Wednesday, May 12, 2004

 

Because it's cheap.....because it's easy......

And because I think they're in the public domain.....

Here's more

Letters to the Editor...!

~*~  Let's start with excerpts from the N.Y. Daily News:

Bringing up the kids
Brooklyn: In case parents wonder how their loving children grow up to be flag-burning, left-wing anarchists who support Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro and every other sadistic dictator, look no further than the school system. My high-schoolers come home every day with tales of left-wing propaganda from their teachers. Language teachers ranting against President Bush. History teachers ridiculing our Founding Fathers. We have to put an end to this indoctrination.

Lou Rizzo

~*~  But, he's the perfect example of how NOT to speak clearly, concisely, or properly.  It's between him and "Slip" Mahoney from "The Bowery Boys"

 

 

 

The drinking life
Levittown, L.I.: I know this is a minor issue in today's world, but is anyone else annoyed by the new Coke bottles? They're no longer 2 liters, they're 1.5 liters. Needless to say, the price hasn't changed. Come on, Coke, give us a break. It's not gasoline, you know.

Ellen Parker 

~*~  Yes....that's quite the minor issue, for sure.  Lady, if that's your biggest problem....and apparently it's big enough to warrant a public proclamation.... you should consider yourself most fortunate, indeed.

 

 

No problem
Flushing: Dear Mr. President, I can't afford life. Fix it. Thanks, bye.

Phil Derner Jr

~*~  Now, THAT's clear, concise and properly stated!

 

 

Massapequa, L.I.: Sen. Hillary Clinton couldn't help but politicize the Iraqi prison scandal, stating: "These interrogation methods in no way can be considered appropriate or necessary." I wonder if the 9/11 families share her opinion. I don't.

Ralph A. DelSardo 

~*~  I don't recall anyone asking you Ralph.  Here's a couple more on the same subject:

 

It is absolutely outrageous that the Democrats and the liberal media are calling for Rumsfeld to resign over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by a handful of wayward U.S troops.

These same people are also supporting the candidacy of Kerry, who has admitted to committing atrocities in Vietnam.

The last time I checked, there was no statute of limitation on atrocities.

William Wong

~*~  Good point about the statute of limitations William.  Remember that when discussing OUR involvement in Iraqi war crimes of the 80's.  Surely you've seen the photo of Rumsfield shaking Saddam's hand in 1983?

 

Who cares how Iraqi prisoners get treated?

Have we all forgotten how these people treated America's people on 9/11?

I say do whatever it takes to keep our guys safe over there, as well as our families safe here.

Chris Higgins

Yonkers 

~*~  So....do you think it's working Chris?  Ask the Berg family what THEY think.

 

The American apologies for the small number of rogue soldiers who violated the way soldiers are supposed to conduct themselves hits close to home.

By substituting the word "soldier" with the word "Muslim," you have an inkling of what the American Muslim community has been going through since the events of 9/11.

I urge both the Arab world and the American public not to let the evil actions of a few cloud the noble efforts of many.

While evil does exist, blanket statements against people of faith or soldiers in uniform are not right, not fair, and, most importantly, not true.

Tarik Trad

Glendale, Calif.

~*~  Now, let's go out to San Francisco, CA:

Editor -- Americans should be grateful to all media outlets that showed pictures of the torture of Iraqi prisoners -- because others around the world are seeing them anyway. I'm originally from the Middle East and recently got a phone call from my brother saying, "So the Americans are now torturing people? And they say they are the most civilized people in the world!" Please note that this is a very secular young male, who speaks three languages and has an MBA from Europe -- not a religious fanatic. However, I could hear the anger in his voice, and it scared me. This is how terrorists are made.

Please know that Middle Easterners don't hate your lame pornography, they don't hate your "liberty" or any other abstract concept. In fact, they couldn't care less about what you do on your own soil. However, they hate being humiliated by foreign soldiers in their own land.

Please take a moment to think: How would you like to have a foreign military base in the heart of your country?

PERIN GUREL

Hayward 

Editor -- I think the friendly face of this war just got ripped off for the American public. There are no clean wars. The peace people tried to tell you this, Mr. President. Smart bombs or not, war corrupts people. Steals their humanity. That's just the victors, never mind what it does to the vanquished.

MELISSA FAFARMAN

El Sobrante

~*~  And we'll end with what I cosider the most poignant of the bunch:

'Where is God?'

Editor -- After reading the story about Nathan Jachimowicz, a survivor of the Dachau concentration camp of World War II ("Tailor's quiet life hid escapes from death," May 7), one quote remains seared into my conscience:

" 'We all asked, where is God? Why did he allow this? Making people prance naked in front of soldiers back and forth and such,' Esther Jachimowicz (Nathan's widow) said."

Then, I thought of Abu Ghraib prison and the torture of Iraqis, and of President Bush's statements that his God told him to launch this horrible war. Now I think, yes, Esther, where indeed?

BERL JAY HUBBELL

Fresno

 

Wrong priorities

Editor -- How can we win the war on terrorism when the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is more interested in confiscating Cuban rum and cigars than in tracking down the financial assets of terrorist organizations?

The office has told Congress it has only four staff members tracing terrorism financing, but it has nearly two dozen experts enforcing sanctions against Cuba.

Between 1990 and 2003, the office opened just 93 enforcement investigations related to terrorism and collected only $9,425 in fines for terrorism-financing violations. During the same period, the office opened 10, 683 investigations of violations of the economic embargo against Cuba, and collected more than $8 million in fines -- mostly from people who sent money to families, and did business with or traveled to Cuba without permission. Where are the priorities?

JOHN A. LOOMIS

San Francisco

 

  

      

posted by ~Brahma 11:49 PM