The Hill of Summer
Adam Yoshida
http://www.9-11revenge.cjb.net)
The Hill of Summer
September 12th, 2001
In his book "The Hill of Summer" Pulitzer Prize winning author Allen
Drury opens by noting that "On the idle hill of Summer, America
dreamed. Elsewhere others were not so idle." By the end of the
novel the United States has been outmaneuvered by its enemies and
finds itself facing the forces of a Sino-Soviet Alliance. Poetically
closing the tale Drury writes;
"So began the Labor Day weekend.
So began the end of summer.
And perhaps- the next few weeks, possibly days, would tell- all else."
It is true that Drury was writing of time very different from our own.
As I sit here today just over a day has passed since the United States
was suddenly and deliberately attacked in what now appears to be the
worst act of terrorism in the history of the world.
For a decade since the Gulf War, America has sat through a long and
idle summer. It has dreamed of a world where every nation and group
will embrace the principles of democracy and where all will live in
eternal peace. It has failed to listen to the warnings of numerous
Cassandra's who foretold this awful time.
Those of us who saw the pattern of American history knew full well
that a day like yesterday would come. We knew, we saw, that after
every war it has ever fought America foolishly disarms at a rapid rate
and because of this suffers losses it shouldn't at the beginning of
the next war.
Just look at this century alone. When the United States entered the
Great War it was horribly unprepared. George Marshall wrote home
that, with the First Division in France he saw men without shoes,
horses that starved for lack of food. However the United States
rapidly rebuilt its forces and played a decisive part in the defeat of
Germany. Then, for some reason, they took that force apart and
basically ignored the military until the Second World War. In the
early days of World War Two the United States suffered horrible
defeats, such as those at Pearl Harbor, the Philippines and Kasserine
Pass because the United States was not ready for war. Yet, despite
the reversals America quickly built a military force that was, beyond
any comparisons, the strongest on the face of the Earth. When the
war ended again, the military was drastically downsized. Then the
Cold War came, in the early days of the Korean War American GI's were
repeatedly forced to flee from North Korean tanks because they had no
working anti-tank weapons. Again the United States rebuilt its
strength and, just twelve years ago, Communism was dumped onto the ash
heap of history.
Since that time the United States has serious reduced its forces yet
again. Many commentators have noted the severe problems of readiness,
training, equipment and morale. Others watched as the United States
let its carefully built intelligence apparatus waste away. One can
only view the proud claims made by some Clinton Administration
officials that resources that the Intelligence Community used to use
for collecting information of foreign nations were now being used to
monitor the levels of African Lakes with total disgust.
Just two days ago I sat with friends and wondered whether my
generation would ever see an events as traumatic as those seen by our
grandparents. Now we know, we have and, I am certain, we will again.
The question that now lies before us all is how will this generation
rise to meet the challenge. Will we do what the left-wing education
system has always tried to preach; roll over and cower in fear? Or
will we rise from the ashes with a holy fury and strike against all of
those who would commit such villainous acts?
That is my question that lays before us all. Shall we sit on the idle
hill of summer and allow ourselves to struck, or should we rise like a
sleeping giant, woken from a longer slumber and filled with a terrible
resolve?
Let us move forward united and strike all who would commit or support
a crime against humanity such as this.
Keith Willshaw
"Adam Yoshida" <adamy...@home.com> wrote in message
news:3b9fe4ad.23937440@news...
> (The 9-11 Committee;
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> The Hill of Summer
>
> September 12th, 2001
>
>
Adam stop posturing
Either get down the nearest Canadian recruiting
station and join up or shut the fuck up.
Your grandstanding and egoism are inappropriate.
Keith
Adam Yoshida
Right now I'm organizing people to go down and give blood. I've been
on the phone all day with regard to this.
I'm presenty in my first semester at University, and having just paid
for it and such I'm planning on finishing it. But I promise this
here, if it is war, then come December 1st (the days just before my
exams start, given the ten day period between enlistment and shipping
out) I will sign my papers, and I'll bring a dozen people with me.
Look, I'm just trying to do something in a difficult situation here.
It's as simple as that.
If you can think of anything more that I can do, tell me, please,
seriously.
Keith Willshaw
Shut up, listen and try and learn something.
I dont doubt your heart is in the right place
but your timing stinks
Keith
Adam Yoshida
>
I agree, I am going about it somewhat roughly but I'm having local
success, I think at least.
I'm posting here because I think there are some people here who might
benifit.
But the sites and writings are much more for local consumption. There
are a lot of people who I hope to get to help locally.
Pete
"Adam Yoshida" <adamy...@home.com> wrote
>
> I'm presenty in my first semester at University, and having just paid
> for it and such I'm planning on finishing it. But I promise this
> here, if it is war, then come December 1st (the days just before my
> exams start, given the ten day period between enlistment and shipping
> out) I will sign my papers, and I'll bring a dozen people with me.
>
> Look, I'm just trying to do something in a difficult situation here.
> It's as simple as that.
>
> If you can think of anything more that I can do, tell me, please,
> seriously.
Enlisting on Dec 1 is too late. You need to do it now, so you're done with
basic training, etc, before the conflict starts.
Fighting for what one believes is not done "when convenient".
Pete
Mr. Reggie
Give him a break. He simply wants to finish a semester of school before he
risks his life for the rest of us. A lot more honorable than even our last
commander in chief. And he is pushing for a blood and fund raising drive.
And he's not even an American.
What the fuck have YOU done today?
Pete
"Mr. Reggie" <no...@nothing.com> wrote
> Give him a break. He simply wants to finish a semester of school before he
> risks his life for the rest of us. A lot more honorable than even our last
> commander in chief. And he is pushing for a blood and fund raising drive.
> And he's not even an American.
>
> What the fuck have YOU done today?
Today? Went to work. For the previous 20 yrs, served in the air force.
Next question?
Pete
Steve Holland
> Right now I'm organizing people to go down and give blood. I've
> been on the phone all day with regard to this.
> I'm presenty in my first semester at University, and having just
> paid for it and such I'm planning on finishing it. But I promise
> this here, if it is war, then come December 1st (the days just
> before my exams start, given the ten day period between enlistment
> and shipping out) I will sign my papers, and I'll bring a dozen
> people with me.
> Look, I'm just trying to do something in a difficult situation here.
> It's as simple as that.
> If you can think of anything more that I can do, tell me, please,
> seriously.
Adam, your efforts to raise money and organise various aspects of
relief are very good, and will help. However, your incendiary
statements and repeated attempts to stir up hatred don't help at all.
Things are fairly tense down here, and people are being attacked
because they "look Mulsim" as one person put it. What is needed is
calm and sober thought, not Canadians trying to provoke more violence.
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