The closing down of Omni is a loss. I would like to see it return if our host and all message board participants would be so kind to tone down (i.e., eliminate) the personal insults/attacks.

I came to Omni today to look up news on the sad death of Sergio V. de Mello in Baghdad. He was one of the few persons who I have heard so eloquently stand for the best of the UN ... so much so that he gave up his position as UN High Commissioner for Refugees and to make a better piece of peace between the Iraqis, us and the UN. Now, due to the tasteless behavior of some of our fellow FTers, I am stripped of a forum that I found to be greatly informative and communicative even as we agreed and disagreed or learned to agree to disagree without resorting to personal attacks or just let go.