Re: [Leica] News from Belgrade

[m037iu00@cwcom.net]

Andreas,
I didn't write at the time of Tina's message but it certainly set me thinking.
One of the more positive things to come from this internet is the narrowing of
boundaries and the creation of friends across political lines and social
groups. Maybe, longterm, these stronger bonds of communication can work towards
greater harmony between ordinary people, I certainly hope and pray for that.
And yes, Tina, I said a few prayers too. No doubt the same sort of prayers that
have been said a million times by all peoples on the inside and outside of all
wars and hostilities.

regards,
Jem


Andreas Frijdal wrote:

> Dear Tina,
>
> Sorry for this late reaction, just no time to check the LUG.
>
> I very much share and appreciate your concern about Vladan.
>
> At the same time I am extremely disappointed by the total lack of reaction
> of the LUG, lets forget about Pascal's reaction, he must to close to the
> NATO buildings in  Brussels to think clearly.
>
> Luggers(like all the other victims) remain also humans! Even when their
> presidents behave like irresponsible jerks.
>
> I feel very sorry for the group.
>
> Ciao
>
> Andreas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: 22 May 1999 18:14
> Subject: [Leica] News from Belgrade
>
> Dear LUGnuts:
>
> I thought you might have wondered or worried, as I have, about our fellow
> LUGnut from Yugoslavia.  I had heard nothing from Vladan Dugariæ until I
> got a long e-mail yesterday.  He was mobilized into the army a month ago
> and is stationed outside of Belgrade as a lookout for aircraft and cruise
> missles.  He says it is mostly boring and there is not much to eat and no
> clean water.  He hasn't gotten paid yet.  He gets to go home some weekends
> and sent the e-mail from there.  He says he has over a month of LUG mail
> that he hasn't had time to read.  He hopes that the bombing will cease on
> May 24th, the 60th day of bombing.  He also hopes that his unit will not be
> sent into combat.  He has taken documentary photos of the people stationed
> with him and his equipment and hopes to share them with us someday.  He
> laments that one of the landmarks of Begrade, the Tower of Avala, no longer
> exists because it was bombed.   He asks me to wish him luck.  I ask you to
> pray for him, if you are so inclined, or to wish him luck, in any case.  So
> strange to get e-mail from someone in the middle of a war.
>
> Leically,
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com/