Letter to the Taliban
The people of the world and I have recently been troubled by a problem, and this "problem" has been caused by you. The evil word for our difficulties is called terrorism, and we will no longer tolerate such barbaric acts. Solutions are available to put an end to such atrocities, and ultimatelyput an end to you and any other groups or countries that aid you in your attempts to destroy our people or our way of life. In the past our country has been threatened by other incidents of terrorism; some were minor, but others were much worse. Some of the perpetrators of these crimes were apprehended and imprisoned, and others were never caught. Therefore, in retrospect, and with the present circumstances as they are, it seems that our earlier reactions to these terroristic acts and our punishment for them were never quite as severe as they possibly needed to be. However, now the times and circumstances are different. On September 11, 2001, you performed one of the most horrific and cowardly acts the world has ever known. By hi-jacking four of our commercial airliners, you broke international laws and committed acts of terrorism that cannot be dealt
Oh, yes, you are right in one respect - it is now a war. You may not have known or understood the true character and nature of the people of the United States of America, but you are about to find out. There is a reason why we have the word United in the name of our country. We are just that - united. Even amid all our diversity, when death and danger are inflicted upon our people, we become one. You cannot imagine the magnitude of our strength. with so easily. By crashing two of these planes into the World Trade Center, and two others into the who were visiting that world-famous location in lower Manhattan. Your insane purpose drove you to kill more than just any average citizen; you annihilated sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, aunts and uncles, and the relationships extend even further. Because of your inhumanity to man, families and friends will never again know grief sufficient to match the losses they experienced on September 11. Early on an ordinary Tuesday morning, your dastardly operation killed thousands of freedom-loving Americans, people who were only undertaking their daily responsibilities at their work-
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Approximate Word count = 807
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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