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| An Open Letter to John Kerry |
| 2004-09-17 |
| LLL Watch An Open Letter to John Kerry William Fisher, Arab News Dear Sen. Kerry: I am a student of international affairs and a political news junkie. I have a pretty good idea of what's going on in the world, so it's not me I'm worried about. It's the American voter. They're getting snookered. They're being misled — again. They're being told that things are getting better in Iraq, when clearly they are getting worse. They're being told we're going after "terrorists" in Iraq, when in fact we have created their largest and most successful recruiting office. They're being told there will soon be elections in Afghanistan, yet not being told that the Bush administration is failing to get the international community to fulfill its promises to protect the polling places. They're still being told that there was a connection between Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, and Sept.11 , when there is no credible evidence to back up that claim. They are being told that resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian issue is a high priority for the Bush administration, when it has been on a distant back burner for many months. And they are still being told that if we "stay the course", freedom and democracy will magically start springing up all over the Middle East, when the truth is that America is so disrespected in that neighborhood that anything we touch is destined to go sour. Senator, I don't care what you did or did not do thirty-five years ago, and I don't give a hoot if Lt. Bush never showed up for National Guard service. All of that are ancient history and a huge and dangerous distraction for those who will cast their ballots in November. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 They’re getting snookered. They’re being misled — again. They’re being told that things are getting better in Iraq, when clearly they are getting worse. No, the MSM is making it look worse, by reporting the incidents of attacks. What they don't say is that the rest of Iraq is relatively quiet. Just because there's trouble in Baghdad does NOT mean that the rest of Iraq is aflame. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-17 3:43:31 PM |
| #4 For the record, Arab News is a Saudi paper. It is the paper who didn't qualify the Beslan massacre, it is the paper who called the perpetrators "terrorists", yes with the quotes. It is Mr Wiilliam Fischer the guy who can write in Arab News without feeling nausea. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-09-17 2:41:19 PM |
| #3 William Fisher has written several articles for the OP ED page of The Modern Tribune including one on Arab reforms. In the latter article he blames the kings and presidents of the Arab countries of the middle east for stifling human rights and reform. I could not find this open letter at The Modern Tribune or elsewhere other than the Arab News and wonder why it would appear only in an Arab on line newspaper. Is this paper owned by one of the Kingdoms criticized by Fisher? |
| Posted by: GK 2004-09-17 12:33:09 PM |
| #2 William Fisher has written several articles for the OP ED page of The Modern Tribune including one on Arab reforms. In the latter article he blames the kings and presidents of the Arab countries of the middle east for stifling human rights and reform. I could not find this open letter at The Modern Tribune or elsewhere other than the Arab News and wonder why it would appear only in an Arab on line newspaper. Is this paper owned by one of the Kingdoms criticized by Fisher? |
| Posted by: GK 2004-09-17 12:33:09 PM |
| #1 With "friends" like this you don't need enemies. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-17 11:32:01 AM |