Date: Mon, 14
Apr 2003 17:43:12 -0400
From:
SLIPKNOT5676@aol.com
Subject:
"SEMPER FI"
Here is a flash
animation made by yours truely have vote for it and send it to friends and
family... It's called "Semper Fi" and it's a tribute to the men and
women that have given their lives for us...
John
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=93545
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So where is the
threat? Somebody had better give me some fucking answers to this question so
there is at least something better than the half-assed justifications for the
100+ Americans that have been sent to their deaths in the Allah-forsaken desert
of the Middle East. Where are the biological and chemical weapons that Saddam
was going to use on his neighbors? Why is it that Jessica Lynch and the seven
POWs recently found walking along the side of a road werenÕt killed?
Somebody please
explain to me that 20 year-old El Monte High School graduate Jorge Gonzalez
died for something meaningful. While he was deployed to fight BushÕs war
JorgeÕs first son was born on March 3rd; 20 days later Jorge was killed
in an ambush by IraqiÕs defending their homeland. A couple of days after
learning of her son's death, Rosa, received a letter from him: ''If you can
wait just a little,Ó he wrote, ÒI'll see you in the summer, God
willing.'' So did God choose Jorge to die for his country? Jorge should have
written ÒBush willingÓ since it was the commander-in-chief whose
decision it was to wage an unjust war half-way around the world.
If this was a
war to liberate the Iraqi people why didnÕt we say so to the UN when we
were looking for its approval? If this was our reasoning why did we continue to
fund a support Saddam all those other years when he was oppressing his people?
Does it make anyone nervous that Bush and Rumsfeld keep directing threatening
comments at Syria?
9/11 sent us
into Afghanistan. What happened to the search for Osama bin Laden?
Weapons of mass
destruction sent us into Iraq. What happened to those?
Victory in Iraq
has sent BushÕs approval ratings into the clouds. What happened to
common sense?
So when we march
into Syria, North Korea, et al. which Rosemead High School graduate will be
returning home to honors in a flag-covered casket? Sandra Mercado, Class of
2000? Johnny Lui, c/o 2000? Yesenia Contreras, c/o 2001? Nadean Serna, c/o
2003? Michelle Chang, c/o 2003?
Thank you,
President Bush, for asking God to bless the United States; now, why
donÕt you bless our troops -- our family, our friends, our students
‹ and bring them home.
Eb
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From:
SLIPKNOT5676@aol.com
Date: Mon, 14
Apr 2003 23:30:07 EDT
Subject: Re:
Forgot to send you the link
Dear Mr.Burgess,
I've always
respected what you had to say and will continue to respect what you have to
say... We all have the Freedom to do and say what we like.. But the reason we
do have that right is because of the brave Men and Women that have Died and
that will continue to die for our freedom... I am not pro-war and at the same
time I'm not antiwar... Maybe I didn't get my point across in this animation...
This was simply an animation to support the Americans that are fighting right
now In Bagdad... I have a 20 year old cousin that is in the ARMY, he was sent
to Bagdad... That takes guts... My brother in-law is in The USMC but Luckily he
was not sent over there... I agree war is bad... I work in Century City...I
drive past protester's everyday who are for the war and one's that are strongly
against it... I have nothing against people Protesting against the war, just as
I have nothing against the people that are for the war... Bottom line is there
is nothing that anyone can say or do to stop this war or make it come to some
type of peaceful ending... This war is in the hands of the United States
Government... No one is holding you or anyone else who disagrees with this war
in the United States... I will gladly link your website or anyone else's
website who has any opinions about this war... I realized when I put this
animation up for anyone to view that there were going be good and bad views of
it... I'm glad the majority of the viewers were able to enjoy it and understand
it for what it was.... I'm sorry if I offended you with my views, but they are
mine. I'm proud to be an American... I'm Proud that there are men and women in
Bagdad fighting so that you and I can continue to express our thought's and
feelings in this great Country of ours... And to anyone that disagrees that
this country is great... Last I checked there was no one holding anyone back
from leaving.
