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War in the Mideast/War notes/world and national

Houston Chronicle News Services

MON 02/25/1991 HOUSTON CHRONICLE


Queen Elizabeth II addresses nation

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II, making the first wartime address of her reign, told her nation Sunday that she prayed that the recapture of Kuwait would be "as swift as it is certain."

"As a nation we are rightly proud of our armed forces. That pride has been fully justified by their conduct in the Gulf War so far," she said.

"I hope that we can unite in praying that their success will be as swift as it is certain, and that it may be achieved with as small a cost to human life and suffering as possible."

Press Association reported that the queen's address was done at her initiative.

The press office at Buckingham Palace confirmed this was the first time the queen had addressed a nation at war since she ascended the throne










http://www.chakoteya.net/NextGen/245.htm

Lessons [ Star Trek: The Next Generation ]

Stardate: 46693.1

Original Airdate: 3 Apr, 1993


Captain's log, stardate 46697.2. Although we succeeded in rescuing all six hundred forty three Bersallin colonists we lost eight crewmembers. Let the record show that they gave their lives in the performance of their duty.

[Picard's quarters]

NELLA: When communications went out, I knew we had to fend for ourselves. We modified our phasers to create resonant disruptions in the deflector field. The disruptions formed small pockets inside the plane of the field and we each stood inside one to wait out the storm. Richardson didn't make it. All Deng and I could do was stand there and watch.

PICARD: I'm so sorry.

NELLA: Don't. Don't say you're sorry.

PICARD: It must have been terrible.

NELLA: At first, when you told us to hold our positions, I didn't question it. Of course we would. That was our job. But when I saw that storm coming toward us.

PICARD: Part of you must have blamed me.

NELLA: A small part, maybe. But in the end, I was more afraid that you would blame yourself if I died. Would you have?

PICARD: I've lost people under my command. People who were very dear to me. But never someone I've been in love with.










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8.18 "Threads" [ Stargate SG-1 ]


[Kerry turns and walks to the door.]

KERRY
You know, there's just one thing I don't understand.

O'NEILL
Just one?










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The official website of The British Monarchy


Christmas Broadcast 1991


In 1952, when I first broadcast to you at Christmas, the world was a very different place to the one we live in today.

Only seven years had passed since the end of the most destructive wars in the history of mankind. Even the end of the hostilities did not bring the true peace for which so many had fought and died. What became known as the 'Cold War' sustained an atmosphere of suspicion, anxiety and fear for many years.

Then, quite suddenly, everything began to change, and the changes have happened with bewildering speed. In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. Since then the rest of the world has watched, fascinated, as oppressive regimes have crumbled under popular pressure.

One by one, these liberated peoples have taken the first hesitant, and sometimes painful, steps towards open and democratic societies.

Naturally, we welcome this, and it may be that we can help them achieve their aims. But, in doing that, we need to remind ourselves of the essential elements which form the bedrock of our own free way of life - so highly valued and so easily taken for granted.

This can be an opportunity to reflect on our good fortune, and on whether we have anything to offer by way of example to those who have recently broken free of dictatorship. We, who claim to be of the free world, should examine what we really mean by freedom, and how we can help to ensure that, once in place, it is there to stay.

There are all sorts of elements to a free society, but I believe that among the most important is the willingness of ordinary men and women to play a part in the life of their community, rather than confining themselves to their own narrow interests.

The parts they play may not be major ones - indeed they can frequently turn out to be thankless tasks. The wonder is, though, that there are so many who are prepared to devote much of their lives, for no reward, to the service of their fellow men and women.

Without their dedication, where would our churches and charities be, for instance? Without such people, many would be unable to enjoy the pleasure which the arts bring to our daily lives.

Governments can encourage and support, but it is the volunteers who work away for nothing in administration or spend their weekends seeing fair play, who make sport and physical recreation so worthwhile.

I am constantly amazed by the generosity of donors and subscribers, great and small, who give so willingly and often towards the enjoyment of others. Without them these voluntary organisations simply would not exist.

The peoples of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have broken the mould of autocracy. I hope that we will be able to help them as they learn that the democracy which has replaced it depends, not on political structures, but on the goodwill and the sense of responsibility of each and every citizen.

It is not, of course, as simple as that. All the selfless voluntary work in the world can be wasted if it disregards the views and aspirations of others. There are any number of reasons to find fault with each other, with our Governments, and with other countries.

But let us not take ourselves too seriously.



- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 07:20 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Sunday 15 November 2015