Pacifism

[John Lundy]

David,

I'm not really sure that "co-operation" is the appropriate term for the 
attitude of the passengers.  (I'm sure you'd agree, so don't interpret it 
as a personal attack.)

Something that has intrigued me:  there were initial reports that the 
Pennsylvania plane may have been shot down by a US fighter plane.  In a 
newspaper here a member of the Administration admitted on about the third 
day after the event that they had been too hasty in categorically ruling 
this out and "now admit that it was possible that the plane was engaged by 
a US fighter plane".  I've read absolutely nothing about this since.  Do 
any of you guys have any further information?

John

On Wednesday, 26 September 2001 09:38, David Morris 
[SMTP:fqmorris at hotmail.com] wrote:
>
> FYI Doug,
>
> I participated in anti-Gulf War protests in Boston.  For that cause I did 
> not believe OUR (children's) blood should be spilled.  For some causes we 
> must be willing to sacrifice our own (children's) lives.  For some things 
> OUR collective purpose must outweigh the very possible loss of some of 
our
> lives.  This was well demonstrated by those heroes that took back the 
plane
> over Pennsylvania.  If the other planes had been aware of the cost of
> cooperation I'm sure they would have also given their own lives to avoid 
the
> bigger tragedy that ensued.  I'm glad those people were up to the task
> before them.
>
> David Morris
>
> >From: Doug Millison FYI, people all across the political spectrum are
> >calling for peace not war.  Not everybody is in a
> >hurry to sacrifice their children, or kill the
> >children of others, for some ill-defined "crusade"
> >that promises to end evil with bombs and rockets and
> >unavoidable but acceptable "collateral damage".
>
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