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PROUD
PROUD 
I Am Proud To Be An American --------From A Canadian Editorial ... America :.....The good neighbor widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair. A Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record: This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the last appreciated people on all the earth. Germany ,Japan ,and to a lesser extent ,Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of War by The Americans who poured in Billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debt. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up,and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there . I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is The United States that hurries to help.This spring ,59 American communities were flattened by Tornados.Nobody helped ,The Marshall Plan and The Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent ,war mongering Americans.I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane .Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so,why don't they fly them?Why do all the International Airlines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other land on Earth even consider putting a man or women on the moon?You talk about Japanese technocracy, you get radios .You talk about German technocracy,you get Automobiles.You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon-not once ,but several - and safely home again.You talk about scandels,and Americans puny theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at . Even their draft - dodgers are not pursued and hounded.They are here on our streets,and most of them,unless they are breaking Canadian laws,are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here. When the railways of France ,Germany and India were breaking down through age ,it was the Americans who rebuilt them . When the Pennsylvania Railroad and The New York Central went broke nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble . Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our Neighbors have faced it alone , and I am one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing then get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do , they are entitled to thumb their nose at The Lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those . "STAND PROUD" I received this from Gincoyote@aol.com SEPT 13,2001 DAY 3 Across America Tonite .... Dear Friends, I am on the road tonight, the only way to get out of LA and back home to our daughter and our friends in New York City . Oddly enough ,I have never driven across this vast country. My wife and I have now stopped in Flagstaff for a few hours sleep before moving on. The sorrow and anger builds across America. Talk radio tonite was filled with calls for carpet-bombing every Arab Country. Many want revenge,blood. But a surprising number of people have called for us to not add to the killing of more innocent humans. The rest stops and the convenience stores along the way were filled with quiet,solemn people, many of whom ,can get home no other way than by this four day trip. Our daughter is fine ,mostly frightened by my desire to fly home to her rather than drive .Once again,I was outvoted 2 to 1. This is Nothing new. We have learned of more people we know who have lost their lives. Bill Weems , who worked as a line producer for us this year,was on the flight from Boston that crashed into The World Trade Center. He was such a decent soul. Such senseless madness. The children of New York who are orphaned tonight ....What do we say or do? I will do my part -- anything , something-- as soon as I get to New York . But it will never be enough . The Firefighters of New York: They are on every block,every day,and they are your best neighbors. Sitting out on the sidewalks in front of the Fire Stations , a good word and a kind smile to all who pass...now,350 + of them gone , having risked their lives to save the victims of a carnage they soon became part of . A good friend from Flint IA a clerical worker at the Pentegon. I have heard no word of her condition. I have tried contacting her family to do avail. Her son, Malcolm, worked on our show . I cannot find him. I keep getting tears in my eyes . Once she gave me a tour of the Pentegon, took me everywhere,and got such a kick out of taking me around this building I use to march on . Will our mutual friends who Barbara, and know how she is ,please write me ? Please. The man who occupies the White House cried today. Good. Keep crying, Mr. Bush. The more you cry , the less you will go to that dark side in all humans where anger rages to a point where we want to blindly kill. Your dad's and Reagan's old cronies --- Eagleberger, Baker, Schultz-- are calling for you to bomb first and ask questions later . You must not do this . If only because you do not want to stoop to these mass murderers' level. Yes, find out who did it . Yes, see that they NEVER do it again. But get a grip, man. " Declare War?" War against whom? One guy in the desert whom we can never seem to find? Are our leaders telling us that the most