Previously I wrote of how the local Chabad Rabbi, Nochum Light, was a schoolmate and friend of the murdered Chabad Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg. I also recently learned that a friend and shopkeeper in Eastport went to high school in Mumbai. The below letter is from Raj Williams, an Eastport resident, and also a native of India.
Dear Bomber/Shooter/Terrorist:
I have a huge request to make. The next time you plan to take your anger/frustration/religious fanaticism on innocent people going about their daily business, please stop and consider this. Find yourself an empty field, strap yourself with bombs of every kind that suits your fancy, and blow yourself up. One way of informing the world of your intentions would be to set yourself up a web-page called "martyr for ___ cause" and let everyone know the date and time of your self immolation. This way innocent people can make sure to say a prayer for you and your selfless act. Really, please pause for a moment before you cause any unnecessary mayhem to others. Besides, have you thought about what it means to kill innocent people? For one, you will incur bad karma that will do you no good even in the life after. Secondly, you cause so much unnecessary pain and suffering for innocent people that the world at large will not be on your side no matter how just (you think) your cause is. Therefore, please consider my earlier suggestion to do the right thing for you and others.
Sincerely,
Ms. Raj Williams
Annapolis, Maryland
While I certainly agree with Raj's outrage and would of course like to see terrorists take her up on her offer, I don't think that she or anybody else would reasonably expect terrorists intent on creating mayhem and shedding blood to think about changing their ways. Only one thing will stop terrorists from doing what they do.
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CP,
What are you suggesting is the solution? You need to get on the phone and talk to Bush soon.
Nations and governments of the world, multi-laterally or through the UN (if that is possible or conceivable) step up global intelligence and monitoring, isolating and sanctioning those countries that harbor terrorists and killing them at all opportunities.
However since you mentioned Bush, going about this on our own by invading another country, overstretching and military and economic resources simply does not work. And then there is the matter of providing leadership so that we don't violate our own Constitution, keep prisoners illegally, torture them etc., etc...that would help.
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