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From: esuleym@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Bosnia
Date: 14 Dec 92 17:40:13 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

Hey guys!I think we,all people who considered themselves humans must do smth.to
support Bosnia.We have organize an active protest.I'm from Azerbaijan,I know
what means war.And also I know what means when your people are killed and
nobody cares about this.To make this protest is our duty.Let's think how
organize it as soon as possible.Elin.
From: trh@jack.sns.com (Al Trh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Is your account closing?
Date: 19 Dec 1992 15:40:36 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
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19 December 1992

The academic year in many colleges and universities will be ending
soon. If you are a student with his/her account about to close, or if
you will not be able to keep up with your mail during your finals
and/or winter vacation, do not forget to sign off from the TRKNWS-L...
   To sign off, send an e-mail to:

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Your e-mail should contain a single line saying:

   signoff trknws-l

Thank you for your cooperation.

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From: sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish,talk.politics.soviet,soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,soc.history,soc.culture.soviet,soc.culture.croatia,soc.culture.yugoslavia
Followup-To: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Armenian-Nazi collaboration during WWII: An "encore" performance.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 21:10:55 EST
Reply-To: sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic)
Distribution: world

In article <724624952@locust.cs.duke.edu> wiener@duke.cs.duke.edu (Edward Wiener) writes:

>blah blah blah
>Cheers, arsehole,

But, "wieneramus" are genetically inferior to "sipas". This Armenian-Nazi 
conspiracy against the Jews during WWII was an "encore" performance staged 
by the Armenians during WWI, when they back-stabbed and exterminated 2.5 
million Turks by colluding with the invading Russian army.

Source: Walker, Christopher: "Armenia: The Survival of a Nation."
        New York (St. Martin's Press), 1980.

This generally pro-Armenian work contains the following information
of direct relevance to the Nazi Holocaust: 

a) Dro (the butcher), the former Dictator of the Armenian Dictatorship and
the architect of the Genocide of 2.5 million Turks and Kurds, the most 
respected of Nazi Armenian leaders, established an Armenian Provisional 
Republic in Berlin during World War II; 

b) this 'provisional government' fully endorsed and espoused the social 
theories of the Nazis, declared themselves and all Armenians to be members 
of the Aryan 'Super-Race;' 

c) they published an Anti-Semitic, racist journal, thereby aligning themselves 
with the Nazis and their efforts to exterminate the Jews; and, 

d) they mobilized an Armenian Army of up to 20,000 members which fought side 
by side with the Wehrmacht.

While having collaborated with the Nazis against Stalin during the
Second World War, Nazi Armenians changed their policy after Hitler's
defeat. They now backed Stalin's claims on Eastern Turkish provinces,
hoping that these would be annexed to Soviet Armenia and their Muslim 
population would be exterminated. Stalin played on Armenian national
sentiments to enlist the support of Armenians in the USSR and America
for his imperial ambitions.[1] Stalin's ultimatum to the Turkish
government led Truman to formulate his famous Doctrine.

[1] Walter Kolarz, 'Religion in the Soviet Union,' (London, Macmillan &
    Co Ltd; New York, St Martin's Press 1961), pp. 160-164.

Serdar Argic

                     'This war quickly developed into one of extermination. 
                      We closed the roads and mountain passes that might 
                      serve as ways of escape for the Tartars [Turks] and 
                      then proceeded in the work of extermination.'
                                                       (Ohanus Appressian)

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From: Telat Yanik <tyanik@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Behcet e yanit
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 17:29:18 GMT
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]


Sayin
Behcet Haluk AYDINOGLU BEY,
INSANLARI KONUSMAK SURETIYLE  TACIZ EDEN 3 INSAN TIPI VARDIR.
1-KUFUR EDENLER.BUNLAR ALLAH'A SIRK KOSANLAR KITABI MUKADDESI INKAR EDENLERDIR.
ORNEGIN KAYA VE YANDASLARI
2-DILDEKI KELIMELERI KARSISINDAKINI SUSTURMAK ICIN KOTUYE KULLANANLAR.
SIZI  BU KATEGORIYE DAHIL EDEBILIRIZ.GOZ YUMMA VE CIFTE STANDARD GIBI.
3-HATA EDENLER.
BUNLARDA YINE DILDEKI KELIMELERI DAHA ETKIN BIR SEKILDE KULLANANARAK
KARSIDAKINE AGZININ PAYINI VERENLER. BENI BU SINIFA KOYABILIRSINIZ.

