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[Powderworks] NMOC Picture in today's paper

Beth Curran bcurran@columbus.rr.com
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:21:25 -0500


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I woke up this morning to the headlines about the death of 90 hostages
in Moscow.  In the same section of the paper, there's an article about
how Serbs in Kosovo boycotted elections in opposition to the bloc formed
by the majority Albanians.  There's an AP photo that was taken looking
through the door into a voting station.  Plainly visible on the door is
a large sign with a picture of a handgun and rifle, with the red
circle-and-slash superimposed.
 
We've been talking about feeling powerless in the face of the senseless
deaths and violence plaguing the world.  So far as I can tell, few of us
in this group live in a country where these kind of signs are needed at
our voting places.  Voting can't bring an end to terrorism, but it's a
way to at least get people in office whose policies and plans for
dealing with it are in line with what we believe is right.    
OK, I'll get off my soapbox now - Beth

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>In the same section of the =
paper, there&#8217;s
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bloc formed by the majority Albanians. <span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>We&#8217;ve been talking about feeling powerless in =
the face
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can&#8217;t bring an end to terrorism, but it&#8217;s a way to at least =
get
people in office whose policies and plans for dealing with it are in =
line with
what we believe is right.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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Beth<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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