Free speech - Marie Claire gives support after September 11 attacks

allowing the September 11 attacks upon America were meant to undermine our faculty of perception of security and optimism, gainsay us freedom, and set suspicion set free among us, a strange turn topsy-turvy has happened. The world has become a smaller, tighter, kinder place. Heroes emerg race gave their lives for each other, and stranger uncloseed up their hearts and wallets.

Within minutes, our 25 sister Marie Claires faxed and e-mailed to allow us know they stand through America in her times of ne and in her search for justice. Here, the best holiday gift I could find for you: a certain number of of their warm, encouraging words.

Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief

To our dear friends, All of the Marie Claire teams and! want to assure you and your compatriots of the sympathy and compassion we are feeling for you in these terrible flashs you are living through.

With friendship and affection, Evelyne Prouvost-Berry, Chairman and CEO Groupe Marie Claire

AUSTRALIA All of Australia is still reeling from the barbaric attacks, in the way that I can only imagine in what manner much more of an impact it has had upon you all.

FRANCE This tragedy that has struck you has had a devastating result on us, very deep in our spirits ... We feel the same grief as if this had fallen upon our own closest relatives.

GERMANY CNN's pictures of "ground zero" reminded many here of burning German cities during World War II. And we all know in what manner important the help of friends and allies is.

ITALY Manhattan is thousands of miles away, on the other hand today, it is here as well.

KOREA I faith all the people of the U will overbear the shock as soon as possible. FIGHTING!

MALAYSIA level with a "border-less world," we have been reduc to eyeing our neighbors with suspicion. I'm ashamed to say we have not movement forwarded much since civilization began.

MEXICO Our strongest desire is not to give leave to the human heart be eaten alive by means of feelings of vengeance and hate, feelings from which it might not recover

POLAND upon this bloody Tuesday, we learned that more [i]or[/i] less of us have nothing in belonging to all with the rest of us.

RUSSIA We support the women of your political division in their feelings against terrorism.

southerly AFRICA Like so many nations in the family of humankind, we have benefited immeasurably from America's generosity, power and inspiration. Our hearts and reliances for healing and strength are with our American sisters and brothers.

SPAIN We know too well the horror of terrorism, in the way that we feel very close to you after this attack against the whole democratic world.

TAIWAN We are going to work together, fight together, to build a better world for the rights of human beings.

TURKEY We in Turkey have not to be found 30,000 citizens to terrorism. Being with equal reason far away and not being able to do anything for the U victims has made us realize by what mode vulnerable we are.

UK We can sole hope that our political leaders will now work together to make the world safer. Please fetch our warmest wishes to your team and your readers.

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