YAZMIS OLDUGUNUZ IKINCI YAZIDA SIZINDE MILLETIN DEGERLERINE SAYGI DUYULMASI
GEREKTIGINDE BENIMLE HEMFIKIR OLDUGUNUZU YAZMISSINIZ.
SIZI ANLIYORUM MADEM KI OYLE, NEDEN SU ANA KADAR KAYA VE YANDASLARINA
BANA GOSTERMIS OLDUGUNUZ OLUMSUZ TEPKININ AYNISINI GOSTERMEDINIZ?
SOZ HATA YOK. AMA SIZINDE CIFTE STANDART YAPMAMANIZI BEKLIYORUM.
SAYGILARIMLA
ADANALI CELAL
From: sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish,talk.politics.mideast,soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,soc.history
Followup-To: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: How is it possible to start slaughtering the Turkish Cypriots and...
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 18:53:16 EST
Reply-To: sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic)
Distribution: world

In article <BzIw58.3qs@acsu.buffalo.edu> v999saum@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Varnavas A. Lambrou) writes:

>The attrocities of July, 1974 and new ones in the course of the second 
>offensive in August were effective in terrorizing the population of the 
>occupied area.

This joke will open the skies to "pol*pol"kind. 

Source: Statement made by Mr. Evangelos Yannopoulus - the Greek Minister
	of Maritime Affairs, ELEFTHEROTIPIA, July 4, 1988

       "The two myths in Cyprus must be exposed as lies. The first myth 
	is the case of missing persons and the second is the myth of the 
	invasion of Cyprus by Turkey. The Greek Cypriots presented as 
	missing persons were actually the victims who were killed during 
	the Sampson Coup. As regards the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey, it 
	was the Greek military that staged the coup and toppled Makarios 
	at a time when he was an internationally recognized President of 
	Cyprus. How is it possible to topple Makarios and start slaughtering 
	the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and impose a mad man like 
	Sampson to head the Cyprus Government and yet expect no reaction 
	from Turkey?"

Serdar Argic

                     'This war quickly developed into one of extermination. 
                      We closed the roads and mountain passes that might 
                      serve as ways of escape for the Tartars [Turks] and 
                      then proceeded in the work of extermination.'
                                                       (Ohanus Appressian)

Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
From: oral@E34-530-1.MIT.EDU (gamiteer)
Subject: kill file !
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:38:24 GMT

Hi there,

Time to update kill file with new names!

Does anybody have a kill file that will filter 
the religious stuff in turkish as well as in english?

cheers

burch
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From: pavlovic-milan@yale.edu (Milan Pavlovic)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish,soc.culture.croatia
Subject: Re: What "Kazim" really wanted from "Gav*0" was not a broken nose but...
Date: 14 Dec 1992 01:46:02 -0500
Organization: Yale University Science & Engineering UNIX(tm), New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: minerva.cis.yale.edu

In article <9212132113@zuma.UUCP> sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic) writes:
>In article <1gfp8pINN622@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU> pavlovic-milan@yale.edu (Milan Pavlovic) writes:
>
>>A genocide is a deliberate and organized massacre of people in an 
>>attempt to exterminate a race. This is the worst crime in history. 
>>It happened to the Turks in eastern Anatolia and the Armenian 
>>dictatorship. 2.5 million Turks and Kurds were killed in the worst 
>>ways imaginable. It is sickening to think that the human race is capable 
>>of such actions, but there is no denying the fact that the Armenian 
>>genocide of 2.5 million Muslims happened.
>
>>People of Turkey deeply sympathize with those whose relatives were 
>>	  ~~~~~~
>>killed in the Turkish genocide. I understand their anger that there 
>>are those "arromdians" who still deny that the Turkish genocide indeed 
>><stuff deleted>
>
>>  Now I KNOW that Hasan would never make such a tragic mistake of 
>>(mis)spelling his country's name like that, would you Hasan? 
>
>I really miss "mutlu".

