This morning I heard the news that he was killed.

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My response was silence.  I felt silence inside…. no significant feeling beyond that.

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For me it underscored the depth of the wound the world has been carrying since 9/11.

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I am not one who feels sweetness in revenge.  I feel no joy. I feel a silent void.  Right now I cannot say much more than that regarding my feelings on the matter.

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My thoughts, however, go to the future.  I look to see how humanity responds to this event.

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It is all about people.  The death of such an individual, of course, reaches much further than the pragmatics of his daily activity.

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