No just wars?

[StepCher@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/28/01 2:14:03 PM, michaele@ando.pair.com writes:

<< Your view that we should NOT have reacted to 9-11 is thankfully 
confined to the ranks of those like yourself whose main focus of 
life it is to protest, being otherwise disassociated and 
alienated from normal pursuits. >>

mike, 
that description is unfair and inaccurate.
as i said previously, there is a growing peace movement here, not among 
alienated weirdos but highly educated, intelligent, thoughtful, and even 
successful people. as i have already stated i believe i could personally 
execute, even dismember with my bare hands, any one or all of the perps w/out 
hesitation. but slaughtering innocents in the name of vengeance sickens me. 
which leads me to 

In a message dated 10/28/01 2:15:01 PM, jonmfordster@hotmail.com writes:

<< I'm sure that would be a very 
"emotional" thing to say >>
my mind is boggled by anyone remaining untouched by and unemotional about 
9.11. yes it is important to rationally analyze what is going on, to not be 
fooled again, but people like you and me are dead, a couple of american 
cities are under seige, and many innocents HERE in the usa are dying, so if 
you aren't moved you may as well be dead.

i am including a little thing i wrote. it is highly emotional, so if that 
will offend you, stop here:

who was that masked man?
riding back from rubble
riding away from stench of death
steed and brothers crushed and left behind
armour shed and standing naked
dancing on canyon's edge
willing to plunge and pursued by furies 
pushing pushing pushing
oh please oh please don't fall
and searching ever searching 
you will not find it will not help
for he is gone and they are gone and it is gone
just seek a moment's rest a moment's calm
to breath some salted air washed by the sea
and please oh please dont fall.
ive never felt more love or pride or ache
as standing with you naked  for all the world to see
fragile as a butterfly braver than god 
begging please oh please dont fall.
so who are you masked man?