A MONTH later my LTTE re: Newsweek gets printed (mentions DSM, too)

[Roland99]

A co-worker just told me this appeared in today's Louisville Courier-Journal. I'll have to get a copy and see how they might have edited it down.

The White House called on Newsweek to do more to repair damage from their recent article re: abuse of the Quran in Guantanamo.

The content of the Newsweek article was revealed as far back as three years ago! Yes, Newsweek was had by a Pentagon spokesman but the Quran abuse has been mentioned before by news organizations, in Britain. It seems that here in America we cannot get hard-hitting questions to be asked of this administration. The press doesn't dare question the President lest they not be allowed into the hallowed White House Press Corps (which had a *gay prostitute* as a member for over two years!)

This President is beyond being a teflon President. He's become untouchable and our fourth estate has failed us miserably.

Where's the coverage of the Downing Street Memo which is about as close to a smoking gun as we're going to get? That memo describes the minutes of a meeting in which it was revealed that our President had already decided to invade Iraq in 2002 and was working to fix the intelligence to justify an invasion.

Stop sitting on your duffs and start digging!

Your country demands it of you!

[blm]

1. A month is a long time to sit on a letter. Congrats, though.

In this case, it's definitely better late than never.

[TroglodyteScholar]

2. Good letter...

I'll be interested to see how it appears in the paper, too......

On edit: Either it hasn't hit the online edition yet or it's been conveniently skipped..........
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION">Courrier-Journal Opinion Page

[Roland99]

3. They're pretty inconsistent with posting LTTEs on their website.

Maybe Thur/Fri it will be on the website.

[spooky3]

5. your link didn't work for me

[Roland99]

6. It had one too many http:// in it

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OPINION

[Roland99]

7. Oh! I found it! It's buried!

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050615/OPINION02/506150361/1018/OPINION


Last letter.

[spooky3]

9. Great job!

[Dinocrat]

4. Good work

Its good to see that at least some papers haven't been assimilated into the Rovian propaganda mill.

[Roland99]

8. Damnit! They edited out the part about the gay prostitute!!

(which had a *gay prostitute* as a member for over two years!)

That was cut out completely.

[Roland99]

10. UPDATE: TWO More Letters Printed on 6/16...One By A NUN!

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050616/OPINION02/506160389/1016/OPINION

Perhaps some news reporters are like fine wine; the older, the better. It was heartening to recall Bob Edwards' esteem for Edward R. Murrow, the giant of World War II reporting from London (May 21 Courier-Journal). It was equally encouraging to read Edwards' comment that he and Murrow share the quality of distrusting authority. Indeed, misplaced confidence by media, Congress and citizens has led us to a charnel house in Iraq.

Like Murrow, however, another seasoned journalist, Daniel Schorr, reports news fearlessly. On NPR's Weekend Edition of May 22, Schorr disclosed the secret Downing Street Memo on Iraq, dated July 23, 2002. The London Sunday Times had published it on May 1, but, predictably, the memo has received little attention in the United States.

Reading this memo reveals the probable cause of this silence: The British cabinet knew in July 2002 that President Bush intended to invade Iraq and that "intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."

Veteran journalist Schorr, now 88 years old, deserves the gratitude of all who value truth over authority. In this case, older is clearly wiser.

Sister MIRIAM

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth