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I only hope America will be able to track down

and pinpoint those responsible for this inhuman act

of barbarism. Just try to imagine two hijacked

Boeings purposefully crashing into the city centre of

Hamburg say, or Munich. Yesterday in New York City, this

nightmare became reality!!<br><br>I am basically against

the death penalty, but in the case of those who

organised this slaughter of innocents, I say: KILL them!

These mass murderers have no right to live among us -

they have no right to live at all.

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Incredibly I managed to practice yesterday

evening. I didn't sleep much, though (did anyone?) so I

eventually fell to reading. I came across one of my favorite

stories of the Desert Fathers -- these early Christian

monks in 4th century Egypt -- that seems

pertinent:<br><br>One of the brethren had been insulted by another and

he wanted to take revenge. He came to Abba Sisois

and told him what had taken place, saying: I am going

to get even, Father. But the elder besought him to

leave the affair in the hands of God. No, said the

brother, I will not give up until I have made that fellow

pay for what he said. Then Abba Sisois stood up and

began to pray in these terms: O God, Thou art no longer

necessary to us, and we no longer need Thee to take care of

us since, as this brother says, we both can and will

avenge ourselves. At this the brother promised to give

up his idea of revenge.<br><br>From "Wisdom of the

Desert", edited by Thomas Merton.<br><br>I hope everyone

especially is OK.<br><br>Peace and Good,<br>Homer

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I am yet another bad man who prefers practising

in the evening. Good for you that you were able to

muster the discipline to do your routine in the face of

yesterday's horrible events - I could not.<br><br>And BTW,

just to make this clear: I was not posting about

revenge. I was referring to the JUSTICE that clearly is to

be made here.

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