This letter is associated with the following article:
Letters
Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:00 AM

Why we're publishing the new Abu Ghraib photos

America -- and the world -- has the right to know what was done in our name.

Read other letters about this article

  • Thursday, February 16, 2006 09:33 AM

    Shocked & Disappointed

    I'm honstly shocked by the extreme cowardice you have just displayed. Let's be honest, what risk have you run by publishing these photo's? Will there be violent protests by crazed mobs in front of your offices? Nope. Will you be receiving credible death threats from organized terrorist groups? Nope again. Oh, you will get heaps of praise from those on the far left, anti-American groups, Islamo-Fascists, etc., but you completely chickened out on publishing the Mohamed cartoons. Face it, you actually had to run a risk to do that and you clearly don't want to run risks. Much better to look edgy without any actual danger.

Most Active Letters Threads

516

The crazy, irrational beliefs of Muslims

Tom Friedman explains the real problem: stupid Muslims think the U.S. is about war and aggression.
426

A key British official reminds us of the forgotten anthrax attack

A vast array of establishment and expert sources do not believe this episode was really resolved.
402

The face of rotted Washington

Evan Bayh demands more debt-financed war - fought by others - while boasting that he's a stern "deficit hawk."
210

Is Obama's civil liberties record understandable?

Was it unreasonable to expect him to adhere to his commitments regarding the Constitution?
184

Bigotry wins in Switzerland

By voting to ban the construction of minarets, Switzerland apes the most extreme intolerance in the Muslim world

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon