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Bezinha, we appreciate the prayers
and good wishes. The nightmae is over but the fall out will be heavy and long, like 9/11.
posted by
Greenfields
on November 29, 2008 at 8:50 PM
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AenMom, you are so right
Muslim communities must be part of this dialogue.
posted by
Greenfields
on November 29, 2008 at 8:49 PM
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OTa, thank you for your kind thoughts and words.
It makes me and the rest of us feel better.
posted by
Greenfields
on November 29, 2008 at 8:09 PM
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My thoughts are with you are your country.
posted by
ravenmarie
on November 29, 2008 at 5:43 PM
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This situation makes me sad. I hope we get answers and learn from this. One lost life is too much! sam
posted by
sam444
on November 29, 2008 at 11:41 AM
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This year, believers everywhere should pray for peace.
I am so weary of wars, rumors of wars, the development of deadlier weapons, the crush of upper society on the lower, the inequity that breeds hostile envy, that spurs violent reaction, devil take the consequences. If we are to have peace, then everyone at every level of society must have something to lose. As it stands now, those with no hope have nothing to lose; rioting and looting may improve their situation -- or end it.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 29, 2008 at 5:36 AM
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hey Greenfields
I hope calm comes soon though a genuine resolution of whatever is behind these actions is probably a long way from happening unfortunately.
posted by
robdon67
on November 29, 2008 at 12:17 AM
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Greenfields, pertinent question!
posted by
Straightforward
on November 29, 2008 at 12:13 AM
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Only time will tell.
Only time...
posted by
Whacky
on November 28, 2008 at 7:31 PM
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The televisions beat you over the head and heart with it, over and over.
I say to turn them off.
It will not change, this desperation to wreak vengeance, as the "powers that be" in each location refuse to give the 'now terrorists' a voice and speaking venue, some validity, concern or promises of action to recitify what they see as injustices. It begins with grandfathers and fathers and then the children and grandchildren turn into radicals who just exact vengeance and have no Forward Healing nor Co-operative Agenda.
Marginalization does this.
Then the younger activists just ACT in horrible ways, without much concern anymore to be heard, given respect or proper governmental action. Angry young men, exploited by angry old ones.
I only see it happening more often.
In Thailand, unhappy citizens take the airport. In America, we would send in SWAT teams and shoot and gas and herd them all out of there in the first six hours, rather than have anyone at all listen to what they were protesting. And any American television coverage of the incident, if there were any coverage, would only all give the same judgemental, this is horrible of the people to do this "sound byte" on all stations.
No one is allowed to do anything like that in America anymore. All solutions are Tiannamen Square solutions now.
Everyone is praying for your soldiers, police, and the hostages and we assume that all 'radicals' will be killed and will not say anything to anyone but negociators who refuse to negociate, before they, the young men, die in the gun site of a sniper.
posted by
benzinha
on November 28, 2008 at 2:10 PM
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This (terrorism) is a global problem and requires a global solution. As an American, I have high hopes that our new President will be able to initiate dialogue between nations and come up w/ a plan or plans dealing w/ terrorism. We need to include all Muslim countries in this dialogue.......My heart goes out to all victims of this latest attack.
posted by
ZenMom
on November 28, 2008 at 1:51 PM
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I pray you and all your family and friends stay safe
It is so sad that there cannot be peace in this world.
posted by
skye08
on November 28, 2008 at 12:04 PM
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Greenfields
Thank you for taking the time to post. My nerves would be so frazzled by all of this I wouldn't know what to type. I do hope a sense of calm returns soon for India. ~Peace to you and yours, OTA
posted by
Blue_feathers
on November 28, 2008 at 10:33 AM
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