications we face > Dear Camilla: I have long counted you a dear friend, > although we have never met, and the conscience of the List. > It is complicated, isn't it? All wars are hideous and in > all wars innocents die. THAT is the REAL dilemma, isn't it, > how to engage in the inherently inhumane act of war, > without forfeiting your humanity? > And the children. Of course we have all seen them in their > streets celebrating death. So sad to be so young and so > full of hate. (Although he recruits the poor and > disadvantaged to die for his cause, Bin Laden, as you know, > comes from a priviledged background and does not wish to > die anytime soon, as he adhers to the maxim that it's hard > to hit a moving target.)It reminds of the stories about the > children sent to lure soldiers into booby-traps during that > last horrible war in Viet Nam. I have 3 sons and a nephew > of draftable age and, as it is the children who fight all > wars, I am so stressed this week that my PD symptoms seemed > to have tripled. So, dear friend,before Mr. PD does me in, > I need to take a break from this topic and do something > that relaxes me. If I could just remember what that is... > Carole ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn