[HPFGU-OTChatter] Thoughts on War- Worldwide Impact

[Meredith Wilson]

It is very easy in the US to think about how we feel in this time of terror
and destruction, but much harder to think about the impact worldwide.  Thank
you for sharing this story.  Although it is horrific to think of children
losing life like that, it is certainly an eye-opener.

I've been away from my computer most of this week, but my thoughts go out to
all who are suffering or are close to those who are.  I feel fairly safe
here in Seattle, but grieve for those who may not feel so safe right now.

Meredith

PS- I hope John and Keith had wonderful birthdays!


**-----Original Message-----
**From: Madhuri [mailto:madhuri567 at yahoo.com]
**Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 6:38 PM
**To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
**Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Thoughts on War- Worldwide Impact
**
**
**I read a very disturbing headline just now in the morning newspaper 
**and I thought I might share it with you.
**
**~~~
**New Delhi, Sept 13
**
**SHOT AT
**
**An eight year old school boy was shot at and injured by terrorists 
**near here today, police said.
**
**Two car-borne persons handed a note written in Hindi saying "no Hindu 
**will be spared if India sides with the US in the war" to two boys 
**coming out of the Holy Public School, Sikandra, and asked them to 
**hand it over to the school management. As the boys turned towards the 
**school, one of the was fired at and injured.
**~~~
**
**
**The war isn't just America's problem. This truly has worldwide 
**imapct, which is why some countries like India are seriously fearing 
**for their safety if America really does go to war. These garish acts 
**of terrorism are extremely shocking, but my country has been facing 
**it for decades. Just last year, an entire city near mine  was 
**engulfed in land mines and bombs. My cousins live in that city, and 
**luckily nobody I knew was hurt. Every single day, dozens of innocent 
**civilians are killied by terrorists along the India/Pakistan border. 
**Hundreds of lives are lost in our neighbouring country of Sri Lanka 
**every week due to probably one of the most public and well supported 
**terrorist gangs in the world today. My very close friend lost his 
**father in Sri Lanka.
**
**Terrorism is an inhuman, barbarous situation. The natural calamities 
**that are faced by the Third World countries might result in greater 
**losses of life and property, but nothing destroys the morale of the 
**people like brothers killing each other. Extremely young children are 
**tortured, drilled and brainwashed until they become hard-core 
**terrorists... once they become adults, there is absolutely no way to 
**stop them. The one thing that redeems people, that saves them and 
**everyone else, is a conscience. 
**
**Terrorists don't have that.
**
**I am sure that India is not the only country that is against war. I 
**understand the need for retaliation, but a very powerful and 
**developed country like the USA will hardly be affected when compared 
**to the Third World countries that face terrorism, religious riots and 
**massacres day in and day out. We are the ones that will be affected 
**the most. Do you think that once the terrorists go to war, they'll 
**restrict their attack to the country that's attacking them? 
**
**Not a chance.
**
**I understand that I'm probably alone in my viewpoint here, but I've 
**face these things a lot. My friends face them. My family faces them. 
**Complete and total strangers whom I've never known face them. But it 
**hurts every time. I don't believe that war is a solution to anything. 
**My it's because of the Gandhian ideals I've been brought up with, but 
**if 800 million people could non-violently overthrow one of the most 
**powerful countries in the world, well... I believe anything is 
**possible.
**
**Madhuri
**
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