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The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Berkeley Mayor Shirely Dean and the City Council: 

I am writing to tell you that, as a New Yorker who has been touched by this tragedy, I fully support the vote of the Berkeley council to send a letter to federal authorities to ask them to stop bombing Afghanistan. 

I do not believe that was our only option, our best option, or an action that will be fruitful in the long run for any of us. 

Although during my frequent visits to the Bay Area in the past I have usually stayed in “the city,” I have always been sure to come to Berkeley. I enjoy the atmosphere and always end up making copious purchases from local merchants. I assure you that I will continue to do so in the future; in fact your city’s bravery in opposing this needless, and doubtlessly fruitless, war only makes this more likely. 

Spencer Thompson 

Brooklyn