  Well, you know Serdar, so do I.  Hasan was such a funny guy, always coming up
with the best one liners, keeping up the momentum on the groups...His posts
could really get my spirits up in a time of despair.  And he also knew how to 
spell "Turkiye", unlike you.  

Regards,
Milan
===============================================================================
		M A C E D O N I A  =  H E L L A S
===============================================================================
From: sechrest@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Stuart Sechrest)
Subject: Re: inability to discuss anything 
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 05:32:50 GMT

In article <9212152104@zuma.UUCP> sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic) writes:
>Couldn't let this joke go by. You obviously only listened to half of the
>story, and then cut out when you didn't like it. How about Adana? How
>about Haleb? How about Aydin? How about Konya? How about Trabzon? How
>about the entire Muslim population of x-Soviet Armenia? How about...
>
>Source: Table 3.23.  
>Source: Page 79 (The Other Provinces). 

I am certainly willing to believe whatever you say, if you say it.
Unfortunately, I have to attempt to interpret your half-statements
and may occassionally fall short of reading your mind.
In the above you say that I cut out when I didn't like your comments.
Unfortunately, the lines which followed, which *you* cut out, were about 
Adana and Trabzon, and x-Russian Armenia.  So please don't complain about 
your own problems editing.

When you say ``Source: Table 3.23'' what do you mean?  What is the connection
between the small Armenian populations and the huge numbers of Muslim deaths?
Compare this information from Tables 3.23 and 7.10.

Province	Armenian Population 	Muslim deaths
		in 1913			1912-1922

Huedavendigar	69,134			160,612
Aydin		25,231			333,230
Ankara		63,605			104,823
Konya		16,808			418,442
Kastamonu	10,586			224,679
Trabzon		41,211			 49,907

It quite apparent that huge numbers of Muslims died in these provinces.
It is apparent that there were small Armenian minorities in these 
provinces.  Are you saying that the Armenian dictatorship is responsible
for the death of, for example, 333,230 Muslims in Aydin?  I'm afraid I
can't read your mind on this issue.

You might consider answering the question of where the 2.5 million Turks and
Kurds you say were murdered by the Armenian dictatorship lived.  So far
we have seen the plausibility of a number of deaths in excess of a million in 
the eastern provinces of Anatolia.  We have the remaining task of getting you 
to say where you believe the other 1.5 million lived, in particular how many 
of these lived in x-Russian Armenia.  A simple answer would be helpful.
An actual citation or quotation with an explanation of its relevance would
be better.  It would demonstrate a belief in the correctness of your 
position and the importance of your information, rather than simply 
treating these deaths as some sort of joke to annoy people with.

And, as always, you might comment on the following statement by McCarthy 
(p. 137): ``...[I]t is an error to speak of Greek deaths, Muslim
deaths, or Armenian deaths as if each somehow had a separate existence.
To mention the sufferings of one group and avoid those of another gives
a false picture of what was a human, not simply an ethnic, disaster.''

