But Terry as I stated earlier and I too witnessed the looting as a African
American, The people were called animals and savages. Rumfeld stated "they
were just untidy". How far we have come.
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From: "tmren" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: Pamela's Post on Looting


> Colleagues,
>
> I also wanted to thank Pamela for sharing her knowledge and insights on
> the cultural tragedy in Iraq. While the troops may not be responsible,
> our government should have had a interim plan in place after the
> collapse of the regime to maintain civil order during liberation.
>
> After high school  in the late sixties, I trained to be a radiologic
> technologist at a center city hospital . I was on duty the night the
> race riots broke out in Trenton and saw firsthand the looting and
> torching of the city. Many people were hurt in the melee and many more
> were left homeless. And  as most of you know, some cities never or have
> barely recovered as a  result of that very painful time. It was
> confusing to me why people would destroy their own neighborhoods but it
> became apparent that there were outsiders who incited the people who
> were already scared and excited and further contributed to the breakdown
> in civil order.
>
> Afterwards, people would not come into the city for years--eventually
> more out of perception than reality. I was part of an artist advocacy
> movement to mount arts in the city--our first project was a city-wide,
> month long arts festival two years in the planning, which brought
> thousands on opening night to the two city museums. Today, after more
> than 25 years and lots of successful art events and festivals and with a
> membership of several hundred artists, the city has an improved image
> and is healthier because of its thriving cultural community.
>
> My point is, it is going to take work and lots of effort and the Iraqi
> people are going to need the help of the global community to assist them
> in this task. Indigo has forwarded the newsletter from the state dept.
> and perhaps AAM will put something in place. I know I certainly would
> like to be directly involved in some capacity. I think this would be a
> good use of this list.
>
> Terri McNichol
> Ren Associates
> Princeton NJ
>
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