Anyone . . . anywhere' - Mark Steyn

Washington Times ^ | 9/15/03 | Mark Steyn

[kattracks]

On September 11, 2001, the first individual to be named among the dead was the wife of the U.S. solicitor-general, Barbara Olson, whom I had sat next to at dinner a couple of months earlier. On Sept. 11 this year, I woke to the news of the death of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, whom I also sat next to a couple of months ago, at a conference. I can't claim anything other than the most casual acquaintance with either lady, but even an accidental proximity to the victims of terrible murder is sobering.

[Savage Beast]

This may be Mark's best.

[Tactical]

Makes sense to me. I'll be darned if I'm gonna sit back and wait for my fate on some hijacked flight or anything else. It'd be nice to NOT be alone in that kind of situation, but if that's the case, so be it.

[EternalVigilance]

Not his usual dose of zingers. But it doesn't need them.

Awesome piece. Right to the heart of the matter.

...The heart of what the Second Amendment is all about.

[Malesherbes]

Thanks for the post. When I see Steyn's name on an article, I read it.

[Ronin]

Damn good writing. Makes sense to me and worthy of more than a bump.

[Cindy]

FYI Links of Interest...

AS-SAHWAH.com: IslamicAwakening.Com Discussion Board: Jihaad: "AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI: A MESSAGE FROM AL-QAEDA" -Posted by Abdul Aziz (September 14, 2003) (Note: Abdul Aziz lists this e-mail address alhaqq@jeeran.com and this web site url http://alhaqq.jeeran.com/ on his profile page.)

FBI.gov - War On Terrorism: "SEEKING INFORMATION" (Read More...)

FBI.gov: "MOST WANTED TERRORISTS" (Read More...)

FBI.gov - Field News: "$5,000,000 AWARD OFFER FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF JABER ELBANEH" (September 9, 2003) (Read More...)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: "PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - WORLDWIDE CAUTION" September 10, 2003) (Read More...)

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: "ATTACK ON AMERICA!" (September 11, 2003) (Read More...)

[windchime]

Bump!

[solzhenitsyn]

Great read. Thank you!

[TexasNative2000]

Great read. BTTT.

[Savage Beast]

I wonder why Mark gets to sit next to all these interesting women--I mean, aside from the fact that he is brilliant, clever, and funny and focuses like a lazer on the truth...

[Monitor]

To expect the government to save you is to be a bystander in your own fate.

Amen, and BUMP!