Aurianne
I hope internment is never used. Just as I hope no harm comes to you or your family because of the ancestory you share. But that cannot be guarenteed. That is the reality that has been foisted upon all of us under the name of Allah by the likes of Osama ans Saddam. I will say this one more time for your benifit.
It is incumbant upon all middle eastern muslum people who are offended by the actions of 09/11 to state loudly and cleaerly their disdain , to there neighbors and anyone who will here them. Write letters to your newspaper. Write letters to my newspaper. Make it clear your feelings and position so that there can be no mistake you are against the actions of these terrorists that have besmearched your good name and standing.
Those that do not heed this call, will be fair game to those who are seeking to find middle eastern people to persecute, or perhaps even worse, as some irrational people have done to blacks here in the US. I have already sited the caliber of people that are capable of this by relating the true story of that black man drug to his derath chained to the bumper of a pick up truck driven by some red neck ass holes who thought they were doing society a favor. Damn it. This is reality. There are people sitting around plotting a away to hurt a middle eastern person probably right now as you read this. And no doubt a middle eastern person is licking the stamp on the next anthrax infected envelope.
Internment is not a pleasent thought, but it has been done before and could happen again. I will re state the sceneroio that would do it.Suitcase nuke detonted in a major city,and I guarentee, all people of middle eastern decent who are innocent will beg for protection. That would be in an internment camp.
That is the climate we are in. That is the things think tanks dream up, and then report those options and scenerios to government and military leaders.
I have an Iraqi neighbor. The nicest man you would want to know. Much of what I say is based on his fears and concerns as well. These are hard and trying times for him and people like him. He has told me so. He also detests what Osama did and vows he would kill him with his bare hands if he could. It is from discussions with him and his wife, and reletives I have who work for Rand that I brought the subject up. I'm sorry it disturbs you. It also disturbs me.
Watching a hijacked jet desinegrate in the WTC on 9/11 at 9:30 A.M. was even more disturbing to me. And news stories day and night about anthrax is also taking its toll.
Just what the terrorists wanted, huh?