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Save Florida – please 

Editor, 

“Make no mistake,” the president delivered these tough words pledging to hunt down and punish the terrorists and those who harbor them. But now that the FBI has determined that 15 of the 19 terrorists were living in Florida and learned to fly passenger jets in Florida schools, I can only hope that Mr. Bush will show some restraint. Sure, retaliation is necessary to show the world that they can’t mess with the United States. But Bush must remember that not all Floridians supported the perpetrators. If the Florida Governor and Secretary of State give themselves up peacefully, perhaps further bloodshed can be avoided. The good people of Disneyworld, and there are many, must not suffer the responsibility of those who govern them. 

Bruce Joffe 

Oakland