Letters to the Editor, June 4, 2004

:John Howard and Iraq

Mr Howard (the Australian Prime Minister) said he didn't know about the abuse in Iraqi prisons until the photos were released. A likely story. He knew about it way before that. He said it was damaging to the US. What's damaging to the US is that fool in the White House and Mr Howard follows him like a friendly Labrador.

Howard can talk about 9/11 all he likes but (and it has to be said ) it is the US administration's fault it happened. Mr Howard lied about the prisoners the same way he lied about wmd, children overboard the list goes on. He has failed on all counts

Janice Keenan

Oppose Wars and Political Violence

Do you deserve peace? Does the world deserve peace? Do your loved ones deserve peace? What are you going to do about opposing war and politically inspired violence and those that use it for their selfish, or ideological advantage? Are you going to sit in despair, or are you going to speak up loudly and forcefully?

Open this link and let it run until you see the flag: http://www.kaicurryservices.com/gwbush/remindus.swf

Instead of the United States spending over $1,000,000,000,000.00 per year on war and conflict related activities, imagine what better uses that money could be spent on to stabilize world peace, fight poverty, hunger and disease, to spread democracy, freedom and good-will across the globe. What a purposeful and meaningful foreign policy that would be. What better promotion of freedom and democracy could there possibly be?

Or, you can keep quiet and let more of our soldiers die and be maimed for life. It is patriotic to speak up. It is supporting our troops to speak up -- they should not be there in the first place. Demand why Bush and the Congress will be slashing the budget of the Department of Veteran's Affairs by almost $1,000,000,000.00 next year, when an ever increasing number of our mother's, father's, sister's, brother's, son's and daughter's are sent in to fight ever increasing hostility throughout the world as a backlash to our hegemonic, errant and faulty political foreign policy and will be returning home wounded and maimed, facing certain inadequate and inferior medical services, benefits and treatment through a diminished, understaffed and under budgeted VA medical system.

Demand answers, speak up and fight back! Not one more person dead, or maimed, anywhere, for unjustified reasons, or lies. No more wars, no more violence and no more occupations!

Oppose and Vote -- Demand change.

Patrick Johnston VoxRx.org

Photos from Texas, USA

Hi, I'm a 4th generation Texan who's heart weighs more than me. I saw an area on your website that said "send us photos of your city", so I am. I fear for our world. In my mind, the World is round like a Futbol. You can not puncture one side of the Futbol without affecting the entire Futbol. We are all on the same planet and the planet seems to grow smaller and meaner every day. I await the day we all live as one. I know people will say, I'm naive and maybe even ignorant, but if believing Love will conquer then I will remain naive and ignorant. Thank you for being a part of the "Information Highway". I'm an American who is listening. Below is a story I wish to tell, and also attached are photos I wish to present to you. Thank you again for your time.

If I had three wishes they would be this:

1. I wish "Hate" would become extinct like the Dinosaurs.
2. I wish the only weapons on this are sticks and stones.
3. I wish every child in this World will Unite in the future and learn from "our" ignorant deeds.

Sincerely,

Amor Vivira

The first photo is titled: Bridges; Botanical Gardens Fort Worth, Texas USA June 2002. The second photo is Downtown Dallas Texas USA August 2001, third photo is titled: The smell of Roses; Botanical Gardens Fort Worth Texas USA June 2002. Sorry about that! Thank you for your reply. Sincerely, Gina from Fort Worth Texas USA