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• Friday, February 17, 2006 09:52 PM

  Is Salon being entirely honest?

  I view the Abu Ghraib disgrace with the same level of revulsion as the next guy; however, it is a bit disingenuous of Salon to present these photos and not present the context under which these events took place. Most American soldiers in Iraq have been assasinated by roadside bombs and the events of Abu Ghraib were a direct result of the need for immediate intelligence. Although the methods seem harsh to us, few, if any, Iraqis were outright tortured and fewer, if any, were executed; as would have been the case in almost any other part of the world. I guess I am making excuses for bad behavior but there is still no equivalence between Abu Ghraib and Saddam and his cohorts.

  The real issue is the competency of the U.S. to be leaders in the war on terror. Salon is focusing on the sensational aspects of the war on terror and not getting to the heart of the issue. In essence, you are throwing "red meat" to your liberal subscriber base during an election year. Maybe you should spend more time and resources on where we are going in this war on terror, the impact of Iran with the bomb, what happens after Musharrif is gone, and what would Al Gore have done differently after 9/11, The list goes on and on and on.

  —rtf100 Read rtf100's other letters
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