Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Democratic Hopefuls There's no question that Sherrod Brown was far preferable to Mike DeWine in Ohio ("Which Democratic Party?" by Ruth Conniff, November issue). However,...
...Morris D. Fried Plainview, New York Kudos Kudos to you for talking about Israel's war crimes ("Outrage and Shame," Editor's Note, September issue...
...Letters may be e-mailed to: editorial@progressive.org...
...foreign policy...
...I always resent this phrase...
...Please include your city and state...
...To use this phrase to describe a candidate should mean that the candidate is not only anti-abortion, but anti-capital punishment, anti-war (duh...
...Dan Brown DeWitt, Michigan Ruth Conniff describes Bob Casey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, as "prolife" ("Races to Watch," November issue...
...However, while Brown may come close to walking on water, good journalism would seem to require that Conniff should have at least mentioned that he voted for the Military Commissions Act- hardly an act of courage...
...It is supposed to mean "antiabortion," but the GOP doesn't want to be "anti" anything...
...Cuban troops, sent by Fidel Castro to fight in southern Angola, contributed significantly to turning the tide against the forces of South Africa, both on the ground and in the air...
...Harry Moscovici San Francisco, California The editors welcome correspondence from readers on all topics, but prefer to publish letters that comment directly on material previously published in The Progressive...
...anti-poverty . . . the list goes on...
...Being Jewish and an American citizen doubles the feel of shame and outrage, because these crimes were facilitated by U.S...
...All letters may be edited for clarity and conciseness, and may appear either in the magazine or on its web page...
...Virginia Price Lincoln City, Oregon Without Conscience "The Assault on Democracy" was right on the money ("Comment," by Matthew Rothschild, November issue...
...Castro's role in these events should not be forgotten...
...I found only one error...
...Rothschild misses the point...
...I wonder if Conniff realizes that she is allowing the GOP to control the language...
...A note also, perhaps, for the pacifists among us, for whom I have great respect, but history is real and should not be denied...
...This helped compel South Africa to cede independence to Namibia, leading, not too long thereafter, to the peaceful liberation of South Africa itself...
...So let's be careful about letting the GOP control the language...
...Near the end, Rothschild states, "And the Democrats in the Senate who failed to muster a filibuster when our very freedoms were on the line must search their conscience...
...Bob Bates Bend, Oregon To Castro-Haters on the Left A note for the Castro-haters on the left, of whom there are many, with some good reasons ("Fidel, You Ol' Fart," by Molly Ivins, October issue...
...They obviously have no conscience...
Vol. 70 • December 2006 • No. 12
