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Thinking Allowed is Back
North Miami Beach, FL May 8, 2002
A.H. Schectman
THINKING ALLOWED
Essays on Issues, Ideas and Reflections on the Times. Published now and
then. Opinions pro or con are welcome.
THINKING ALLOWED IS BACK
I have not been on vacation or gone on a trip. I have not been
sick or stopped writing. I have just acquired a new computer and a new
operating system. Microsoft XP now lives here.
Anyone who has not been humbled by a machine or by a computer
manufacturer and program writers can learn from my experience. One day I
will share some of the insights gained from the decision to buy gigs of
memory along with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I have also had to make
decisions to give some things up in order to have more convenience
elsewhere.
So, I am back. Like you I have been suffering from masses of
instant reportage of violence from all quarters of the world. The anti-U.S.
and anti-Israel offensive has been stepped up to the point where you wonder
how it got to be this way. All of us are sick of the horror of the many
small wars and the senselessness of it all. Little wars have been going on
all over the globe and not all are connected to the Israeli/Palestinian
conflict. It has seemed they are all traceable to the way Moslem nations
look at the ownership of the "Holy Land" and particularly since September
11, 2002. Or is it oil?
My personal response is that Israel should stop invading parts of
Palestine. The invasion does not counter individual "martyrs" blowing
themselves up when infiltrating among innocent citizens. They are waiting
until new opportunities arise to become terrorist/martyrs. Life there is
cheap. The invasion has only notched up anti Israel/U.S. anger.
The best solution is for Jewish "settlers" to be removed from
Palestinian territory. The "Territories" should no longer be thought of as
extensions of Israel. Palestinian "Refugees" (since 1948) should finally be
sheltered in Moslem countries and the "return" principle abandoned. All
right thinking people should oppose bloodletting by anyone.
Carol's Evaluation: 9 out of 10.
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