Skip to comments.
Anyone . . . anywhere' - Mark Steyn
Washington Times ^
| 9/15/03
| Mark Steyn
Posted on 09/15/2003 2:19:10 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
On September 11, 2001, the first individual to be named among the dead was the wife of the U.S. solicitor-general, Barbara Olson, whom I had sat next to at dinner a couple of months earlier. On Sept. 11 this year, I woke to the news of the death of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, whom I also sat next to a couple of months ago, at a conference. I can't claim anything other than the most casual acquaintance with either lady, but even an accidental proximity to the victims of terrible murder is sobering.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: annalindh; marksteyn; selfdefense; statism; sweden
1
posted on
09/15/2003 2:19:10 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
This may be Mark's best.
2
posted on
09/15/2003 2:36:36 AM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(The American Heartland--the Spirit of Flight 93)
To: kattracks
Makes sense to me. I'll be darned if I'm gonna sit back and wait for my fate on some hijacked flight or anything else. It'd be nice to NOT be alone in that kind of situation, but if that's the case, so be it.
3
posted on
09/15/2003 2:37:30 AM PDT
by
Tactical
To: kattracks
Not his usual dose of zingers. But it doesn't need them.
Awesome piece. Right to the heart of the matter.
...The heart of what the Second Amendment is all about.
To: kattracks
Thanks for the post. When I see Steyn's name on an article, I read it.
To: kattracks
Damn good writing. Makes sense to me and worthy of more than a bump.
6
posted on
09/15/2003 2:50:41 AM PDT
by
Ronin
(Qui tacet consentit!)
To: All
7
posted on
09/15/2003 3:26:50 AM PDT
by
Cindy
To: kattracks
Bump!
8
posted on
09/15/2003 3:59:44 AM PDT
by
windchime
To: kattracks
Great read. Thank you!
9
posted on
09/15/2003 4:12:41 AM PDT
by
solzhenitsyn
("Live Not By Lies")
To: kattracks
Great read. BTTT.
10
posted on
09/15/2003 7:01:05 AM PDT
by
TexasNative2000
(You may disagree with me, but I will fight for your right to be in error.)
To: kattracks
I wonder why Mark gets to sit next to all these interesting women--I mean, aside from the fact that he is brilliant, clever, and funny and focuses like a lazer on the truth...
11
posted on
09/15/2003 12:00:19 PM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(The American Heartland--the Spirit of Flight 93)
To: kattracks
To expect the government to save you is to be a bystander in your own fate.Amen, and BUMP!
12
posted on
09/15/2003 12:17:48 PM PDT
by
Monitor
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson