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Re: OT: GunnarDear Gunnar:
I am terribly sorry for the tragedy in Switzerland. I was seeking your =
address to inquire if it had affected you. I am sorry that it has, but =
pleased, at least, that it has not done so more directly.
I had hoped also, when appropriate, to follow up on one or two things =
from our recent conversation. When it is convenient, please send me =
your email (for some reason, I cannot get it off your post to the list =
when on my home computer.)
Peace to you.
Tom K
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From: Gunnar Jauch=20
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Gunnar
am 29.09.2001 1:26 Uhr schrieb Thomas Kissane unter =
[log in to unmask]:
I'm sorry to say I cannot find my old mails, nor locate Gunnar's =
email address. Would anyone be able to forward it to me? Thanks.
Tom K
Dear Tom,
dear TSE listmembers,
an awful event has struck Switzerland.=20
On Thursday, a deranged man armed with assault rifles and grenades =
burst into the cantonal parliamentary session of the affluent small town =
of Zug (20 miles south of Zurich), killing 15 lawmakers and journalists =
before killing himself. It was by far the worst single death toll =
Switzerland has ever suffered in a shooting incident.
My wife and I have a close friend in the Zug parliament. Like myself, =
Regula is an admirer of my wife's artistry in dressmaking =
(http://www.ewcouture.ch). The news bulletin said that among the =
butchered were three women -- the long hours of incertitude were almost =
unbearable. The relief was enormous that she wasn't on the casualty =
list. But in the hospital there were a dozen of wounded, some in =
critical condition.
This morning, I finally could talk to her on the phone. With a voice =
still shaking she told me she was all right, that she got away. Only 5 =
minutes before the rampage began she was at the lectern, proposing a =
modification of a law on education. She said she surely would have been =
among the deceased if the killer would have come in earlier. She ducked =
behind a bench. All she got was a bullethole through her handbag. She =
said she fears that the horrid noise of the four endless minutes of =
shooting and screaming would be around her for the rest of her life...
To me it looks as though September 11 has broken down all inhibitions. =
A wholly new threshold of violence has been crossed.
Zug was a peaceful place -- there haven't been any killings in the =
last three years. Violent crimes were relatively rare all over our =
nation; there is a relaxed attitude to security within our borders. Even =
some of the highest politicians use public transportation on the way to =
their jobs, without any security men around them. Parliamentary sessions =
are always held with public attendance, often with schoolclasses =
listening in.
All this will change. As of today, there are entry badges and metal =
detectors in our national parliament.=20
Tonight I attended a peace rally in downtown Zurich (my last rally was =
way back in '69, against the war in 'Nam). There were speakers of many =
religions talking to a crowd of about 3000 people (a Rabbi sent his best =
wishes, he couldn't take part because of shabbes). The messages of the =
Buddist, the Hindu, the Moslem and the Tibetan were similar: to refrain =
from answering violence with more violence, to try to love thy enemy. =
References to Ghandi, to Martin Luther King. Kids wearing peace symbols, =
holding hands, joining in with old gits like me singing old and new =
peace hymns.
When I got home the street was ablaze with the eery revolving light of =
squad cars and ambulances. Police officers all over the place. Seems =
that my neighbour has killed herself.
It is not cold, but I shiver.
Gunnar
It ain't dark yet, but it's getting there
Bob Dylan
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Gunnar:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am terribly sorry for the tragedy in=20
Switzerland. I was seeking your address to inquire if it had =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I had hoped also, =
when appropriate, to=20
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convenient, please send me your email (for some reason, I cannot get it =
off your=20
post to the list when on my home computer.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peace to you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom K</FONT></DIV>
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<A [log in to unmask] =
href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">Gunnar=20
Jauch</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 28, =
2001 9:23=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT: Gunnar</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>am 29.09.2001 1:26 Uhr schrieb Thomas Kissane unter <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A>:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>I'm sorry to say I =
cannot find my=20
old mails, nor locate Gunnar's email address. Would anyone be =
able to=20
forward it to me? Thanks.<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Tom K<BR></FONT></FONT><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><FONT =
face=3DGeneva>Dear=20
Tom,<BR>dear TSE listmembers,<BR><BR>an awful event has struck =
Switzerland.=20
<BR><BR>On Thursday, a deranged man armed with assault rifles and =
grenades=20
burst into the cantonal parliamentary session of the affluent =
small town=20
of Zug (20 miles south of Zurich), killing 15 lawmakers and =
journalists=20
before killing himself. It was by far the worst single death toll =
Switzerland=20
has ever suffered in a shooting incident.<BR><BR>My wife and I have a =
close=20
friend in the Zug parliament. Like myself, Regula is an admirer of my =
wife's=20
artistry in dressmaking (http://www.ewcouture.ch). The news =
bulletin=20
said that among the butchered were three women -- the long hours of=20
incertitude were almost unbearable. The relief was enormous that she =
wasn't on=20
the casualty list. But in the hospital there were a dozen of wounded, =
some in=20
critical condition.<BR><BR>This morning, I finally could talk to her =
on the=20
phone. With a voice still shaking she told me she was all right, that=20
she got away. Only 5 minutes before the rampage began she was at =
the=20
lectern, proposing a modification of a law on education. She said she =
surely=20
would have been among the deceased if the killer would have come in =
earlier.=20
She ducked behind a bench. All she got was a bullethole through her =
handbag.=20
She said she fears that the horrid noise of the four endless minutes =
of=20
shooting and screaming would be around her for the rest of her=20
life...<BR><BR>To me it looks as though September 11 has broken down =
all=20
inhibitions. A wholly new threshold of violence has been =
crossed.<BR><BR>Zug=20
was a peaceful place -- there haven't been any killings in the last =
three=20
years. Violent crimes were relatively rare all over our nation; there =
is a=20
relaxed attitude to security within our borders. Even some of the =
highest=20
politicians use public transportation on the way to their jobs, =
without any=20
security men around them. Parliamentary sessions are always held with =
public=20
attendance, often with schoolclasses listening in.<BR><BR>All this =
will=20
change. As of today, there are entry badges and metal detectors in our =
national parliament. <BR><BR>Tonight I attended a peace rally in =
downtown=20
Zurich (my last rally was way back in '69, against the war in 'Nam). =
There=20
were speakers of many religions talking to a crowd of about 3000 =
people (a=20
Rabbi sent his best wishes, he couldn't take part because of shabbes). =
The=20
messages of the Buddist, the Hindu, the Moslem and the Tibetan were =
similar:=20
to refrain from answering violence with more violence, to try to love =
thy=20
enemy. References to Ghandi, to Martin Luther King. Kids wearing peace =
symbols, holding hands, joining in with old gits like me singing old =
and new=20
peace hymns.<BR><BR>When I got home the street was ablaze with the =
eery=20
revolving light of squad cars and ambulances. Police officers all over =
the=20
place. Seems that my neighbour has killed herself.<BR><BR>It is not =
cold, but=20
I shiver.<BR><BR><BR>Gunnar<BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3D1>It ain't dark =
yet, but=20
it's getting there<BR>Bob=20
=
Dylan<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BOD=
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