Fanmail from Jack Harris
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:15:11 -0500
From: Jack Harris
Subject: regarding your website
To: ghost@mnsi.net
Since you are completely off base on all of your "writings"
on your website, I hardly know where to begin. I suppose we
can just look at parts of each of your magnanimous writings
which you boldly dared to waste valuable web space with.
First, your letter only 4 days after 9/11:
you said: "So while I can understand why the United States
was targeted by this attack, I am surprised that you seem to
have learned nothing from it. Already, there are calls to
drop a nuclear warhead on Afghanistan. Why Afghanistan?
Apparently, the media has decided that Osama Bin Lauden (sp)
is guilty. Someone needs to be punished but why don't we
determine who the guilty is before we condemn those we
suspect?"
No one deserves such an attack. How dare you justify it.
It was Osama Bin Laden. You were wrong, we were right.
you also said: "Arab-Americans have been beaten and
harrassed in the streets by angry non-Arab-Americans."
Do you have a statistic to defend this, or did you just
hear that a few guys treated your precious arab-Americans
badly, and decided that somehow defended your anti-American
point of view?
In your November 2001 writing you posed 10 questions, which
I would be more than happy to help you answer.
1. The war on terrorism is our fight against the Islamic
fundamentalists who attacked on 9/11. This is the issue,
and the only issue regarding this specific war. It is our
fight; therefore, my nation should not be pressured by other
nations, for that is a sign of weakness.
2. terrorism: The unlawful use or threatened use of force
or violence by a person or an organized group against people
or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing
societies or governments, often for ideological or political
reasons (dictionary.com - I used it too).
3. No, flying a plane into a building is much worse than
disagreeing with America. However, for those of you who are
Anti-American, there are places like the Middle East, where
you and John Walker Lynn can express your anti-American
views as much as you want, but dont think you'll be able to
post it on a website, or get off by reading your little
article in some liberal magazine.
4. No, we are not guilty of the same crime. My nation
waged war on another nation for HARBORING these terrorists.
The intent of this war was not to kill innocent civilians,
like the motiv of the 9/11 attacks. We warned Afghanistan
of our attack, rather than a "sneak attack". Our purpose
was political war, rather than a jihad. Those are a few
reasons why the answer is no.
5. No negotiation for one main reason: there is no room
for compromise. There is no bargaining here. This was the
act of war, a religious war started by these extremist
muslims.
6. There is no need for a response here. Hopefully you now
believe that Osama Bin Laden is guilty, and if you don't,
then maybe there will be reason for a second e-mail.
7. Suddenly? this attack obviously took years and years of
planning. The reasons why? well lets see, the Taliban
hates the United States. They are Islamic, and the Qua'ran
reads that conversion or death for any non-Muslims. Thats
your reason.
8. We represent freedom and democracy. By attacking us,
you attack those values. You seem to know a lot,
considering your only source of information is the media
conglomerates you apparently distrust.
9. Yes. Sacrifice few for the lives a many. Define
torture, if you even consider responding to this e-mail.
Frisk me everytime I get on a plane. I'll wait in line. I
have nothing to hide. As long as they find that one guy
(statistically most likely to be an Arab male) who is
planning on hijacking the plane for mass murder (100% of
hijackings for the purpose of mass murder are performed by
Arabs).
10. We attacked Afghanistan after 9/11. You cannot suggest
that we planned on attacking them before then. You know no
more than me on this issue. I say we didnt plan, you say we
did...it will never end. The fact is, they gave us a
reason, whether we were looking for one or not. I agree
with George W. Bush when he said "When it comes to our
security, we really don't need anybody's permission." (march
2003).
