You may be right, perhaps that is what he meant. I see how it could be interpreted that he meant the moment of the BOMBING and not the moment of seeing the EAGLE was disgusting to him. I can't tolerate unpatriotic statements from anyone right now, my emotions are still too raw after the attacks, with such a huge loss of life and all the devastation. In 1993 I had gotten off the PATH train at the WTC station just before that bombing, and this recent attack hit too close to home for me too (as I know it did for many, many people). Prior to Sept 11th, I would not have been so sensitive about an unpatriotic remark (wouldn't like it, but wouldn't let it get to me either). There is a great upswelling of patriotism in this country after the attacks, which I see as a very good thing! It is helping us all pull together and get through this trying time. BIG and a few others also interpreted Stan's words the way you did. There is a built-in disadvantage in communication via email between strangers; we don't know each other's true feelings and have only written words to interpret, and they are sometimes ambiguous. So, Stan, if I misunderstood your meaning, I do apologize. Nancy [Posted in FML issue 3576]