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TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the
Americans as the most generous and possibly the least
appreciated people on all the earth.
Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and
Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the
Americans who poured in billions of dollars and
forgave other billions in debts. None of these
countries is today paying even the interest on it's
remaining debts to the United States.
When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956,
it was the Americans who propped it up,
and their reward was to be insulted and swindled
on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the
United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59
American communities were flattened by tornadoes.
Nobody helped.
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped
billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now
newspapers in those countries are writing about the
decadent, warmongering Americans.
I'd like to see just one of those countries that
is gloating over the erosion of the United States
dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country
in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo
Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10?
If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the
International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
Why does no other land on earth even consider putting
a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese
technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German
technocracy, and you get automobiles.
You talk about American technocracy, and you find
men on the moon - not once, but several times -
and safely home again.
You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs
right in the store window for everybody to look at.
Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded.
They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless
they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American
dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
When the railways of France, Germany and India
were breaking down through age, it was the Americans
who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and
the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an
old caboose. Both are still broke.
I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced
to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name
me even one time when someone else raced to the
Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside
help even during the San Francisco earthquake.
Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one
Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get
kicked around. They will come out of this thing with
their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled
to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating
over their present troubles.
I hope Canada is not one of those."
Stand proud, America!
This was written many years ago,
but it applies now more than ever.
May our allies be reminded . . .

Strange Facts
The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.
September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.
After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year.
119 is the area code to Iraq/Iran. 1 + 1 + 9 = 11.
Twin Towers - standing side by side, looks like the number 11.
The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11.
State of New York - The 11th state added to the Union.
New York City - 11 Letters
Afghanistan - 11 Letters
The Pentagon - 11 Letters
Ramzi Yousef - 11 Letters
(convicted of orchestrating the attack on the WTC in 1993)
Flight 11 - 92 on board -- 9 + 2 = 11
Flight 77 - 65 on board -- 6 + 5 = 11

Has this been you?
I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time"

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But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress my refuge in times of trouble Psalm 59:16

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On Monday
On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools
On Tuesday you could not find a school where someone was not praying
On Monday there were people trying to separate us by race, color, sex and creed
On Tuesday they were all holding hands
On Monday we were talking about athletes as heroes
On Tuesday we relearned what hero meant
On Monday we thought we were secure
On Tuesday we learned better
On Monday people went to work at the world trade centers as usual
On Tuesday they died
On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids
On Monday people picked up McDonalds for dinner
On Tuesday they stayed home
On Monday people were upset because their dry cleaning was not done
On Tuesday they were lining up to give blood to the dying
On Monday we worried about traffic and getting to work late
On Tuesday we worried about a plane crashing into our home or workplace
On Monday some children had solid families
On Tuesday they were orphans
On Monday we emailed jokes
On Tuesday we did not

