JCK: This below message of yours in recent times sure didn't amuse me or was of any interest at all to me personally, plus the list moderator had to intervene in the thread in the end.... I simply exercised my delete key....and, did you see me criticize you for partaking in this thread ? No. So, what comes to mind is - "what is good for the goose is not good for the gander" or "the pot is calling the kettle black" ? Have a good weekend all and sorry that I had to post this to make a point toward a forum critic ! --- John Kelly <jckelly1011@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Let's see: > 1) About 18 months ago, four unarmed civilian airliners were hijacked, two > skyscrapers destroyed, and a U. S. government building damaged. 3000+ > innocent civilians were killed by terrorists. > 2) In 1998, two U. S. Embassies (Kenya and Tanzania) were bombed by > terrorists. 270+ innocent civilians killed. > 3) In December 1988, a U. S. airliner, Pan Am's Clipper 103, was destroyed > in mid-air with 240+ inncoent civilians murdered. > 4) In 1986, a U. S. airliner TWA Boeing 727, suffered severe damage due to a > bomb planted by Middle Eastern terrorists. > 4) In 1985, the Achille Lauro cruise liner is hijacked and an innocent > passenger (an American)is executed. > 5) Also in 1985, TWA's 847 was hijacked and an innocent passenger (an > American) was executed. > 6) In 1969, three western airliners were hijacked and blown up or severly > damaged in the Syrian desert. One of these was an American airliner. > > Oh, the "Air Force hot shot flying a plane into a ski lift with 20 Europeans > on it, no one will apologize" story isn't completely true. A Marine Corps > EA-6B Prowler hit the cable in the Italian Alps and, tragically, the skiers > were killed. All four crew members on the EA-6B were court-martialed, > disciplined, dismissed from the service, and the pilot served a prison term. > Restitution was made to the families of those killed in this accident. > > No folks, the U. S. owes nobody an apology when it seeks justice and is one > of a few countries that takes great pains to follow the Laws Of Armed > Conlict to the letter. And, with the exception of Great Britain, please > tell me what other nation, in the middle of a war, very carefully attacks > legitimate military targets and then concurrently feeds the population of > that country? > > The United States of America is not perfect and this country does make > mistakes. But, there are still millions of folks who want to get a visa, > come to America, and try to attain the American dream. They must see > something good that America has to offer for people that their home nation > doesn't offer to them. > > Best Wishes to the list, > JCK __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com