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Re: A request for peace.
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Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:34:09 GMT
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i whole heartedly concur! i think i will use your letter as a model for my own.
fight war with love!
-lenny
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Alfred Speredelozzi writes:
> Today, I emailed the following letter to the president, hoping he would • listen.
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> -Alfred
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> September 19, 2001
> Alfred J. Speredelozzi, Jr.
> 2670 Fenwick Court
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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> The Honorable George W. Bush
> The White House
> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
> Washington, D.C. 20500
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> Mr. President,
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> I am writing to you today to ask you to consider a very
> unconventional way to defeat terrorism. I am asking you to forego
> bombing, forgo assassination, forego attack of any kind. As one
> Christian to another, I am asking you to instead send peace to the
> middle east.
> I know your anger with these terrorists is great. The tragedy of
> September 11, 2001 is an evil unparalleled in our history. Every
> time I read the news, I feel the same anger, the same desire to
> strike that most Americans have expressed this past week. However, I
> have also prayed more this past week than any week in my life. I
> believe God has answered these prayers. Mr. President, God wants
> peace.
> The United States has great power in the World. We have resources
> that other people can only dream about. Our nation could decide to
> strike its enemies and destroy entire countries in the process (if
> they were found to be responsible). We also have the resources to
> patiently hunt down and kill all the terrorists currently residing in
> the world. Yet, I do not feel that either of these options will rid
> the world of the hatred against the United States that brought down
> our buildings and the lives within them.
> This country also has a great power to heal. You have praised the
> valiant efforts of the police, fire fighters and rescue workers who
> risk their lives to this day searching in the rubble of the World
> Trade Center. You have witnessed the great charity of our citizens
> as they have raised money, given comfort, and donated their blood.
> Sir, we must harness this healing power and apply it towards those
> who wish to kill us.
> Matthew writes, in chapter five of his gospel, that Jesus told us
> to love our enemies. We are instructed to "turn the other cheek,"
> and offer to the thief more than he came to steal. I believe we must
> love our enemies like we would love our brothers or our daughters.
> When my daughter strikes me, I do not strike back. When my brother
> is hurting, I bring him aid. Many people in the Arab countries in
> the middle east are hurting. We should provide them with more than
> they took from us. Send food, shelter and medicine to those who lack
> it. We should not stop there! We should provide the same comfort to
> all in need throughout the world.
> I understand that sending peace in this way is a complex problem.
> It will not be easy to accomplish, even if every person in this
> country felt as I do. I also understand that the United States has
> given aid in many ways to many countries, and continues to do so.
> Both charitable citizens and government programs have provided relief
> to many, especially during natural disasters. But what we have done
> in the past, and continue to do is not enough to destroy the hatred.
> Your goal now is to eradicate terrorism, but this evil will only be
> overcome by acts of goodness.
> Therefore, our response to the terrorists should not be an act of
> violence. That would be the path of evil. The leaders of those who
> committed this crime are hoping that you choose the path of violence,
> so that they may continue their war. Give them a surprise attack of
> love. I propose here one possible symbolic act: send a convoy of
> ships, or a squadron of bombers laden with food. Give it freely to
> the hungry and war-torn people of Afghanistan. If you fear their
> military will take it all, give more than any military could collect.
> We can do this with the full resources of the United States. We can
> destroy the hatred and the support of the terrorists at the lowest
> level.
> Mr. Bush, our greatest Presidents have been known by their acts of
> charity. Lincoln gave his life for the idea of reconciliation with
> the Souther States. Truman earned, for our country, unending
> European loyalty with the Marshall plan. Finally, your father earned
> the respect of Arab world by stopping the rout of the Iraqis once
> Kuwait was secured. All of these presidents have one common thread.
> Their acts of wisdom have come only after our acts of war and
> violence. Today, I pray for you, that God will grant you this wisdom
> before the violence begins.
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> Yours in Christ,
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> Alfred J. Speredelozzi, Jr.
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| (...) Ahem. If you didn't notice, this is .debate. We'll not be having any of that socialistic "concurrence" crud here! If you can't say something adversarial about someone here, we'll have to pelt you with MegaBloks. [1] ;D (...) "I bring you ... (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Today, I emailed the following letter to the president, hoping he would listen. -Alfred -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 September 19, 2001 Alfred J. Speredelozzi, Jr. 2670 Fenwick Court Ann Arbor, MI 48104 The Honorable George W. Bush (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) !
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