Show your confidence in the nation and our way of life.
As we watch our leaders on television,
vowing to hunt down and punish these terrorists,
many average Americans wish we could join them.
We’ve given blood and donated money,
but it’s possible to do something that will have a greater impact.
This is our opportunity to fight back.
The terrorists want to crush our free and open society by paralyzing us with fear.
Here’s how to strike back. THE TERRORISTS WANT us to be afraid;
they want us to stay home, hoarding fuel and food.
They want to crush our free and open society by paralyzing us with fear.
We can stop them. Our collective actions are going to have a tremendous effect
and will repel this terrorist threat and send a clear message to the world.
1. Keep your money in the stock market; leave your investments where they are.
Show your faith in our economy by making a new investment when the market opens tomorrow.
Don’t think for a moment that the terrorists didn’t have a keen sense of the timing of their actions.
As consumers and agents of our economy, we hold its future in our hands.
2. Fill your car’s gas tank as you normally would.
Don’t run to the gas station to fill up your car.
Stay with your normal pattern of fueling.
If you’re a gas station owner, don’t give in to price-gouging.
If you find yourself and your community victims of price-gouging
(at gas stations or grocery stores), bring it to the public’s attention.
Report gas-gouging to the local chapter of the American Automobile Association (AAA).
You can also contact your state’s Attorney General
or the U.S. Energy Department Hotline at 1-800-244-3301.
These organizations are aware of this kind of activity.
Bring it to the attention of your local newspaper or broadcast outlet.
Provide accurate information and shine a bright light on this lack of civic virtue.
These organizations are aware of this kind of activity.
Bring it to the attention of your local newspaper or broadcast outlet.
Provide accurate information and shine a bright light on this lack of civic virtue.
3. Buy things -- anything, no matter how small.
Consider buying a new car, something fuel-efficient to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
If you’ve had a project or purchase on your mind, now is the time to follow through.
Don’t put off purchases that you have planned because of this incident and fear for the economy.
These delayed purchases can be self-fulfilling prophecies of a failing economy.
Our collective purchases will have a phenomenal impact and
will help us fight fear-induced volatility of the price of everyday goods and services.
4. Fly the American flag. Fly it from your house.
Fly it from your car. Fly it in a position of respect anywhere you can.
Stand tall and be American.
Our country has been politically divided, especially since the last election.
But let us not forget that it is precisely the mechanism of democracy
that allows us to be politically divided in a productive fashion.
Terrorism attempts to take that productive division and turn it on inwards upon itself.
5. Withdraw cash from the bank as you usually would.
Don’t help cause a run on the banks by withdrawing all your money.
Our financial systems are strong and resilient. Withdraw cash as you normally do.
Terrorists fully intend to scare us into thinking that our systems are vulnerable well beyond the point of impact.
6. Use transportation systems. Make business and travel arrangements as you normally would.
Book a flight as quickly as you are able in order to show your confidence in our airlines,
the new airport security guidelines, and our public safety system.
7. Conserve energy. This will help to stabilize prices and supplies.
Take public transportation, walk, bike, carpool, do whatever you can to avoid driving.
Taking public transportation to work once a week will be a tremendous help.
Turn off unused lights and appliances at home.
8. Write your members of Congress to demand more funding for alternative fuel research.
Our dependence on foreign oil is a huge vulnerability.
If the United States decides to take military action, our oil supplies may be affected.
By reducing our dependence on foreign oil, we enable our government to do what is deemed necessary.
9. Help unify this country by engaging with your neighbors and community.
We need to have one voice to fight terrorism.
Everyone must come together in order for our collective actions to defeat this evil.
Acts of violence against our own people, regardless of their faith or background, can only be destructive.
10. Get back into your normal pattern of work and living.
Do what you can to continue your normal routines.
Embrace the new security guidelines in airports and other public places and don’t complain.
Support the airport security personnel and let them know you’re proud of what they are doing.
Do not be frozen by shock and fear : that was the terrorists’ objective.
Fight them by continuing to live normally in our free and open society.

IT’S UP TO YOU
There are many great lessons to be learned from these events:
among them is the understanding that we each have the ability to defend our nation.
We are each empowered to make decisions
that will collectively allow us not only to survive this time of crisis,
but to emerge ever-stronger in our response to this unspeakable act of evil.
Invoking Winston Churchill, this could, indeed, be our finest hour.

"The original Pledge of Allegiance went like this . . .
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country,
and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God.
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer,
and that it would be eliminated from schools, too?"
Red Skelton

Killing Osama Bin Laden will only create a martyr.
Holding him prisoner will inspire his comrades
to take hostages to demand his release.

Therefore, I suggest we do neither.
Let the Special Forces, Seals, or whomever,
covertly capture and fly him to an undisclosed hospital,
and have a team of surgeons quickly perform
a complete sex change operation on him.

Then, covertly return her/him to Afghanistan
to live the rest of her/his full natural life
as a woman under the Taliban rulers.

- Meet your enemy -

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