--Stuart Sechrest
From: spebcg@thor.cf.ac.uk (Mr B G Cetiner 92)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Re: Yunus'tan...
Date: 17 Dec 92 02:50:50 GMT
Organization: University of Wales College at Cardiff
X-Mailer: Cardiff Computing Maths PP Mail Open News Gateway

|
|Canim feda olsun senin yoluna
|Adi guzel kendi guzel Muhammed
|Sefaat eyle bu kemter kuluna
|Adi guzel kendi guzel Muhammed
|
|Asik Yunus n'eyler cihani sensiz
|Sen hak peygambersin suphesiz $eksiz
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|Sana uymayanlar gider imansiz
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|Adi guzel kendi guzel Muhammed (SAW)

            (YUNUS EMRE)
Yunus'u halk ozani diyerek, halkindan habersiz olanlara ithaf olunur.
Beytullah
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Re: MR KAYA-WOMEN AND ISLAM  
From: Hakki_Kocabas@kcbbs.gen.nz (Hakki Kocabas)
Date: 13 Dec 92 15:28:15 GMT
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand

  
[basi silindi]  
  
> How does Islam fit into this picture?  In my opinion, Islam would not  
> lose any of its universal message as a religion if the above provisions  
  
"universal message" ?! but the Quran is revealed in arabic within a space   
and time....therefore, I don't understand what you mean by "universal  
message" unless you made one out of it :-)  
  
in the Quran there are sentences starting "Human-beings !...."  
does that make it universal message ?! Do we have a universal language ?!  
Yes, the Quran revealed for you and for me as a guidance, but in arabic   
and within a space and time and a form of life...I don't think one can   
understand that message isolated from those, and also isolated from the   
history of human cultures and their linguistic activities....i.e. I wouldn't  
understand Jesus and the Gospel, if there were no Moses and the Torah..  
and I wouldn't understand what Moses said if there were no Abraham..  
I wouldn't understand the Quran if the God didn't revealed the Gospel  
and the Torah and many other pages before tham..and without the  
linguistic activities of human-beings, I wouldn't understand any   
of them...  
  
On the other hand, this is the Book we have from the God, that's it..  
The God revealed it to human-beings as a guidance and mercy...not  
as a source of argumentation and quarrel...  
...It is ungreatful of you to treat it like you do, saying   
"wouldn't it be better if the God didn't reveal this,   
but reveal something else.."...as if the God was  
oblidged to reveal anything for your highness in the first place...:-)  
  
> did not exist.  I could claim that it would actually gain.    
  
Why don't you declare your Prophetess-hood and come to us with a  
new Book, so that we know _what_ you _really_ are talking about ?  
  
> I will be interested in discussing how a reform might be carried out in  
> Islam, or if such a thing is at all possible within the confines of  
  
I think you better try to reform your language ... then you will see  
that you were wasting your time on pseudo-problems. You are in  
complete confusion with our humanity old concepts like "law/revelation/  
scriptures/religion/etc"  
  
> Islam.    
>   
> regards,  
> Deniz Akkus deniz@ctr.columbia.edu  
selam..  
>   
>
From: co725@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (A. Fatih Basar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Gerceklik avcilarina...
Date: 11 Dec 1992 19:57:54 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu



DIN ilimleri ile VICDAN, FEN ilimleri ile de AKIL aydinlanir.
Ikisinin butunlugu ile GERCEK ortaya cikar.  Ayrilmalariyla
birincisinden BAGNAZLIK, ikincisinden HILE ve SUPHE meydana gelir.

Fatih
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish,rec.sport.soccer
From: armagan@sassafras (Armagan Ozdinc)
Subject: Turkiye-Holland - WC Qualifier Group 2
Reply-To: armagan@prc.unisys.com
Organization: Paramax Systems
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:37:48 GMT

In Istanbul:

  Turkiye: 1   Holland: 3

  First-half result: 0-0


Current standing:

             G  W  T  L   F   A  P

Norway       4  3  1  -  15   2  7
England      2  1  1  -   5   1  3
Holland      3  1  1  1   6   5  3
Poland       2  1  1  -   3   2  3
Turkiye      4  1  -  3   5   9  2
San Marino   3  -  -  3   1  16  0


----------------------------------------------------------------
 ARMAGAN A. OZDINC
 Paramax Systems, Valley Forge Labs, Research and Development
________________________________________________________________
From: rxk14@po.CWRU.Edu (Ramazan Kayacan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Re: KAYANIN CARPTIRDIGI AYETLER-3
Date: 17 Dec 92 00:53:31 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


