Letters to the Editor
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President Bush Is, Indeed a Threat to Our Way of Life
Osama bin Ladin is a dire threat to lives across the world. That is an easy point for Dinesh D'Souza to make. What escapes him, however, are the even more dire assaults on our American way of life, our freedoms, even our formerly fluid class structure that President Bush and his fellow Fifth Columnists have sought to undermine for years. I do not use the term "Fifth Columnists" lightly. The attacks launched from within our Executive Branch that are intended to undermine way of life of 300 million people may be bloodless, but their effects may be every bit as devastating on our country as bin Ladin's unforgivable acts.
As Winston Churchill said in 1940:
"There is, however, another class for which I feel not the slightest sympathy. Parliament has given us powers to put down fifth column activities with the strongest hand, and we shall use those powers subject to the supervision and correcting of the House without hesitation until we are satisfied and more than satisfied that this malignancy in our midst has been effectually stamped out." June 4, 1940 Speech before the Commons
I feel sure (although I haven't googled it) that Churchill's speech was used to justify the suspension of many of the rights guaranteed to both citizens and non-citizens by our Constitution. The irony is not lost on me, nor should it be lost on D'Souza.