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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:09:20 -0800
From: radtimes <resist@best.com>
Subject: PAUL MCCARTNEY IMPLICITLY ENDORSES US AIR STRIKES
10/15/01
PAUL MCCARTNEY IMPLICITLY ENDORSES US AIR STRIKES
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney late Sunday implicitly endorsed US and
British air and missiles strikes against terrorist targets in
Afghanistan, even though thousands of protesters rallied against them
around the world. "I was very pleased to see that President Bush had an
Islamic prayer read at the Washington Memorial," the popular
singer-songwriter said in a statement delivered to CNN television, which
played his song "From A Lover To A Friend" dedicated to victims of the
September 11 terror attacks. "That made the point that the current
conflict is not an attack on Islam, but just the opposite," the former
Beatle went on to say. "We are involved in striking a blow for the
freedom of religions, including Islam." McCartney will donate proceeds
of the song to New York firefighters, many of whom perished in the
tragedy. McCartney is also scheduled to headline an all-star benefit
concert in New York's Madison Square Garden on October 20. The singer
called the attacks, which destroyed the World Trade Center in New York
and damaged the Pentagon building outside Washington a threat to freedom
and called the United States "one of the greatest democracies on Earth,
containing people from all races and religions." "To some people the
West may appear to have millions of faults," he added. "But the West
doesn't allow Hitlers, that is our strength. It may be our only
strength, but it is a bloody good one." Thousands of people -- from
Indonesia to Kenya -- took to the streets Sunday to protest what they
see as a US and British attack on a Muslim country.
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