Another touching gesture from London England. And perhaps a pic.

Yvsa

Yvsa

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This is from an e-mail I just received.

I don't know if the pic is to big to post but I'm going to try anyway.
The pic is from the home page of my ISP.
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>From the combined wire services. September 13, 2001

LONDON - Somebody tied an American flag round an old oak tree on a
nondescript traffic island near Grosvenor Square in London early Wednesday.
Ever since, a mountain has been growing beside the tree - a mountain of
flowers, flags, cards, candles, tear-stained notes, pictures, paintings and
a
New York Yankees cap.
There were no instructions about this, no coordination. There are
simply ordinary people who feel a need to send a message to America. They're
people like Rob Anderson of London, who left a big spray of roses with a
hand-written card, 'Dear America, You supported us in two world wars. We
stand with you now.'
The floral mountain, across the street from the US Embassy, is the
most eloquent sign of a massive outpouring affection for the United States
that has spread as people watch the horrifying video of New York and the
Pentagon over and over again.
The Union Jack is at half-staff everywhere, London's largest
cathedral, St. Paul's, has invited every Yank in town to a memorial service
Friday. The local paper in Ispwich devoted its entire front page Wednesday
to
a banner headline, 'God Bless America.'
And when the guard changes today at Buckingham Palace, the band will
play, for the first time ever, 'The Star-Spangled Banner.
 
Thanks for posting it, Yvsa. I got the same picture in an email today. I wanted to post it but since you did,I don't have to. Thanks!


Heber Ellsworth
 
Yvsa,

Thanks for posting that. If you don't mind, I'd like to put it on another board I haunt... it is very touching and shows that we aren't in this alone.

Regards,

Alan
 
Here is something from Canada that I just found on another forum...

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This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.

America: The Good Neighbor.

Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable
editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television
commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as
printed in the Congressional Record:

"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most
generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth.
Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of
the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and
forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying
even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States. When France
was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up,
and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I
was there. I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United
States that
hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by
tornadoes. Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped
billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now, newspapers in those
countries are writing about the decadent, war-mongering Americans. I'd like
to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the
United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the
world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or
the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the
International lines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other
land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk
about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German
technocracy, and
you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men
on the moon--not once, but several times - and safely home again. You talk
about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for
everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded.
They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless
they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa
at home to spend here. When the railways of France, Germany and India were
breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the
Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned
them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when
the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me
even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't
think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our
neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of
hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their
flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the
lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not
one of those."

Stand proud, America!

This is one of the best editorials that I have ever read regarding the
United States. It is nice that one man realizes it. I only wish that the
rest of the world would realize it. We are always blamed for everything and
never even get a thank you for the things we do. I would hope that each of
you would send this to as many people as you can and emphasize that they
should send it to as many of their friends until this letter is sent to
every person on the web. I am just a single American that has read this. I
SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON.


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Alan
 
Alan et al:
Please feel free to use it where ever you would like. As I said it was on the front page of my ISP and came to me freely given.
The Crying Eagle portrays how I feel better than any words I could ever say.

I don't know who the artist is, but he/she deserves a lot of credit.

I have seen the piece you posted in several different places today, even in my e-mail. It's another excellent thought.
 
Many thanks. That old eagle with a tear brought a tear to this old eagle's eye, too. I am too old to be as angry as I am.
 
Hi everyone,

Here is a link to show the solidarity behind us in the world... :

http://uweb.ucsb.edu/~deter/thankyou.htm


It was posted on the National Press Photographer's Association Listserver. I was surprised by the amount of support out there...

Once again... we are not alone.

Alan
 
I was amazed at the position taken by Pakistan. I've lived over in that part of the world and did based on experience did not expect a response like that. Seems we are getting support from almost everywhere some of it coming as a surprise.
 
Do you suppose that Pakistan still has memories of what happened during the Gulf War?
And we weren't pissed off then!!!!

As much as I would like to see something done militarily, and soon, I'm really glad that our leaders are taking their time to gather the information needed to strike in the proper place, at the proper time, and with the proper amount of munitions to make a real impression and perhaps even accomplish the mission on the 1st strike.

The calm and well trained warrior always has the best advantage, or at least that's what I have learned over the years.
 
Yea, Yvsa, I agree with you about us taking our time. My kneejerk reaction last week was that we should go over there and nuke every country that harbors terrorists. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I have a friend who's Afghani and she told me that the Taliban are a group of terrorists from outside Afghanistan that have come into the country and wreaked havoc on the population. The are terrorizing the Afghanis. So... it's not so simple. I think we may unfortunately see a long sustained war.
 
I read early this morning on CNN.com that the Afgan opposition is ready to go in with the U.S. and fight the Taliban. They'll field 15,000 troops immediately and another 15,000 if we'll give them supplies.

They claim that 99% of the Afgan people are against the Taliban, who came into their country from Pakistan and took over. I say we should join forces, arm the opposition force and help take back the country... snagging Bin Laden and as many terrorists as possible in the process.

The gentleman interviewed commented that all of the terrorists identifed to date were not Afgans... he thought that was rather interesting, seeing as how the American people seemed to hate Afganistan right now. The Afgan people right now are hostages in their own country... ruled by a radical group who have bastardized Islam to fit their own twisted ideology.

Alan
 
My rant for the day - the sword of truth.

Some of the televangelists don't fit my reading of Christianity. The Ku Klux Klan claimed to pursue Christian goals but hid behind masks? I can see no true Christianity in them.

I have to ask if they can pervert Christianity to such an extent, could these people have perverted true Islam likewise?

Steven Hamilton's signature line, Micah 6:8 is applicable to all three religions of the book - judism, christianity, islam. " The Lord has shown you what is good, oh man, and what does he require but to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God. "

Yvsa follows the old ways of his tribe, yet practices the above.

Uncle Bill followa Buddhist beliefs yet practices the same principles.

Arvind is Sikh - the same.

Mohd demonstates it so thoroughly he was acclaimed HI's conscience office, and happens to be Muslim.

Wrongfriend may practice Shinto or Zen.

Others may be Taoist, Hindu, whatever.

Those who practice just action, love of mercy, and humility in their walk with their deity are God's children and my brothers.

I've heard Christianity preached all my life. But no matter how well they talk the talk, it is lip service without walking the walk.

The walk is far from easy, and when I see my fellow man doing it however poorly but continuing to try in the face of advesity, I listen to their wisdom.

Truth is Truth, whatever it's voice.

Who is God? I was taught in Sunday School he was a mean old man who was going to get me. Today I suspect(and hope) She is a green eyed redhead and I kind of look forward to being caught.

Please read the above with justice, mercy, and humility ( and with tongue in cheek :p )
 
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