First of all, welcome aboard Hesperis, and thank you for your thoughts. Peace. Now, Katlaughing, this story about Ayazuddin Sheerazi is abosolutely frieghtening. The "Pariot Act' is the closest thing to "McCarthyism" that the United States has seen in 50 years. George Bush and his cronies have turned back the clock almost 60 years on this one which should make the right wingers who bought his election very, very happy. Their goal, of course, is to have us all in the cotton fields before its over. They make me sick, using the memories of 9-11 as their mantra, much like the a barker at a carnival, to get Americans to think that if they don't support these extreme right wingers then they are not being patriotic. Sorry about the rant, but ranting is part of the peace process. It's about communication... These people in power don't want peace and they don't want a Department of Peace because it does not play into their agenda which places weaponry over understanding. Profits for those who bought their election over the pursuit of happiness of the other 99%. All the more reason, while we still have any rights, support the concepts, write the letters, try to teach peace to one other person. Let the warmonging right wingers who profit from war know that not everyone is "following".