Ilk olarak bu neti okuyorum ve hayret ettim. Dunya nufusunun buyuk
bir kisminin inanci ile konusma ozgurlugumuz var denilerek nasil
alay (alay kelimesi hafif kalir) ediliyor hayret.... Gunumuzdeki
Ebu Cehiller 1400 yil onceki Ebu Cehil'i coktan sollamis bile...
O zamanki Ebu Cehil simdi olsaydi "ulan insan kiligi giymis
sakrabanlar bu ne hal, ben bile Muhammed'e yalan soyluyor diyemedim,
siz kim oluyorsunuzda boyle ithamlarda bulunuyorsunuz diye herhalde
sorardi.." Tabi bu zatlar " bizler sizleri coktan solladik, artik
cehaletin babasi bizler olduk" diye cevap verirler herhalde.. 
Bu kisilerle konusmak bosa,,, laftan insan olan anlar.... 
Insan ceseti giymis yaratiklar asla laftan anlamazlar ...
-- 
R. Kayacan
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From: KELLY@SUVM.SYR.EDU
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Meme Meselesi
Date: 13 Dec 1992 17:12:29 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

     REIS-I CUMHUR MUSTAFA KEMAL PASA FRANSIZ SEFIRININ
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
               KIZININ MEMESINI SIKMISTI !!!
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Dr. Riza Nur, 'Hayat ve Hatiratim,' Altindag Yayinevi, Beyazid-
  Beyazsaray, Zemin Kat Nu: 39, Istanbul (1967). Nasiri: Heidi Schmit,
  4100 Duisburg 11, Deutschland.

  Cilt 4, sayfa 1362:

  <<Cankaya essiz bir kerhane olmustur...Bu isler saymakla bitmez...
  Binbir gece masallari, Venus Mabedi hikayeleridir. Fuhsun her nev'i
  icra edilir. Mum sondurmeleri yapilir. Hepsi olur. Hepsini yazmak
  uzun ve cirkin...

  Cankaya Fuhus Tiyatrosunda boyle gelip giden muteharrik artistler
  oldugu gibi yirmi-otuz da temelli, secme genc kiz ve kadin var.
  Bunlarin bir kismina evladligim (!) diyor. Bir tanesi pek meshur.
  Almanya'da dans tahsil etmis bir kiz...Ortaliga yaydiklari: Mustafa
  Kemal'e ve avanesine dans hocaligi ediyormus!..Sonra bunu da Avrupa'ya
  yolladi...Avdetinde gozden dustu. Bu adam eglendikten sonra Avrupa'ya
  yolluyor. Bunun sirrini ne anliyabildim, ne ogrenebildim.

  Artik bir balo ve dans devridir acildi. Guya medeni ve asri olmusuz.
  Dava bu...Bu zevk ve safalari Kara Kapliya uyduruyorlar, mesru gostermek
  lazim!..Artik Ankara'da mukellef balolar veriliyor. Bu balolarda muthis
  rezaletler de oluyor. Hatta kavga, dogus de var. Mustafa Kemal geliyor.
  Zil zurna oluyor, kadinlara tasallut ediyor. Bir defa dans ederken
  Fransiz sefirinin kizinin memesini sIkmIs; kiz kacmis, babasiyla
  beraber balodan gitmisler. Bu defa Mustafa Kemal kadin yerine tuysuz
  bir zabitle dans etmis, cocugu opmus. Kadinlardan bir kaci Gazi'ye
  ''Biz burada iken bu olmaz'' demisler, herif keyiflenmis. Bir adam
  karisini, yani Mubarek Bey'in kizini onlarla dans ettirmek istemediginden
  Salih ve avanesi adamcagizi oyle bir dovmusler ki, bicare sedye ile
  hastahaneye goturulmus. Avrupa'da balolarda boyle sey asla olamaz.
  Bunlar baloyu da tulumbaci kogusu yaptilar. Zaten Meclis'leri,
  Hukumetleri de o...Demek seviyeleri bu kadar.

