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Barbarism v. Civilization

In the aftermath of one of the worst acts of barbarism in human history, people ask, "Where is God?" They wonder how could He have permitted such a destructive and demoralizing event. But man, not God, is responsible for what happened.

As a law student, I asked myself, “Why am I even in law school?”

Students were asked to consider questions like, Has your desire to be a law student, learn about law, and become a lawyer changed since September 11? or Why should we still care about law school in general, and learning Constitutional Law/ Torts in particular? or Does the legal profession have any special role to play as we debate our appropriate response to the attack? or Are there issues that lawyers should be particularly concerned about?

Those in the legal field probably felt helpless at that instant – they were not doctors or nurses, firefighters or police. However, there is a role for each of us and only you know what that role will be at an individual/personal level. Collectively, those of us in the legal field will have to continue to be one of the cornerstones of civilization. It’s barbarism against civilization. For a civilization not to crumble we need a rule of law. And that’s why I am glad I am in law school and why I am confident that there is yet a role for lawyers. Yes, there might be the classless ones who are handing out their business cards to people still in mourning or trying to profit from such distress. But in general, as time unwinds our role will be crucial.

As for society on a whole, our lifestyle has changed. My commute is no longer me getting in my car and driving to downtown New York from New Jersey. I have to take the PATH, walk a few blocks to change to the NYC subway and then do a bit of walking to get to school. But I thank God I am still alive. On any given day I may have chosen to commute and I would have gotten off at the World Trade Center stop and were it three days later I would have been at Deutsche Bank, right next to the WTC, which by the way was totally destroyed.

For believers, don’t allow your faith to be shaken. God’s love was in the heart of every firefighter, policeman and volunteer who aided the victims. He was in the soul of every person who waited for more than 6 hours to give blood to the injured. He gave strength to the passengers of the ill-fated United Airlines flight 93 who decided to overcome the hijackers. Their heroic actions are the likely reason the jet, destined for Washington, crashed in rural Pennsylvania instead, saving an untold number of lives.

As the details of this crisis unfold, more miraculous stories, both large and small, will come to light. We must not lose faith in God or our country. God will be there for us. He will guide our leaders and aid us through this struggle. So when you begin to wonder where God is, remember that he's right here. As he promised, He will be with us always.

I will end with what Maestro, aka A likkle yute from St.Mary, a poster at the Mango Tree University said, "It is sadly ironic how it takes horrific events to place things into perspective, but it has. The lessons learned this last week, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again."

With great sadness in our hearts, we must begin again, but let's try to move forward as best we can . . . together.

                                                   One Love,
                                                   Dwight Day

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NOW PLAYING EVERYWHERE - Hearts In Atlantis is a drama based on Stephen King's best seller of the same name. It is the story of a mysterious man (Anthony Hopkins) who enlists the aid of a brilliant young boy (Anton Yelchin) to save his life.

The Dark Years
THE DAILY RECKONING
PARIS, FRANCE
WEDNESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2001

THE DARK YEARS
By Bill Bonner

"...behind the doors of this ambitious day stand shadows with enormous grudges, outside its chartered ocean of perception misshapen coastguards drunk with foreboding, and whispering websters, creeping through this world,
discredit so much literature and praise. Summer was worse than we expected;  Now an Autumn cold comes on the water..."

                        The Dark Years
                    W.H. Auden

Along the rue des Lombards last night, men with earrings held hands...and prostitutes stood in doorways - as they always do.  You can get any kind of love you want on the rue des Lombards.  Even perverse love seemed reassuring last night.

We will reckon again today...as we always do. But today we reckon with a heavy heart. For greed has been
replaced by fear, and the comedy of the financial market has been replaced by the tragedy of politics.

Most of the people in our office raced home after work yesterday. The whole world watched television. But I
felt like walking.

So, I made my way down to the Pont des Arts and crossed over to the left Bank. On the bridge, couples stood together and stared at the river...the gray spires and apartment buildings silhouetted against the last evening light. They held hands too...laughed and embraced, as the world grew dark. 

I had come to see them, of course...to catch a glimpse of the world as it was yesterday...the bright lights and gaiety of the cafes, the somber elegance of the Louvre, the ordinary comings and goings of ordinary people in the world's most beautiful city. I wanted to remember it that way - just in case it would never be that way again.

Surely another bridge has been crossed, I thought, as I strolled along the rue Jacob, looking in the antique shop windows. Things have changed. America - almost untouched by war for 136 years - is suddenly under attack.

We have been waiting for a defining event to conclude the 20th century, as the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand marked the end of the 19th. What "tipping point" event would close the book on the long period of peace and prosperity that America has so recently enjoyed, we wondered.

