SILENCE?

It appears that many are remembering this ghastly anniversary with moments of silence, whereas I believe loud proclamations and questions are in order. To me September 11, 2001 was a tragedy much greater than that of December 7, 1941, because the attack seven years ago came from within, and our own negligence and incompetence permitted it to occur.

First to my mind comes the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Have you noticed that agencies that fail us often label themselves as "services?" We have the postal service and the internal revenue service, for two good examples. Leading up to September 11, 2001 we also had working for us the Central Intelligence Service, the Federal Service of Investigation, and our National Security Service.

Neither must we forget forces from the private sector, such as airline security, or lack thereof, that slept while the murders of thousands of our people were being planned and executed.

No, it's hardly a time for silence; it's a time to say a prayer for all those poor people, to shout NEVER AGAIN! at the tops of our voices, and to work hard towards that goal.