>From your facism article, I would like to respond to your
points:
1. Bush won the electoral college. Get over it. The
electoral college has been used forever to decide the winner
of the election. It's interesting how once you don't like
leader elected, you disagree with the Consitution's
electoral college. The supreme court was Clinton's/Gore's
supreme court. In retrospect, I guess you can argue that
the democrats screwed themselves, but what could does it do
for you to write little articles about how you with Gore was
president. And furthermore, dont try to say Gore would have
done a better job, there is no way of knowing that. Just
because you find a few points that you think can classify
him as a dictator, does not make Bush a dictator. There
goes your facism theory.
2. Bush didn't cheat. As I said before, he won the
electoral college. Nader didnt stand a chance. He didnt
have the money, or political backing. I am not saying that
is a good reason he didnt stand a chance, but, the point is,
realistically, Nader was not in contention for the
presidency. So Ashcroft is trying to pass a bill you say?
But I thought the United States was fascist? Do they pass
bills in fascist nations? I'm sorry, i've never read a
fascist Constitution.
3. You are missing a key point. The so-called racism
towards Middle Easterners is an attempt to help the country,
not become fascist. You cannot argue that an overwhelming
majority of terrorism is by Arab men. That is FACT.
Therefore, Arab and Islamic men, between the ages of 25 and
45 fit the criminal profile of a terrorist. It is sad but
true. By detaining them, while searching for terrorists,
this is not racial profiling, but instead, criminal
profiling where race and religion are the greatest common
factors. This is not facism. This is protection.
Just because you think you find some definition of fascism,
and find one point for each of the four parts of the
definition does not make The United States fascist. You
mentioned some mistakes America has made. Mistakes are
human, not fascist. (P.S. - use spell check)
I do not have all day to point out the flaws in all of your
meaningless writings, that were somehow published. So I am
planning on concluding my "rant" shortly. Hopefully
response is what you were looking for.
You seem to refer to the idea that Bush was not elected in
mostly all of your writings. I am sorry, but he was. If
the popular vote won elections, you would be correct;
however, the electoral college wins elections. Bush won the
electoral college through a Florida recall, remember? The
Supreme Court didnt decide to give the election to Bush.
They followed the rules of the constitution and the law, and
through this they determined Bush was the President elect.
Also, I would love to see your sources for some of your
information. Specifically the naked muslims in a freezing
room you referred to on December 21 of 2002.
Regarding that same article, I again must stress the point
that because a few Muslims are hurt does not mean my nation
is anti-Muslim. It means, my nation is pro-protection.
MUSLIMS LED THE 9-11 ATTACKS. Muslim men...from the Middle
East even. Shocking. The attackers are Muslim, therefore,
to successfully find these terrorists, you must search the
Muslims in America. I wish it wasnt so, but this is the way
it has to be in order to successfully stop, or at least
control terrorism in our borders. If a few feelings get
hurt, but further attacks are stopped, I say without a doubt
it is completely worth it.
Emperor Bush? alright, well said. Emperor - the male
leader of an empire
empire - a large territory/series of territories governed by
one man.
Bush is forced to act as an Emperor because of the
irresponsible acts of Congress. Because Congress "punted"
on the issue of war with Iraq, Bush was forced to make his
own decision, because Congress was afraid they would get a
bad reputation of the war went badly. Bush was forced to
take all the weight solely on his shoulders. This was not
his intent, but with no help from Congress Bush was forced
to act, on this issue, as an Emperor.
Reading all of your articles, it shocks me how one Canadian
thinks he can know so much about policies of another
country. Doesn't Canada have better things to do? Can't
you run your own country without vicariously running one
through mine. As I read more of your misspelled poorly
editted and misinformed "essays" it seemed to me that you
are anti-American because since Clinton, it has been
mainstream to rebel against the president. My president.
Couldnt you write an essay about Chretien? Recently, a
member of Parliament claimed that he was not Canadian. He
was told to leave and think about what he did. While parts
of your parliament are in time-out you are busy bashing the
nation below you. By the way, without the United States,
Canada would be worse off the the Middle East. You should
should be praising the stars and stripes. We helped give
you the ability to make your extremist website.
I hope my response to your website was well-taken, and I
look forward to your response.
Jack Harris
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