Nature was preparing some surprises. Something big was coming, we guessed. But not even in our gloomiest
moments did we imagine such a bizarre and bloody trigger event. But now we have it.

"THE NEW WAR!" screams the headline in today's Figaro.  "TERROR STRIKES AMERICA," proclaims a banner on the International Herald Tribune. All over the world, on live TV coverage, anyone can see - America is vulnerable.

The dollar plummeted yesterday. Markets all over the World collapsed, with the London exchange down 5.7%... Frankfurt off 8.6%... and Paris down 7.4%. The price of gold soared 5%...and then fell back in this morning's Asian trading. Crude oil also rose - $6.

In a radio broadcast earlier in the day a French commentator tried to put the catastrophe in perspective:

"It is simply unimaginable," he said, "it is as if the National Assembly had come under attack and the Eiffel Tower and the Tour Montparnasse had been completely obliterated."

The National Assembly building was closed. But armed guards were on alert. Clutching machine guns, they paced up and down the streets and studied me carefully as I walked along.

Then, at the base of the Eiffel Tower, everything seemed normal. It still stood. Tourists, though fewer in number than usual, milled around. Arab hucksters sold their trinkets. Life goes on.

In the next few days, weeks, and months...you will be told that everything is okay. Indeed, many will think it is better than okay. The Fed has already promised that it will provide more money. OPEC has pledged to provide more oil. The government will launch new anti-terrorist initiatives. Some will say that war is good for the economy. Defense stocks will rise. 

Who knows, maybe markets will rally. But two years after the Archduke Ferdinand was shot, stocks in America reached their lowest level in history - trading for just 4 times earnings.

Nature still has her surprises. But it is likely that consumers and investors will hold their breath...and feel a cold new wind blowing. They will be less confident, less sure of themselves and of the future.  They will tend to hold onto their money a little longer and worry about their debts a little more. This alone, as Dr. Richebacher reminds us, means "The End" of America's greatest boom.

The bells of St. Merry's are tolling this morning.  They ring for the living and the dead, including the many thousands of brokers, analysts, clerks, firemen, policemen, and others - people who were in the very wrong place at a very wrong moment. 

They also toll for another reason - heralds of something else we will all have to reckon with: 

A strange darkness has settled over the World...a new era, finally, has come. 

Your correspondent in Paris,

Bill Bonner

P.S. "We are all Americans this morning," said Magda, a French colleague.

P.P.S. We heard from Eric Fry, our correspondent in Manhattan, by fax this morning. He'll have more to
tell you tomorrow.
                                                                              
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Key legislators in Albany and New York City yesterday flatly rejected extending Mayor Giuliani's term - even as members of the mayor's inner circle split over whether he should try to remain in office past Dec. 31.

"I don't contemplate any circumstance that would get the Senate back to change the election process in New York state," declared state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, the mayor's most reliable GOP ally in Albany. "It's too late," Bruno added.

A few hours later, City Council Speaker Peter Vallone - a Democrat with close ties to the mayor - said he's also in no mood to tamper with term limits. "It's over," he said. "We've been through that fight."

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Bush to visit Japan in mid-October as scheduled

U.S. President George W. Bush plans to visit Japan on October 17 as originally planned despite the recent terrorist attacks on the United States, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday.

A Sankei Shimbun report from Washington said Bush intends to visit Japan and appeal to the Japanese people to strengthen Japan-U.S. ties in the fight against terrorism.

Bush will inform Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, currently visiting Washington, of his agenda in Japan during a meeting between the two leaders later Tuesday in the U.S. capital, the report said.

Bush earlier decided to visit Japan, South Korea and China en route to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum slated October 20-21 in Shanghai.

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Bush changed his plans, but later decided to maintain his itinerary. The visit will be shorter than originally scheduled, the report quoted sources close to Japan-U.S. relations as saying.

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Drowning in 'Stuff'

Old women who are poor, live alone and have never married tend to pile their houses so deep in clutter that some can't even get to their bathtubs, a new study says.

The researchers aren't sure whether the same holds true for men, says study co-author Gail Steketee, a psychologist with Boston University's School of Social Work. Women live longer, meaning there are fewer older men to study; nearly 75 percent of the people available for the study were women. The findings appear in the August issue of Health and Social Work, HealthScout News reports.

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Government Easing Loan Payment Deadlines

A collaboration between the U.S. Department of Education and student loan providers will help individuals affected by the Sept. 11 attack reduce or suspend payments on federal college loans until Jan. 31, 2002.

The initiative "will provide financial relief during these extraordinary circumstances," U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige said.

Loan default payments will be put on hold immediately for individuals living in any of the five New York boroughs. The relief program will cover payments for Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Perkins Loan programs and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan.

Only borrowers currently in default on student loan payments are eligible.