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Re: from the village voice (npc)


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my point is that my country is blindly supporting an illegal military 
occupation against a people with no army that is forced to resist with stones 
an the destruction of its youth through suicide bombings. a people who have 
endured the longest military occupation of the last century. one that is 
continuing into this century with the full support of a rabid, war mongering, 
american political right who is seizing this opportunity to piss all over the 
constitution. 

and with full support of a cow towing american political left. 

an illegal military occupation that shares characteristics with nazi germany. 
note the current attempt to fence the palestinians into ghettos - - in their 
own territory, mind you.   territory already beset with over 200 illegal 
israeli "settlements"(paid for with us dollars).  a military occupation that 
also shares characteristics with south african apartheid.  palestinians are 
paid substandard wages and sold inferior goods at inflated rates.  they 
endure daily humiliations justified by a racism so blatant it would make 
lester maddox hang his head in shame.  in what little is left of their own 
territory they have to endure curfews and check points (palestinian workers 
in israel are forbidden to stay overnight) that last hours and separate 
families and often inhibit proper medical treatment for the sick and elderly.

they have endured the systematic de-evolution of the entire structure of 
their society. and all of this is done in the name of the american people. 
with our dollars.  with our military power.
 
my point is that i am ashamed that i was so surprised that you, someone who 
has met me, could ask me if i supported terrorism, that i silenced myself. 

you don't think that a patti smith list is an appropriate forum a political 
discussion?  i disagree. not only do i think it is appropriate, i, like you, 
have been a member of this list for years.  i am a member of this community.  
if i cannot use my voice here ( as ms smith is so want to encourage us to do) 
 where can i use it?  

i will continue to post here in the hopes of continuing some of the 
intelligent discussions of the past that made this list so unique.  i will 
continue posting political information - - with and without commentary.  if 
the members and moderators of this list find it inappropriate then they can 
exercise their right to ban me.  

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT  SIZE=2>my point
 is that my country is blindly supporting an illegal military occupation agains
t a people with no army that is forced to resist with stones an the destruction
 of its youth through suicide bombings. a people who have endured the longest m
ilitary occupation of the last century. one that is continuing into this centur
y with the full support of a rabid, war mongering, american political right who
 is seizing this opportunity to piss all over the constitution. 
<BR>
<BR>and with full support of a cow towing american political left. 
<BR>
<BR>an illegal military occupation that shares characteristics with nazi german
y. note the current attempt to fence the palestinians into ghettos - - in their
 own territory, mind you. &nbsp;&nbsp;territory already beset with over 200 ill
egal israeli "settlements"(paid for with us dollars). &nbsp;a military occupati
on that also shares characteristics with south african apartheid. &nbsp;palesti
nians are paid substandard wages and sold inferior goods at inflated rates. &nb
sp;they endure daily humiliations justified by a racism so blatant it would mak
e lester maddox hang his head in shame. &nbsp;in what little is left of their o
wn territory they have to endure curfews and check points (palestinian workers 
in israel are forbidden to stay overnight) that last hours and separate familie
s and often inhibit proper medical treatment for the sick and elderly.
<BR>
<BR>they have endured the systematic de-evolution of the entire structure of th
eir society. and all of this is done in the name of the american people. with o
ur dollars. &nbsp;with our military power.
<BR> 
<BR>my point is that i am ashamed that i was so surprised that you, someone who
 has met me, could ask me if i supported terrorism, that i silenced myself. 
<BR>
<BR>you don't think that a patti smith list is an appropriate forum a political
 discussion? &nbsp;i disagree. not only do i think it is appropriate, i, like y
ou, have been a member of this list for years. &nbsp;i am a member of this comm
unity. &nbsp;if i cannot use my voice here ( as ms smith is so want to encourag
e us to do) &nbsp;where can i use it? &nbsp;
<BR>
<BR>i will continue to post here in the hopes of continuing some of the intelli
gent discussions of the past that made this list so unique. &nbsp;i will contin
ue posting political information - - with and without commentary. &nbsp;if the 
members and moderators of this list find it inappropriate then they can exercis
e their right to ban me. &nbsp;</FONT></HTML>

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