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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 07:41 AM
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They published my LTTE in The Miami Herald
Edited on Fri Dec-09-05 07:46 AM by RagingInMiami
It's the last letter on this link. I cut and pasted it below.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/13365410.htm

So far, ''the war on terror'' has left us with:

• An unarmed man killed at Miami International Airport because he suffered a bipolar attack in front of air marshals.

• An unarmed Brazilian man killed in a London underground rail car because he looked Middle Eastern.

• A University of South Florida professor imprisoned for 33 months even though there was no evidence linking him to a terrorist organization.

• An American citizen incarcerated for three years as an ''enemy combatant'' before he was finally indicted on charges that had nothing to do with the original allegations.

• More than 2,100 American soldiers killed -- and thousands more injured and traumatized -- while fighting in a country that posed no threat to us.

Meanwhile, Osama bin Laden, the man whom President Bush vowed in 2001 to track down ''dead or alive,'' is probably still strolling the Afghan mountainside with his walking stick.

CARLOS MILLER, Miami
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 07:44 AM
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1. Good on you Raging
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 07:45 AM
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2. kicked and nominated
well done!
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Left_Winger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 07:47 AM
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3. I'll kick it and nominate it too
:kick:
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kstewart33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:29 AM
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4. Great letter - has impact. eom
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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:37 AM
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5. I saw it this morning. Good job!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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rateyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:39 AM
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6. K & R...
welcome to the greatest page! And, good letter!

:thumbsup:
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electropop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:41 AM
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7. Great job!
Thanks for your efforts!
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:47 AM
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8. Good on ya and I'm glad they printed your LTTE! nt
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Nimrod2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:47 AM
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9. Excellent...
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:59 AM
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10. nice
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bear425 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 09:10 AM
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11. Yay! Great job! n/t
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 09:19 AM
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12. BRAVO!!
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 09:48 AM
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13. great letter
congrats
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 09:55 AM
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14. Great job!
I am thrilled that it was printed!
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 10:11 AM
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15. Raging in Miami, this is outstanding even by your high standards.
They ought to make you mayor of Miami!

Great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 12:54 PM
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16. that about sums it up.
:yourock:
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stanwyck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 12:55 PM
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17. Thank you!
Keep up the wonderful work on the behalf of all of us.

You're my hero, today.
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Tuesday_Morning Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 12:59 PM
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18. Rage on!
Great letter.
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ultraist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 12:59 PM
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19. Well done.
:applause:


:applause:


:applause:

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qanda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:03 PM
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20. Excellent!
Edited on Fri Dec-09-05 01:04 PM by qanda
:toast:
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:15 PM
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21. Right on, Raging!
That's the way to tell it like it is! :thumbsup:
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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:31 PM
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22. Excellent LTTE form, quick and deadly bulletpoints. nt
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:33 PM
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23. Good job, Raging...
You rock, as always.
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:36 PM
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24. Good job!
They don't call you "Raging" for nuthin'. :applause:

Hey, I owe you a beer. Let's do it.:toast:

--IMM
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 05:31 PM
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28. I'm looking forward to it
Maybe we can plan a South Florida meetup for January. How is the traffic light situation in Broward? There are still traffic lights out in parts of Miami, especially in the north.
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 06:07 PM
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29. It seems back to normal.
January sounds good for a meet. Again, nice letter.

--IMM
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:38 PM
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25. Excellent! n/t
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 01:38 PM
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26. Andale!
Well done, Carlos!

:applause::applause::applause::applause:
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 04:41 PM
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27. Preach it, brotha!
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 07:09 PM
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30. Good job!
:thumbsup:
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AuntiBush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:27 PM
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31. Osama Bin-FORGOTTEN!
Edited on Fri Dec-09-05 08:28 PM by AuntiBush
Still recall *'s response when asked where he is, etc.

* gave a lame, (paraphrasing) I dunno, don't care, not important, let's move on to another question.

It's very troubling and many I know are outraged over the latest; the unarmed man shot on the airplane the other night. Everyone is saying, couldn't they have shot him in the leg, the foot, anywhere - but why was an unarmed man killed?

People just aren't buying it anymore. Too much BS that just does not stick, rather majorly unraveled.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:45 PM
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32. mind if I steal this to post on another board?
excellent letter!!
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 08:50 PM
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33. Of course not
This is one of my best days on DU, if not the best. I've never had a thread get anywhere near this many nominations for the Greatest Page.
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Justice Is Comin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 09:07 PM
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34. Here's another one.
O8)
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 09:08 PM
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35. Good job, RIM!
:bounce:
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usedtobesick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 10:15 PM
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36. Seems like in our search for our own security we're building
Edited on Fri Dec-09-05 10:16 PM by usedtobesick
a sad legacy for our children on what we did when we were confronted with a crisis like 9/11. What will they see when they look at us in their history books? Will these points in time be our defining acts as generation. God I hope we get a clue soon!

And strangely enough my 911th post.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:46 AM
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38. My belief is that history
And I'm talking way down the line, is going to show that Bush was the worst president ever. That this was one of the low points in our history. That people were manipulated by what occurred on that fateful day.

I'm just glad you were able to get a clue.
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-09-05 11:54 PM
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37. K&R: Thank you for sharing this!
Muchas gracias!
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Wordie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 02:17 AM
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39. K & R...good letter, congrats and thank you too.
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Tuesday_Morning Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 12:47 PM
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40. So I went out to dinner last night...
...and this couple said to me: Hey - did you see that letter in the Miami Herald today?

It was your letter, of course. I got to say, "I know him" and then use it as an opportunity to recommend DU.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:45 PM
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42. I love that
I've been getting e-mails from friends who saw that letter telling me what an awesome letter it was. This is definitely my 15 minutes of fame.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:48 PM
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43. Let's try to stretch it to 30
:D

:hi:

thanks!!
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Tuesday_Morning Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 02:00 PM
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46. I bet it's just your FIRST 15 minutes...
...of fame.

Plenty more to write about and you're good at it.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 02:04 PM
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47. Thank you
I actually spent almost seven years writing for daily newspapers, most recently with The Arizona Republic in 2003. I quit the corporate media because I got sick of the lies. This is the first time I've ever gotten a letter to the editor published.

I guess it helps when you're not writing them to the paper you walked out on.
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:23 PM
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41. kicking
nt
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Wind Dancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:49 PM
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44. Great letter!
Congratulations on getting it published. I especially liked the last line!
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northamericancitizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-05 01:52 PM
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45. Good work Mr. Miller eom
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