[CQ-Contest] Fwd: Fw: OPEN LETTER TO ............

[Gene Walsh]

Dear folks;

I've been asked to forward this:

>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <DougKR2Q at aol.com>
>To: <eugenewalsh at msn.com>
>Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 9:20 PM
>
> > An Open Letter to those Cowering on their Toilets:
> >
> > Well, I must say that the view of reality recently expressed by CQ is 
>far
> > different than mine.  My response follows:
> >
> > First, how can you possibly compare the threat-potential to CQ
> > Magazine/Communications (who?) with that to the US Senate or that to NBC
>or
> > CBS World Headquarters?  And while the NY Post may be a rag, I hate to 
>be
>the
> > one to inform you, but CQ is still many quanta below even that piece of
> > trash. CQ is probably 20 millionth on anyone's "list."  By the way, you
>also
> > cited ABC as a recipient of Anthrax, but you are wrong.  Nothing has 
>been
> > identified at ABC.  Nice manipulation of "facts."
> >
> > Second, as far as I am aware, every incident of Anthrax has involved 
>mail
> > postmarked from Trenton NJ, on ONE DATE.  (See NY Times, Wednesday,
>October
> > 24, 200, "investigators have conducted hundreds of interviews in New
>Jersey,
> > where the letters to Mr. Brokaw, Mr. Daschle and The Post were mailed").
> > For all intents and purposes, the Anthrax "threat" is more likely to be
>the
> > work a single, disgruntled Joe American than of any foreign agent (ibid,
> > "officials said it was possible that a domestic terror group or even a
>single
> > person motivated by a grievance could be behind the letters").  This is
> > especially supported by the format of the date on each letter - month,
>day,
> > year.  Only Americans use that format.
> >
> > Third, I wonder which George Washington Bridge you are crossing?  I work
>in
> > Manhattan and, like you, live in Northern New Jersey.  Yes, trucks are 
>not
> > permitted on the lower level, but there is definitely NOT individual
> > inspection of every truck crossing into Manhattan.  I publicly challenge
>you
> > to refute my statement.  From my experiences crossing over the GWB since
> > September 11, it is indeed a RARE occurrence for any vehicle to be
>inspected.
> >  I further challenge you to show that even one percent of the vehicles
> > crossing the GWB is inspected to the extent you portray.
> >
> > The picture you painted for the world to read would make one believe 
>that
>our
> > skies are filled with fighter planes and the streets are filled with
> > "humvees" and combat troops.  That is just NOT true.  Since September 
>11,
>I
> > have yet to see fighters crisscrossing the skies over NYC.  Even on
>September
> > 12 (I'm an administrator at New York Presbyterian - the University
>Hospitals
> > of Columbia and Cornell, so I was there), I did not see that.  Every day
>the
> > city is closer to "normal."  Every day our nerves are more stable and 
>life
>is
> > getting back to routine - well, except for some staffers at CQ.  Your
>public
> > acknowledge that you are afraid to cross our bridges nicely frames your
> > irrational state of mind.  I wonder what you make of the actions of the
>tens
> > of thousands at Yankee Stadium or at the recent Madison Square Garden 
>fund
> > raiser (Paul McCartney, et al) - are they all "stupid?"  How about the
> > marathon runners?
> >
> > All I can say is that CQ's reactions (or are they your reactions alone?)
>are
> > unbalanced and even bizarre. The story you paint does an injustice to
>reality
> > and your reaction is certainly an embarrassment to all Americans and
>probably
> > to all citizens of the free world.  The contest will go on.  If you had
>any
> > sense at all, you would immediately rescind your statements.  Otherwise,
>just
> > go hide your head in the sand.
> >
> > Not so respectfully,
> > Doug KR2Q
> > .......
> >
>


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