powerful country on earth cannot dispose of one sick evil f---wad of a guy? Because if that is what you are telling us, then we are truly screwed. If you are unable to take out this lone ZZ Top wannabe , what on earth would you do for us if we were attacked by a nation of millions? For chrissakes, call the Isralies and have them do that thing they do when they want their man ! We pay them enough billions each year, I am sure they would be happy to accommodate your request. But I beg you , Mr. Bush .stay with the tears . Go today to comfort the wounded of New York. Tell the Mayor, a guy most of us have not liked ,that he is doing an incredible job, keeping the spirits of everyone as high as they can be at this moment. Being there for a city I believe he loves, his own cancer still with him , he goes beyond the call of duty. But do not declare war and massacre more innocents. After Bin Laden's previous act of terror, our last elected President went and bombed what he said was " Bin Laden's camp" in Afghanistan -- but instead just killed civilians. Then he bombed a factory in the Sudan, saying it was" making chemical weapons ." It turned out to be making Aspirin. Innocent people murdered by our Air Force. Back in May , you gave the Taliban in Afghanistan $ 48 million dollars of our tax money . No free nation on Earth would give them a cent , but you gave them a gift of $ 48 million because they said they had " banned all drugs." Because your drug war was more important than the actual war the Taliban had inflicted on its own people , you helped to fund the regime who had given refuge to the very man you now say is responsible for killing my friend on that plane and for killing the friends of families of thousands and thousands of people. How dare you talk about more killing now! Shame ! Shame ! Shame! Explain your actions in support of the Taliban ! Tell us why your father and his partner Mr. Reagan trained Mr. Bin Laden in how to be a terrorist ! Am I angry ? You bet I am . I am an American citizen, and my leaders have taken my money to fund mass murder. And now my friends have paid the price with their lives. Keep crying , Mr. Bush . keep running to Omaha or wherever it is you go while others die , just as you ran during Vietnam while claiming to be "on duty" in the Air National Guard. Nine boys from my High School died in that miserable war. And now you are asking for " unity" so you can start another one ?
Do not insult me or my country like this ! Yes , I, too, will be in church at noon today, on this national day of mourning . I will pray for you, and us, and the children of New York, and all the children of this sad ugly world .... Yours, Michael Moore mmlfint@aol.com www.michaelmoore.com Sept. 13 2001 from.... ValeriesBowles @texas.net Subject:
Fwd: Saturday 22nd per the London Times Report
To:
theblueflames@yahoo.com
I wanted to be on the safe side as well - I don't want anyone to be alarmed - I just care for you all.
KYB
Jean Barr <mfound@ticnet.com> wrote:
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:44:46 -0500
From the newsroom, ----the London Times states that their intelligence says that another strike in the US will happen on this Saturday the 22nd. No information as to where or what kind of strike but it is supposed to be big. I do not know if this is correct but it would pay us to be diligent and carefull wherever we are and are going.
I hesitate to send this--- but if I did not and one of you were hurt and it could have been prevented by your being alerted, I would be at fault. This came from a reliabe source. God Bless and keep all of you. I got LOTS of thoughts.
The sadness of the loss doesn't dampen my desire for revenge. I can't believe they held that many people at bay with box cutters. I'm proud of the men who took a vote and decided to take back their plane. THAT'S how a TEXAN would act. What's the point of all our technology if we aren't using it to illuminate the unenlightened? I'd like to write "Say Howdy Allah!" on some cruise missiles and send 'em over. Make Afghanistan into an Afghani-stain. We are too worried about the perception of the U.S. Most people think we're murdering , gluttonous assholes anyway so why not live up to our full potential? We could really show the world the dark side .
So, How's YOUR day?
Barry Kooda Ex- Nervebreakers, Texas, USA 13/9/01 From: "Russell J. Beynon" <mortimer-snerd@msn.com>
Subject: Fw: Police Flash!!!
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:34:24 -0400
Attachments: msg2.html
Latest news reports advise that a cell of six terrorists has been operating in
the Harlem area. Police advised earlier today that five of the six have already
been detained.
It is not known if there is a connection to Osama Bin Laden however the
suspected terrorists are known as Bin Sleepin, Bin Drinkin, Bin Fightin, Bin
Smokin and Bin Pimpin.
The police advise further that they can find no one fitting the description of
the sixth cell member, Bin Workin, in the Harlem area. Police are however,
confident that anyone who looks like Workin will be extremely easy to spot.
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