  Mustafa Kemal bu rezaleti cok ileri goturmus. Bir baloda herkesin
  icinde Ismet Pasa'nin karisini da opmus. Yanindakiler ''yapmamaliydin''
  demisler. O vakit ''Niye bana haber vermediniz'' demis. Guya mazaret!..
  Ismet de orada imis. Hic bir sey dememis. Namuslu erkek olsaydi derhal
  Mustafa Kemal'i vururdu. Bunun diger tafsilatini Robert Kolej'de ki
  Huseyin'in karisi Mihre'den dinledik. Evvelce de dedim ya, Mevhibe
  namuslu ve dindardir. Kocasi ne kadar namussuz ise, o, o kadar namusludur.
  Derhal agliya agliya eve gitmis. Mihre onlara misafir imis. Agliyarak
  ona anlatmis. Arkasindan Ismet gelmis, karisina ''Ne agliyorsun?'' Bir
  sey degil ki...Hem, o senin kardesin'' demis. E...tamdir. Ismet'e
  layikdir o bunlarin hepsine katlanir. Tek mevkide dursun...Duruyor,
  demek ahlaki, milli, idari, siyasi boyle nelere katlaniyor...Istirak
  veya aletlik ediyor, hesab edilsin...>>

Nejat
From: trh@jack.sns.com (Al Trh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Let's congratulate her...
Date: 12 Dec 1992 00:46:43 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Reply-To: Turkish Cultural Program List <TRKNWS-L%USCVM.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

BOSNIA AID BECOMES A PERSONAL MISSION

December 10,1992

BY ALEX TIZON

Seattle Times

 SEATTLE - A newspaper story about war atrocities in the
former Yugoslavia has inspired a Seattle-area woman to drop
everything, collect relief supplies and deliver them in
person to needy refugees in the war-torn region~
 Susan Conley of Lake Forest Park will fly out of Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport this morning with 10 boxes of
winter coats, boots, toys and antibiotics.
 Her destination: a rural village in  Bosnia-Herzegovina
named Mijkovici, which has been occupied and razed by
Serbian soldiers, leaving 49 farming families to live among
the ruins.
 "l've never done anything like this," said Conley, 29, a
communications specialist for an electronics company in
Redmond, Wash . , east of Seattle . "I am a very methodical
person. I live a very planned life . "
 C;onley said she had been following the developments in the
former Yugoslavia, feeling bad for the land ~nd the people
she had visited as a tourist two years ago. Then, a little
over a week ago, she picked up a copy of the Seattle Times,
which had a front-page story about rape victims in Bosnia.
 The article's description of one victim, a 60-year-old
woman.~, who had been gang-raped by Serbian soldiers and
left devastated and hopeless, especially moved Conley.
 "It made me want to help her somehow, give her something,
anything so that she would see there is still love in the
world."
 She dug up a flier she had picked up in a church in
Scottsdale, Ariz., soliciting aid for Bosnian and Croatian
victims. She called the number and was told four people from
Scottsdale were leaving for Mijkovici, and that she could go
with them.
 "The moment I told her 1 would go 1 was panicked," Conley
said. "1 was thinking, `What have 1 gotten myself into?' "
She said she has felt every emotion, including out-and-out
fear.
 She felt that fear: most recently while getting travel
inoculations. her doctor asked if she wanted to borrow his
bulletproof vest. She said yes.
 The outpouring of help and support from friends and family
has helped calm the fear, Conley said. She even managed to
persuade a friend to come along on her eight-day relief
mission.
 "People think we're crazy, but that's all right," said John
Bucy, 31 , a computer-software engineer from Renton, Wash.
 Conley and Bucy will take time off work and pay for their
trip, which is estimated to cost about $2,600 each, with
their savings.
 "I won't be buying Christmas presents this year," Conley
said.