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Conference quark::human_relations-v1

Title:What's all this fuss about 'sax and violins'?
Notice:Archived V1 - Current conference is QUARK::HUMAN_RELATIONS
Moderator:ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI
Created:Fri May 09 1986
Last Modified:Wed Jun 26 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1327
Total number of notes:28298

1069.0. "War versus Family ties" by IAMOK::GRAY (Follow the hawk, when it circles, ...) Mon Sep 10 1990 11:27

       In VNS news this morning I read;

           MORE BRITISH WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARRIVE HOME: [...] Most were
           reluctant to talk for fear of what might happen to those left
           behind.  But one, [...] aged 18, said she had eventually
           given away her father's hiding place after the Iraqis
           threatened to prevent her from leaving.  She took them to the
           address where he was staying and they took him away. 

       Geez, what a thing to have to go through.  I feel for this poor
       girl.  How will she deal with this, if anything happens to her
       father.  I also feel for her father.  Being held hostage is bad
       enough, but to be caught like this.  How do you put your family
       back together after this?


       Richard
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1069.1exWR1FOR::HOGGE_SKDragon Slaying...No Waiting!Mon Sep 10 1990 12:2111
    A LOT will depend on how they relate to each other.  How close they
    are/were.  I would imagine, that the father will be a lot quicker
    to forgive his daughter then the daughter will be to forgive herself.
    If he (the father) has had any military experience he will be aware
    of the things that can happen under "torture" and "fear".  The movies
    always show the hero being tortured, close to death, but never giving
    away any information.  Reality isn't always the same as the movies.
    
    A scary situation.
    
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