‘Letter to the Editor’ Archives
FAKE NEWS SENT TO THE EDITOR: Conjecture, opinion, and prejudice
The Alley Newspaper has a firm policy excluding the printing of Letters to the Editor that are not signed. In May an ANONYMOUS packet of papers was sent to the Editor. The Alley Newspaper is choosing to acknowledge receipt of these papers albeit with a label of FAKE NEWS/propaganda/revisionist history. We believe it is important to acknowledge this repudiation of truth so that we realize the task at hand and its complexities in the 21st Century. See Spirit of Phillips cartoons with his quotes from the 19th Century about Freedom, Truth, and History. He lays bare “half of history is loose conjecture and much of the rest is the writer”'s opinion;” and “most men see facts not with their eyes but with their prejudices.” The contents of the papers received bear witness to the words of Wendell Phillips in the mid 800”'s. We assume the sender is aware of the absurdity of the pages sent or they wouldn”'t omit their name. We hope the sender has the [...]
Frank Reflections
By FRANK ERICKSON If Americans want Mexicans to respect U.S. borders, why have Americans never respected Iraqi borders; are not Americans in Iraq “illegal?” Chris Rock said, “Only Brian Williams didn”'t even kill anyone, just lied about what helicopter he was in, a real troublemaker. If you think “war”'s” evidence for existence is rooted in self-defense, how could Iraq”'s right to defend itself in 2003 give the U.S. the freedom to kill? When a local radio station plays Lynyrd Skynyrd, is that not the same as flying the confederate flag? What a dumb idea the “Civil War” was, if the South would have “won,” we would be honoring The Confederate Flag before Twin”'s games and slavery would be the law of the land. Donald Trump should be grateful that Mexicans cannot come to America via attack helicopters and battleships. Mexicans should be welcomed for one reason alone, they don”'t come as [...]
My Last Words to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
Counterpunch Editor”'s Note: News came Nov. 10, 2014 that Tomas Young, 34, an Iraq war vet turned anti-war activist, had passed away in Seattle. He enlisted in the Army two days after 9/11. After Ft. Hood, Texas training he was deployed to Iraq and paralyzed five days into the tour after being shot through his spinal cord. Many CounterPunchers may remember Tomas from the excellent Body of War documentary film by Phil Donahue about Tomas”' struggles following his return from Iraq. RIP Tomas Young. We promise to carry on your fight. ”“ Joshua Frank * Reprinted from Counterpunch by TOMAS YOUNG I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq. I write this letter on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of veterans who have been wounded and on behalf of those whose wounds, physical and psychological, have destroyed their lives. I am [...]
