On 11/30/05, Alex Gogan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I apologise sometimes I actually do forget that almost every family has > been touched in the US my this in some sense or other. So I apologise for > not having a rider message on top. Wes was your nephew??
Correct -- my niece's husband. Absolutely no need to apologize! It's good to see people paying attention to these issues. Instead of accepting your apology, let me apologize for not saying thank you for posting this, despite my concern about the large PTSD numbers. > Also agree with the blame part even though I must admit I have done my > fair share of it when I was watching that program and most times on the news > casts over here I curse inside about the total waste of life and blame Bush > and his friends, but to be honest it will get me and no one else anywhere > bar raised blood pressure. What you are doing is the best way, showing the > public what it is actually doing to the nation (ok not mine but... by > empathy I do feel the hurt, only part of the way can't truly imagine only if > I went through this myself). I sure couldn't have imagined how I was going to feel. Big media is not our friend in this, I am certain. There are some good reporters, some of whom are veterans themselves, but as an institution, I tend to regard it as a huge part of the problem, not an ally. I do my best to avoid playing to the media or associating with peace activists who do. The measure of my peacemaking is in my heart, not outside me. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
