The Aftermath......

[Deveo128 at aol.com]

im glad that all pace db8ers are ok as well as nyu. send all my regards and 
be easy out there...there is a lot to shuffle thru now and i guess it will 
take a while..ppl all over the world are affected, for every1 knows some1 in 
ny. but this is a day to reflect upon what we debate about, that all we say 
can come true. as many times i got up in a round and heard in rounds that dc 
ans ny would be first for a terrorist strike, but never took it seriously. i 
mean u take it seriously but wonder could it and would it happen. well it has 
happened and now we dont know what to do. the world is in a still chaos and 
there is a need for all of us to be there for each other. now is not the time 
to point fingers or to direct blame, plan counter strikes. now is a time for 
us as debaters and as people should use our powerful voice in order to stand 
up for peace. we have to remember we are all human beings, with no exceptions 
to race, creed, religion, sex orientation, whatever. lets use this time to 
show not the need for defense but a need for unity and peace. my regards to 
all who are affected by this. i know how u feel. a dozen of my friends died 
in that building and they are confirmed. it is a devastating time but we have 
to be strong. this may be a step back in the peace process but a step forward 
in the need for people like us to step up. good luck to all and please try to 
be optimistic. the worst has happened. now lets recover. 
                        david vanette, UMKC 


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