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SEPTEMBER 2001 - WE DETERMINE OUR FUTURE !!!!! Hi I'm Sören , a human being, male, Danish, living in Sweden, a father... but most of all just a human being I wish it was in a world of joy over the manifold of life I wake up in the morning, but the events of terror and hate of course put a dark cloud over everything..... I want to express my
condolences to all who have been hurt by the
meaningless acts of
terrorism..... I understand the anger Americans feel towards the meaningless killing... but don't let the terrorists provoke the very essence of civilization.... the ability to turn anger into determination.... to act with wisdom, instead of reacting with bitterness and hate. The fight between good and evil is one we each and one of us have to fight within ourselves, it is not a battle fought with guns and bombs and military actions between good and evil nations, civilized and uncivilized peoples of different faiths..... The male dominated rhetoric our leaders use frightens me almost more than evils already done.... as they speak the logic of the terrorists Let us find ways to stop this chain of hate. One thing I react to is the fact that these terrorists have pointed out how vulnerable even the most powerful military defense actually are.... that enemies can strike against the very heart of the worlds strongest military power just using a knife..... When the anger, the pain, the despair are less, when we try to return to our daily lives again... when the guilty has been found and punished... I think this is the thing needed to be taken in consideration: There is no military answers to the security of the people of the world..... For the worker in USA, the worker in Afghanistan, the worker in Israel, the worker in Palestine, the worker in Russia, the world is unsafe as long as the security politic is based on nations striving for military power.... that the military strength of your nation is no guarantee..... So I plea for a
global
cooperation on rethinking the whole concept of security..... I think
the
best way to prevent terrorism in the future is to put more effort into
fighting
poverty, illiteracy, illness and injustice.... that the leaders of the
world
take the human rights, the liberties and democracy they say to defend
serious not just for the citizens in USA & Europe, but also for the
people in
Africa, Asia and Latin America. The terrorists leaders thrive on the
despair
in marginalized countries. To prevent future terrorism is also to empower the good among the people living in despair..... then their evils will whither. As well as it empowers the good by the privileged and our own evil will whither..... The people of Afghanistan have suffered war for 23 years.. different groups of warlords either financed by USA or former Soviet have battled over their heads.... the ordinary citizen of Afghanistan is no crazy terrorist, have not been given any opportunity to freedom and democracy..... Osama bin Laden actually was supported by USA when aiding the talibanis overthrow the Afghani government then allied with former Soviet......There's lot of crap left over from the days of cold war.... many of the enemies of USA today, was former allies who came to power and oppression of their nations populations as bricks in the game of cold war. Catch the terrorists, catch the leaders supporting them... but for the sake of our future, do not strike back at more innocent people. Active support to
undemocratic regimes not threatening the interests of
wealthy democracies have
caused much pain. It is time for a change !! To often have we closed our eyes and actively supported atrocities, turned our back to progressive forces, which in the long run would be better allies, than the fascist and fundamentalist murderers of today, who were allies yesterday. I plea for an international cooperation not just fighting terrorism but also leading to arms reduction and social empowerment. 1/4 of the global military expenditure (accidentally the US share) is enough to solve some of the worst social and ecological problems in the world today.... figure out what's safest for you ( FIGURES ) Hunt down the terrorists and begin a huge new effort for social empowerment of the poor and marginalized people of the world.... It is the responsibility of USA, Russia and Europe to clean up their own mess in the third world. Sören |
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