Anybody here read the Charleston Gazette? It's editor is a terrific writer

[lebkuchen]

Today's Stars and Stripes has an editorial by Haught called "An ungodly approach to co-opting Jesus"

"Everything that Jesus stood for seems opposed by Republicans now in control of Washington. Jesus said, "blessed are the peacemakers" - yet the Bush administration was hell-bent for war in Iraq, using fictitious alarms to rouse public support. A year before starting the war, Bush swaggered privately in the WH and said, "F--- Saddam. We're taking him out."

I couldn't find the above editorial at the Gazette's site, so I've posted this, printed yesterday in the Gazette.

James A. Haught

Looking back at ‘the lies we bought’

ODDLY, most Americans seem untroubled by snowballing evidence that Bush administration leaders deceived America into needless war in Iraq.

Patriotism — “my country, right or wrong” — evidently makes millions of people support any war their president launches. But that’s unthinking citizenship. Serious Americans should try to understand why the world’s only superpower unleashed its awesome force on a decrepit little nation, killing thousands.

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Editorials/2004011324

[laruemtt]

1. the gazette is good

and so is the daily mail - but this is in comparison to the herald dispatch! i pray wv doesn't let us down in november like they did in 2000.

[onecitizen]

2. Well, THIS WVian ............

won't! I think we'll be back where we belong this year. And you are sooooo right about The Herald Disgrace.

[Dr.Phool]

3. I've read James Haught for years

He has a lot of articles www.infidels.org website in the library section, and he's a regular contributor to Freethought Today.

He's also written several very good books.