Keyser Soze / Doug and Terrance

[Paul Mackin]

kai:
It wasn't Ron, was it? I'm sure The National Review thought so. My vote
would go to Gorby I guess.

To paraphrase an old saying Kelly may be one of those people who did not so
much acheive correctness but had correctness thrust upon him--by events.
America is at last in a position where using its military might  just
doesn't seem nearly so, er, unseemly (and morally wrong) as it once did to
those of a more moderate turn of mind than Kelly.

            P.


----- Original Message -----
From: "lorentzen-nicklaus" <lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de>
To: <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Keyser Soze / Doug and Terrance


>
>
> thank you, paul, for hinting at these columns. me read what michael kelly
has
> written there since 9/11 and found little to disagree with. last week's
piece
> starts with the sentence: "pacifists are not serious people, although they
> devoutly believe they are, and their arguments are not being taken
seriously at
> the moment." here in europe, i'm afraid, those 'arguments' are taken far
too
> seriously ... read you: kai frederik, on the "tag der deutschen einheit"
(day of
> german unity) ... the person to answer me first to whom we (and by "we" i
> here mean everybody: imagine a divided germany now ...) must be grateful
that
> the re-unification actually took place wins a weekend with this
'americanized'
> teuton ... ps: here's a little hint --- it was neither francois nor maggie
...
>
>
> Paul Mackin schrieb:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jasper Fidget" <fakename at tokyo.com>
> > >  I think you and Doug et al
> > > are fools, and while I'd love to see you change your minds, if Sept 11
was
> > > insufficient to do so, then I'd rather not witness the terrible
> > proportions
> > > of the slaughter that would be required for it.
> >
> >
> > I t might be nice if a few minds could be changed. but does it really
matter
> > all that much what "peace activists" say and think. It is inconcievable
that
> > the U.S. not do what it can to protect itself as forcefully as
necessary.
> >
> >  This is fortunate for pacifist and nonpacifist Americans alike and for
many
> > in the rest of the world as well..
> >
> > Michael Kelly is at it again about pacifists in the morning Post. He's a
> > rabble rouser born and bred but I like most if not all of what he says
here.
> >
> >   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61527-2001Oct3.html
> >
> >         P.
> >
> >
>