Editorial
Great Day, wonderful day, happy day! Our spirits are up! Our Fidonews is beginning to move in the right direction. I apologize for the many posts by those persons in a religious `war' with each other. They saw an opportunity to move into Fnews echo in Doug's passing. It is ironic that the most un-christian mordant meanness exudes in the engagement, comprising the tranquility and purpose of the echo. The parties all claim the right to free speech, twisted to protect personal beliefs. I have reluctantly "put a lid on it" when it didn't go away in a few days.
We have some new things to consider in our "letters to the editor" this week. Please take time to read them. I am especially looking forward to many replies to my querrie on articles posting in DUAL (two) languages. I have received no "Dual" articles as of this date. Eneryone says they are for it, no one has opposed...Yet. Janis and Winston have offered translation checking and will be busy if this scheme ever gets "off the ground".
Several have already applauded the idea as long as an English translation accompanies the submitted articles and published with them. That may help with your "other" language by keeping you "refreshed". It wont help with your "Pig latin" though.<chuckle> Anyway, let me know your opinion.
Ooops...News flash... The "wonderful, happy day just crashed! News just came this morning of the cowardly attack by terrorists on a U.S Navy Destroyer Vessel as she entered port in Yemen for a four hour refueling operation.
The explosion occurred aboard a small vessel assisting in docking and the damage killed 17 sailors and injured three dozen some severely. This is a major portion of the crew on a new destroyer such as the USS Cole and the ship was severely damaged in the suicide attack .
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and of the sailors injured in the blast and we wish them a speedy recovery. We hope that those responsible will be brought to justice. I want to thank those readers who wrote me with their thoughts on this tragedy.
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