RE: [Paddlewise] In tribute...a bit long

From: Fernando Lopez Arbarello <kayak_argentina_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:47:51 -1000
When two nights ago the telephone awake me at 4 am and it was my friend
calling from Argentina, I already new it was bad news. But even when the bad
news where not about my family it still took me some time to believe what I
was hearing. The horror in his trembling voice, telling me about the attack
turned into a cry as he was watching on the CNN the second tower falling
down with all the people inside ....

It was like an old bad memory coming back to life again and again. We
suffered two terrorist attacks in Argentina some years ago, they blew the
embassy of Israel and then the AMIA, also from the Jewish community. I have
no words to describe the horror I have seen then and even when I try it is
still hard to accept this terrorist assault thousands of times bigger.

I've been so shocked that only now I can write this lines. I have no words
to express the pain and sorrow I feel for all the innocents that perished
and their families. I know well all the pain and suffering New Yorkers will
still have to go through during the next months during the rescues and clean
up.

But I can say that maybe this time I can have HOPE. Countries like Argentina
have no resources nor possibilities to counteract and apply justice to this
kind of beasts. But this country can and I know that will.

This time is not only the USA ... its the NATO and the hole occidental world
looking for justice. I only wish this time we find a FINAL solution. I don't
want to see this happen again ....

>From Maui, Hawaii, with my most sincere condolences ...

Fernando Lopez Arbarello
Kayak Argentina - Sea Kayaking Mailing List
kayak_argentina_at_yahoo.com




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