to herb
Dear Herb<br
iam a saudi yes iam a muslim. what happened in New
York is not what i would endorse, but i can understand
people being frustrated they find no other alternative
but to lash out so wildly. Press in your part of the
is very biased and paid for by people whose version
of the truth is always brought forward and not the
other sides story. <br
questions this is going to be a loooooooooooong post!!
<br
one god, all the prophets with mohammed being the
last prophet, all the books of god, all the angles and
the last day of judgement. <br
but we feel very let down in its foreign policies and
very hurt by their biasness.<br
that 100’s of innocent afghanis are being killed and
destroyed to find one person. You r punishing an entire
race population, these are people who live very basic
lives no t.v no radio very little food or worldly
possessions.<br
last year i was in florida with my kids we were
welcomed broadly and suddenly now i will not be issued a
visa easily iam still the same person.<br
my husband is English so i do get to see all sides
of the issue. the mood here is very solemn and
everybody wants to see the bombing stop. Without exception
we feel killing any human on the streets rather
dessert of Afghanistan is not the action of a wise
country. America being so advaced should have taken into
account that killing thousands will not bring back those
who died on Sept. 11. anyway feel free to ask
anytime.<br
Diabetic, am i different from you????
April 6th, 2006 at 2:30 am
Hi…..I don’t think the purpose of the bombing
should be seen as an attempt to get at one person. It is
an attempt to stop terrorist acts against Americans.
The Sept. 11th attack, while by far the worst and the
first on American soil, it was not the first attack on
Americans. Following attacks on our embassies around the
world, our government exhibited *amazing* restraint in
not taking overt action at those times. Thousands of
people (Americans and citizens of other countries) lost
their lives on Sept. 11th, and the targets of those
attacks were *exclusively* non-combatants. The assassins
DELIBERATELY SELECTED INNOCENT, UNARMED CIVILIANS for that
murderous attack. Our military is making every attempt to
hit strategic, military targets. We are targeting
armed, trained military personnel. There has never been
a war in which innocents did not die. We did not
start this one. If you want someone to blame for the
innocents dying in Afghanistan, look due East.
April 7th, 2006 at 4:06 am
A great response Dorsey I agree 100% . There is
no war that is totally free of non-combatant losses
and for someone to argue differently is nonsense. The
response from Saudi Arabia would have us just sit back and
be overrun by terrorists on our own soil. Just
understand they always say , just listen and things will be
better ….yeah right the time for listening is over
now. The response that we are waging is calculated to
bring about a bare minimum of civilian casualties , and
is not directed toward the citizens of Afghanistan .
Anybody who argues differently is displaying a simple
lack of understanding. JOHN
April 8th, 2006 at 5:41 am
Thanks John. I just joined this list not long
ago, and have gotten some good information from it,
so..I am sorry to say I will no longer be able to
participate…at least not for a while. I am in the process of
moving/making changes in my life and won’t have computer access
for a time. I am writing this just in case there is
negative response to my previous post. While I hope my
email does not inflame anyone, I sincerely hope the
other Americans on this list will not sit back and
allow this country to be put down by ANYONE. And, to
the list moderators, my apologies for getting off
topic. I just could not let the comments about the
American action in Afghanistan<br
everyone, and thanks for all the good advice I’ve gotten
here.
April 9th, 2006 at 7:17 am
CHEEKY: When I said that I did not want to debate
or argue I also meant that it was not my intent to
bring that about bertween you and any one else. I did
choose a subject that is not germane to this board. For
this reason I will not continue here although I would
like to continue trying to understand. If you would be
interested in continuing our discussion please contact me at
hjs38@…. Thank You!!<br
April 10th, 2006 at 8:52 am
Daer people I realy DO NOT relish discussing this
topic it just pains and saddens me to think of all the
people hurt with these events. All over the world. LETS
NOT TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE . I have always been
supportive of fellow diabetics so please lets not move into
a controversial topic about which none of us can do
anything except watch the events un fold. at least i know
for sure about my self
April 11th, 2006 at 10:28 am
CHEEKY: You have my profound and sincerest
apologies for having trapped you in an untenable situation.
I never considered what other peoples reactions
might be. And I should have known better. Please
forgive me.<br
April 13th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
Hi Cheeky, I can really understand your not
wanting to discuss this issue here, and I am not going to
take issue with anything anyone has said. I think we
are all here for one reason and that is because we
all have something major in our lives in common….
diabetes. I must admit, that I have thought of some of the
same questions that Herb has asked simply because I
would like to know like he does how other parts of the
world are viewing this time in history, and I have to
say that although we all live in the same world, we
(Americans and those in other countries) also live in two
totally different worlds, and unless we have walked a
mile in someone else’s shoes, we must not take issue
with an innocent person’s opinion. I hope that you
stick with us and know that we along with you hope to
find peace soon! Please continue to feel welcome among
your diabetes family. You have on several occasiions
given me (like Herb and John and so many others)
inspiration in my continued walk through diabetes!! Please
take care Cheeky! I just wanted to remind everyone
that we are ALL different, in many ways
(nationalities, race, sex, age etc.) yet we all have one thing in
commone and I would like to keep this a place where we
can discuss this. I hope this finds everyone well.
<br
April 15th, 2006 at 4:50 pm
Dear cat<br
times we all have to act with a lot of maturity. my
heart goes out to all the families who suffered a loss
and they definetly don’t deserve this suffering they
were all productive, valuable members in their
community and sources of pride for their families. and yes
we are here for diabetes…..that won’t leave us no
matter what happens anywhere…today i had my 24hr urine
test results will be availble at the next dr’s appt.
iam worried because my sugars have been high nad iam
worried about my kidneys i have had trace protein a few
times; is that an always kidney problem indicator?<br
chills me to the bone to think if we had terror problems
here the first thing that we would lose would be long
term medical care for chronic illnesses like
ours….beleive me no matter how little you think you are
prepared for this you are still way ahead then all other
parts of the world. no insulin no test trips would mean
certain death for all of those like me in survival of the
fittest iam afraid without my artificial aids i would
rank very low!!! may God protect us from anything and
every evil in future.
April 17th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Good morning! Cheeky, I just want you to know
that you are a great asset to this diabetic site. We
are thinking about you with regard to the result of
your test and we hope that your kidneys continue to
function normally. I pray that you never lose your
long-term medical care and that you will continue to
receive good health care for your diabetes.<br
good day.<br
April 22nd, 2006 at 2:23 am
thanks Keene<br
diabetes which is the same sentence i started in this club
months ago!!!especially as i enjoy cooking and eating!!
but wanted to say a positive note i have maintained
my weight for a year now….mycelt… where are you
these days?..a year of being “ideal” body weight!! See
you guys or rather read you guys later bye