[Magdalen] Right now: Paris.

[Eleanor Braun]

So true, James.  We see again the wretched impact of income and wealth
disparity.  There's lots of both in the Middle East, but it doesn't get to
much of the population, and particularly the young men are desperate.

Eleanor



On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 4:41 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> If we were able to raise the standard of living throughout the Middle East,
> that would probably do it.  People only do desperate things when no other
> avenues are open to them.  Many suicide bombers know that their families
> will be given large cash bonuses (large to them anyway) when they die. Many
> people have absolutely no hope at all for anything resembling a normal
> life. The terrorist scum are able to exploit this.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > How do we take them down?
> >
> > Interesting Daily Kos post here:
> >
> >
> http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/14/1449789/-In-Jan-after-Charlie-Hebdo-David-Wong-said-this-would-happen-again-And-he-told-us-what-to-do?detail=email
> >
> > Eleanor
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am an ornery deacon who believes in non-violence...but this ISIS
> needs
> > to
> > > be taken down, the sooner the better.  My fear is that they'll get us
> on
> > > the Thanksgiving parades or in the malls on black Friday.
> > >
> > > Grace and peace,
> > > brud
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> > > charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > WGBH has reported that flights out of Logan to Paris are listed as
> "On
> > > > Time"
> > > >
> > > > Chad Wohlders
> > > > East Bridgewater, MA USA
> > > > chadwohl at satucket.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message----- From: AT&T
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 6:51 PM
> > > > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Right now: Paris.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > President François Hollande has ordered all borders closed. I assume
> > that
> > > > means aircraft or passengers in or out will be sequestered.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Handsfield
> > > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 13, 2015, at 6:40 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> At least 40 dead, 60 wounded.  Still ongoing, apparently.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>