Flit

I REALLY AM THINKING OF

I REALLY AM THINKING OF MOVING

Since they have vanished off the Toronto Star's easily available pages, here for posterity were the, um, thoughts they printed on the Columbia disaster from Canadian readers yesterday:

"As we read the morning paper, millions of dollars' worth of deadly high-tech weapons are being shipped around the world by Western and former Soviet-bloc countries. The astronauts who went out in a blaze of glory fell victim not just to an unforeseeable accident, but to the misguided priorities of a society enthralled by technology and the terrible beauty of its weapons."
--Ron Charach, Toronto

"In a few weeks the American government is proposing to bomb Iraq. This will almost certainly result in the deaths of thousands of Iraqi [sic]. For that matter, thousands of American poor people die prematurely each year because they cannot afford necessary medical treatment before it is too late and the state won't help them get it. Will they receive national mourning?"
--Don Ewing, Guelph

"Where, among all the verbiage, was the admission that the primary goal of the U.S.-funded space program is not notable scientific advancement, but the militarization of space?"
--John Bell, Toronto

"NASA's development of nuclear-powered rockets, what the Americans call Project Prometheus, is a billion-dollar initiative that began last year... Weapons of mass destruction are being developed and tested by NASA. It is folly to believe that other, more devastating consequences will not occur that could affect millions of people."
--David Lee, Toronto

...and the corker...

"Shame on [columnist] Rosie DiManno for her use of the Columbia tragedy to stir hatred against Palestinians. If some choose to delight in this tragedy, let us understand why they could feel this way."
--Mike Gaspar, Barrie

Harsh? Just remember... those were only the letters they printed.

LOOKING FORWARD TO DAMIAN'S RESPONSE

LOOKING FORWARD TO DAMIAN'S RESPONSE

Because what Canada needs, really needs, right now is a political party that stands firmly for the belief that Newfoundlanders are the moral equivalent of war criminals.

INTERESTING PIECE THIS If you're

INTERESTING PIECE THIS

If you're an online gamer, anyway.