Re: Iraq/late comments and ramblings

Having your building bombed sounds like a terrorist attack to me -
regardless of the nationality of the perpetrators. Just my opinion of
course.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: F M Ferrari <fm4re@swbell.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:59:02 -0800 (PST)

>whoa really catching up here!
> 
>about the 9/11 compensation - dear to my heart because the OKC bombing
>victims/survivors were not included fo several reasons. Seems that some
>federal legislators (usually Sherdon and Clinton were mentioned) pushed
>for the nice compensation packages for their constituents. So seems like
>it doesn't matter who the political party is, their own state interests
>are what motivates them since that's what elects them.
>
> 
>What bothers me most is that the Clinton woman was here in OKC several
>times and I even got to shake her hand. Yeah, even touched Bill's hand
>too but missed out of any his groping! She saw the mess and met
>survivors and victims yet her own state interests seemed to erase any of
>those memories.
>
> 
>Another gripe from me and others: the comments that what happened in OKC
>was NOT a terrorist action. Then what in blazes WAS it??? I do see a
>distinction between domestic terrorism and what I guess is the real
>terrorism but . . .Oh yeah, then there was some problem that some people
>wanted to exclude attorneys from gathering some of the compensation
>benefits.
>
>
>I think that there are mixed feelings about the military and benefits
>for them. I have several friends who call themshelves "liberal" and want
>the military to go away yet gripe about the poor treatment for the
>service folks. I can't figure it out. If you want the military to be
>financially cut back, then their benefits will be cut back.
>
> 
>All I know that if it's our military who prevents anyone (US citizen
>especially) from having to go what I have (even though it wasn't a
>"terrorist" attack), then they deserve much much more!! I personally
>honor them.
>
> 
>So the seedling from the OKC Survivor Tree means more to me everyday and
>I nurture it like the Little Prince did with his precious rose. Just
>think of how much has been planted in honor of the dead?!?!?!
>
> 
>Fran, OKC
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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