I used to write for a Libertarian Web Site - here is a snippet from what I wrote after 911; updated for friends in Canada:
Memory lane can be a cold dark alley, but not always. Let me share another communication with you from a different kind of man – a comrade of mine from the war who is now a railroad engineer in Canada. He called me to express his horror and concern for me and for all of us. During his run today, the train was ordered to stop at five minutes to twelve. All on board faced towards America and shared a moment of reflection and prayer for us. We have friends in this world.
We have blundered around the jungle that is this planet, like a near-sighted bull elephant, killing and maiming, helping and harming, waving our dollars and our weapons, and alienating many. Despite all that, we still have friends. Somehow that matters to me. It matters a great deal.
So now it’s our turn to say to Canada, ‘you have friends in this world.’
