Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 15
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company man
[Read the article: The disconnect on Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Let us not forget, before getting carried away by his upcoming "report" that it was Petraeu who conveniently confirmed the existence those supposed "bio-weapons trailers" for Bushco before they attacked Iraq.
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This is what my country's come to
[Read the article: Know your rights: The Kerry Taser incident]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That this former presidential candidate - and his sheep-like audience - was content to observe passively (if not cheer outright) while this barbarity was enacted before them speaks volumes about the state of my country. The use of unnecessary force as a matter of convenience for cops goes by without objection or even notice by a man who clearly saw the office of president as access to power, not an opportunity to defend the constitution or to serve by leading. And he jokes about it. The cowardice demonstrated by his pathetic, mealy-mouthed, spineless statement about the incident was truly depressing. I was (relatively) sympathetic to Kerry until I saw this. Not now. He cares no more for the constitution than the rest of the power-mad delusionals in DC and the no doubt self-righteous fools in that audience too. God help you all when it's your turn and you want to confront and protest. The pattern is being set, you know what to expect. I guess it's what they all want, ultimately. So sad to see my country - corrupt, lost, and wandering - slipping into Christio-fascism with barely a murmur of protest.
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oooh yeah, he's so different
[Read the article: Obama: I was right from the start]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Gosh that's so cool that friend O can crow about his non-vote for a war in which the US is currently mired. And how about the next war? Hmm, Hil says "no option off the table for Iran" including nukes. Friend O says "no option off the table for Iran" including nukes. Now THAT'S vision, about 20/200 I'd guess. As to how he'd be doin' Iraq nowadays? Just about like what George is doin', according to friend O. Now THAT'S comforting and really showing both the vision thing AND leadership. WOO-HOO, boy are we headed for good times staring 2009. Everything's gon' be fixed - jus' wait till after GWB&Co leaves. Peace, love, and pancakes right around the next corner, just past the light at the end of the tunnel.
Wake me at Armageddon. Till then, one of 'em is all of 'em.
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tool
[Read the article: An open letter to Karen Hughes]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Elephantman = tool
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Uh-huh
[Read the article: Good times for liberals]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Okay, let's see. . . Suspension of Habeas Corpus. Torture. Surveillance of all phone calls and e-mail. Transfer of $2 trillion of wealth in a war perpetrated under false pretenses. Creation of mercenary armies. Genocide of a million innocent citizens of a non-aggressor nation (who are of a different race, incidentally), not to mention gutting of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, enabled, aided and abetted by the Democratic Party . . . . what was the part about conscience again?
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but I'll certainly be reading Andrew Leonard with different eyes now. Sheesh.
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odd though
[Read the article: Genocide: An inconvenient truth]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The strange thing about all the discussion is a certain type of binary thinking over the bill. Either it's right, or its wrong; either Turkey didn't do it, or it did. Turkey, understandably, objects to being linked with the genocide. Yet it is undeniable that it did happen. At the point of it though, it was not the modern nationstate of Turkey that committed the crimes, but the one that was part of the crumbling remains of the Ottoman Empire. Entirely different historical context - a fact that seems to be overlooked by both sides. The Ottomans are long gone and these crimes are undeniably part of that era. It may seem like a minor distinction, yet through diplomatic leadership it could provide a point of discussion and a diplomatic opening that would allow all sides to feel they being fully heard and respected; and provided talks are low-key and with minimal grandstanding (unlike the confrontational tactic of just up and creating a legislative bill) perhaps something acknowledging the truth and finding a way forward could be worked out. Blaming modern Turkey for what was done under an entirely different regime and international situation is a bit like blaming modern Germans for what Hitler did. Sure, you can do it, many people still do. But what is accomplished by that other than carrying the harsh words and raw emotions of the past into the future? The Armenians undeniably suffered a great crime, but until a proper historical persepective is established no bill or law will enable the necessary healing of the hatred and bitterness that still exists on both sides.
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@noj
[Read the article: The case of the angry colonel]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"now...re: this military politicization that folks are howling about. the military itself, like it or not and quite naturally, in my opinion, is an entity that typically aligns itself with the right of the political spectrum. "
noj -the point isn't how the military VOTES. They all can vote as right/left/whatever they feel. But suppose the guy who works at the grocery store is a Mormon and won't sell you wine? Or the pharmacist is anti-abortion and won't sell the morning after pill. Ideally these folks leave their beliefs at the door and do their jobs. Right or wrong, you can go someplace else and get what you want if they choose not to deliver. The military safeguards our rights, and we have no place else to go to get them if they choose to withhold them; and they have way more guns that we have so they can actually use deadly force to keep us from going to get them back. THAT is why it's a big deal. They can believe what they want, but on the job, they need to be completely neutral in order for that safeguard (i.e. their jobs) to be meaningful. That is the point of the flap here.