TBT: "Blood Begets Blood" September 11, 2001 letter-to-the-editor
I wrote this letter to the Fort Collins Coloradoan on September 11, 2001 (it was published a few days later). With the 20th anniversary of the date coming up, and with our recent withdrawal from Afghanistan, I thought it would be interesting to repost it. I chose to post it today rather than on September 11 because there is a political nature to it, and I wanted to avoid the actual date out of respect for the families and friends of the victims. I feel the same today about this as I did 20 years ago. Blood Begets Blood Ross Cunniff, September 11, 2001 My heart cried out for blood when I heard the news this morning. Bloody vengeance against those who had committed this unspeakable crime against thousands of innocent people. And my heart was not discriminating: it wanted vengeance against all, past, present, or future, who had terrorized the world through their words and deeds. It echoed the sentiments of persecutors past who said, "Kill them all; God will know His own!" But