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On
Friday 7th March, the Thought for the Day published
the following: an email criticising Jon's stance on
the proposed war with Iraq, and his reply with an
accompanying cartoon. This provoked a huge response
from readers with over a 1,000 emails received to
date. Below is a 'snapshot' of some the emails received.
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Jonathan,
It IS easier to make fun of things you don't understand..
and I am sure that is why you chose to misinterpret
what Joyce was trying to say in her email. She DID
NOT say Saddam attacked our country.. She said you
do not know Saddam AND your country has not recently
been under attack! In times such as we are living
it is important to respect other's opinions, even
when they vary so far from our own. Pity you couldn't
give Joyce the respect she deserved instead of making
a joke.
Proud to be an American!
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Hi Jonathan,
I'd like to respond to "Joyce" who says that she will
never visit your website again because of your anti-war
stance. Well, it is YOUR web page and you can say whatever
you darned well please! It is a shame she will miss
all of your future insights. I do happen to side with
you on this one: war is not the answer. It never is.
I think it would take too much courage for President
Bush to go the peaceful route. Am I worried about Saddam
building up weapons of mass destruction? Sure. But not
as worried as I am about North Korea building NUCLEAR
weapons. They've been far more provocative than Saddam
as of late and I would concern myself with calming them
down rather than chasing shadows in the sands of Iraq.
As a wise person once said "you have to learn to pick
your battles." Well, Bush is picking wrong, IMO. Don't
get me wrong, I do support our troops. But I'd also
like to see them ALL come home alive... Thanks for your
time (and your forecasts! :)
N.
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Dear John,
It�s interesting - I just saw a German TV program, which
reported that most Americans (through TV and press)
are made think that Saddam Hussein is behind the acts
of terror on 11th September. Thus I liked your comment
on Joyce�s mail very much. How can it be that a big
nation like America can be brainwashed so much that
only few Americans tend to know what this may-be-war
will only be about: oil. In another German program an
(informed) American woman said: This oil belongs to
the Iraqis. No one should be allowed to just walk into
the country and claim it for themselves. Don�t get me
wrong: I really do not like Saddam Hussein. But has
anybody read reports how Iraq has been run down, how
its people have suffered and lots of people especially
children and women have died (and are still) because
of malnutrition an lack of medical health care through
the years-long EMBARGO? Why does America not want go
to war with North-Korea? They really have an atomic
bomb and NOBODY does really know what�s going on there:
but, well - they have no oil. Lucky they are in a way.
Aren�t they? Kind regards. C.
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Jonathan,
I agree with Joyce who sent you the email about your
antiwar propaganda on your website. I live in the UK
and was born and bred here, but I am so sick of the
way people in this country get on to bandwagons. Just
like a bunch of lemmings. Jonathan, did you predict
there would be no war - do you have a vested interest
in no war? Saddam Hussein may not have knocked down
the twin towers, but if he wasn't such a nasty coward
he would probably have done so. I've lived through some
nasty horrors myself and I don't want to see anyone
killed, but this man is just playing games with the
inspectors. Why wasn't all this stuff which has now
suddenly been "found" revealed in the first place? How
much more is there which will come to light. I don't
care if I become Tony Blair's only supporter, I believe
he's doing the right thing and people like you shouldn't
foist your beliefs onto people who just want to read
their horoscopes.
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