An Open Letter to Roger on 9/11 - Remember the motherless children

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Post: #54

I`ve not been around for a week or so, and seemed to have missed some engaging (if heated) discussion.
Forgive me if I`ve "skim-read" a lot of people`s posts, but I`ve tried to take in a lot in a short time-period.

mabewa Wrote:As an American who was living abroad when 9/11 happen, I know that the victims of 9/11 were extensively mourned worldwide.

Yes, mabewa, they were extensively mourned. In fact the out-pouring of sympathy toward America at that time, was unprecedented. A brilliant spring-board, one would think, from which to tackle the "war on terror" the right way.
In response to Jumpy, I don`t think it`s lack of thought for the victims of 9/11 that shows itself in Roger Waters` songs....conversely, I would argue, that he is highlighting a certain betrayal of them. I`m sure Waters would argue that the way the Bush administration has managed, inexplicably, to piss away a lot of that goodwill over the last 5 years, is one of the great disservices to their memory.
Here`s a quote from rolanddoe on the 9/11 thread which I think rings true:-

Quote:I think it's sad that the legacy of that day has become the Bush administration's personal agendas and the attendant lies about WMDs and Bin Laden's links to Saddam Hussein. We're now set back to the Vietnam era and making the world safe for democracy.

The WTC victims deserved better than to be victimized again for that purpose.

Whatever your political view-point, we should cherish that freedom of speech allows anyone to get up on a stage and say what they think....it also allows an audience to express their own feelings by booing or cheering as they see fit.

Icy wind of night be gone...this is not your domain

09-17-2006 03:45 PM

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