John Regalado
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hey john,
your last line
kills me. essentially what you just said was "america: love it or leave
it." this, of course, contradicts the first amendment freedom of speech,
something that was purposely put at the beginning of the bill of rights by the
founding fathers to encourage citizens to speak out against the perceived
mistakes of the u.s. government. i agree that the men and women of the u.s.
military are brave in what they are doing, but remember that they are doing
what the u.s. government are telling them to. when bush tells pfc. john doe to
point his m-16 to the left and kill, he kills, no questions asked. the one
thing that i was bothered by in your video was the fact that you placed bin
laden and hussein together. there is no link between the two and i challenge
you to show me credible evidence otherwise. there is none. be very clear that
the u.s. is bombing iraq to send a message to the rest of the world that they
better not fuck with us. we are not there to "liberate" the iraqi
people. we supported saddam for many years while we knew he oppressed, gassed,
and starved his people. so why are we going in now? the answer is oil, which
leads to power. if your cousin is killed because bush, rumsfeld, et al. want to
flex their muscles, are you going to accept this? are you going to stand next
to his casket and still believe that, at 20 years old, he was sacrificed for something good
and just? john, i support our military people when they defend our country, but
the operative word is "defend." iraq posed absolutely no threat to
our country. we have not found any nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. we
have found no links to terrorism. there was no killing or torturing of american
pow's. we decimated the iraqi army in three weeks. so what were we afraid of?
this is why i exercise my freedom to speak out against the government. history
has not been kind the atrocities perpetrated by the u.s. in our bid for power.
all you need to do is remember the native american indians, african slaves,
mexicans, chinese, cubans, haitians, filipinos, etc. to understand what it
means when the united states shows up at someone's doorstep to
"liberate" them.
peace, my
brother,
eb
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Date: Tue, 15
Apr 2003 14:22:08 -0400
From:
SLIPKNOT5676@aol.com
To:
zteecher@yahoo.com
Subject: Re:
Forgot to send you the link
Once again you
make strong points...And in ways I do agree with you...Like I said before I
still believe that you misinterpreted the video...
Osama and Saddam
on a magic carpet was used to entertain the thought that they were homosexual
lovers...Osama was showing him the world, taking him wonder by wonder over
sideways and under on a magic carpet ride... Just for pure amusement... If this
isn't the case are you saying that I'm saying that Rumsfeld and Osama are in it
together because I had them singing the chorus of "GUN HO! GUN HO!"...
As far as my cousin is concerned when he signed the papers to be in the United
States Army he knew that there was a possibility that he would have to fight
for this country... along with Sandra Mercado,Class of 2000 Johnny Lui, c/o
2000 Yesenia Contreras, c/o 2001 Nadean Serna, c/o 2003 Michelle Chang, c/o
2003... None of the people you mentioned in a previous email were drafted or
forced to go into the Armed Forces they had a choice and they made it... Of
course if something were to happen to them I would be sad...I've known Johnny
Lui Since Kindergarden...I grew up with him... I've known Sandra since 8th
grade we were in plays together... But they made the choice to sign the papers,
knowing there were going to have to do whatever our government says... You talk
about us supporting Saddam while we knew what he did to his people... We also
supported Al Qaeda... You can't tell me that you have forgotten 9/11... Oil may
play a part in this war... But we still need to fight terrorism...
Respectfully,
John Regalado
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again, in our
discussion of the war in iraq you bring up 9/11. i agree with the fight against
terrorism but the troops in iraq are not fighting terrorism, they are tools for
the united states to posture for a position of dominance in the middle east. it
is this very attempt that will lead to more contempt for america in the middle
east, thus leading to more hatred for america, thus leading to more terrorism
against america and its interests around the world. again, john, your response
still does not address the fact that american troops such as your cousin are
not defending the united states, but simply acting as puppets for a regime that
uses their unquestioning compliance to unseat a government we supported for
years in the (successful) attempt to defeat iran in the 70s and 80s. with
saddam's attempt to take kuwait and its oil in 1990 we had to step in and slap
him down. if you can adequately explain why we decided that now was time to get
rid of hussein, you will discover that it was not for liberation of oppressed
people, or to extinguish the threat of weapons of mass destruction. if you
can't figure it out i will explain it. i hope that you know me well enough to believe
that i do not bother with conspiracy theories and wacky fringe beliefs, but
focus on common sense, history, and as many facts as i can establish. i love
america but i am also outraged when my country uses its influence and power to
hurt and exploit others. this is not the first time and, sadly, because of our
"victory" in iraq, will not be the last.
peace,
eb
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Date: Wed, 16
Apr 2003 18:49:50 -0400
From: SLIPKNOT5676@aol.com
To:
zteecher@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: a
personal challenge
I really enjoyed
that burgess...that was good...it gave me some insite...i seriously thought
this whole time you were just being a tree hugging hippie...Good points...
John
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