Letter I e-mailed to Ted Kennedy (and John Kerry) about Pakistani airstrike. Feel free to copy and paste if you agree and like it.
Dear Senator Kennedy,
I am writing as a young and concerned Massachusetts and world citizen to implore you to spearhead a full, swift and forceful inquiry into the recent and tragic airstrike undertaken by the CIA in Pakistan that led to the reported death of at least 18 people, many of whom seem to have been innocent civilians. The New York Times quotes Senator Bayh as commenting on CNN, “It's a regrettable situation, but what else are we supposed to do?” This kind of attitude is completely irresponsible in the current climate of global politics (and, furthermore, morality) for someone to express who is in such a position of power and access to information as is Senator Bayh – and it is certainly not the kind of helpless sentiment I would expect from an elected and empowered member of the Democratic party. The people of the United States deserve to know exactly what occurred in this airstrike, which, in deepest truth – though perhaps not in general opinion – was carried out, like so many other failed and bloody military missions – in our good name. Please help take a step towards returning our government back to us; I cannot stand by and see innocent civilians killed by people who do, in practice, represent me, whether either of us cares to believe it. Furthermore, the families of the Pakistanis who died in that airstrike, and the Pakistani people in general deserve to know why they were targeted, why this attack took place on their land, and who is responsible for the casualties. I will stand for it no more to see the United States of America again corrupted by a secretive, bloodthirsty, and ultimately fruitless series of military actions. I call on you, Senator, not only because you are my representative to the people who are repsonsible for this, but also because I have deep respect for and faith in your record, and I know that you have the resolve and drive to press true issues of the utmost importance to our nation, such as this one. I believe that this formal inquiry is very necessary to begin to reconstruct both our lost credibility in the world and also the lives of the Pakistanis who were affected by this military action.
Thank you very much for your time, and I hope to hear back from you soon.
Sincerely,
Tyler Henry
I am writing as a young and concerned Massachusetts and world citizen to implore you to spearhead a full, swift and forceful inquiry into the recent and tragic airstrike undertaken by the CIA in Pakistan that led to the reported death of at least 18 people, many of whom seem to have been innocent civilians. The New York Times quotes Senator Bayh as commenting on CNN, “It's a regrettable situation, but what else are we supposed to do?” This kind of attitude is completely irresponsible in the current climate of global politics (and, furthermore, morality) for someone to express who is in such a position of power and access to information as is Senator Bayh – and it is certainly not the kind of helpless sentiment I would expect from an elected and empowered member of the Democratic party. The people of the United States deserve to know exactly what occurred in this airstrike, which, in deepest truth – though perhaps not in general opinion – was carried out, like so many other failed and bloody military missions – in our good name. Please help take a step towards returning our government back to us; I cannot stand by and see innocent civilians killed by people who do, in practice, represent me, whether either of us cares to believe it. Furthermore, the families of the Pakistanis who died in that airstrike, and the Pakistani people in general deserve to know why they were targeted, why this attack took place on their land, and who is responsible for the casualties. I will stand for it no more to see the United States of America again corrupted by a secretive, bloodthirsty, and ultimately fruitless series of military actions. I call on you, Senator, not only because you are my representative to the people who are repsonsible for this, but also because I have deep respect for and faith in your record, and I know that you have the resolve and drive to press true issues of the utmost importance to our nation, such as this one. I believe that this formal inquiry is very necessary to begin to reconstruct both our lost credibility in the world and also the lives of the Pakistanis who were affected by this military action.
Thank you very much for your time, and I hope to hear back from you soon.
Sincerely,
Tyler Henry
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