bases from laws requiring the cleanup of toxic
substances associated with munitions and
other explosives, which include perchlorate.
I guess “Babs” never taught “Dubya” he
had to clean up his own room before he went
out to play.
Michael T. Hinojosa
Drain
doesn’t even come close to causing as much
harm as the Bush.
I look forward to the day when our U.S.
government becomes too smart and decent to
throw exploding rocks at the other peoples of
the world.
Bob Saxton
Eugene
AFTERMATH
SITE SIGHTINGS
The aftermath of the war against Iraq raises
some questions yet to be addressed.
Let me first say I am extremely grateful
that our troops did not have to suffer the horror
of chemical or biological weapons. But if
Saddam Hussein had them, why didn’t he use
them on an invading army? Perhaps he did not
have any weapons of mass destruction or he
did not have the missiles to launch them. If ei-
ther is true, then Hussein was not a significant
threat. That would mean the Bush administra-
tion lied to us. A greater insult to us all is that
our men and women fought and died in Iraq for
Bush’s lies, not to mention 2,000 civilians
whose lives were shattered from bombs with
our names on them.
Why have Bush officials rejected the Chief
U.N. Inspector’s request to go back into Iraq
and verify that there are no weapons of mass
destruction? Could they be trying to hide the
fallacy of the initial reasoning for the attack?
The New York Times reported: “‘We see no im-
mediate role for Dr. Blix and his inspection
teams,’ Richard Grenell, spokesman for U.S.
Ambassador John Negroponte, said Monday.”
Will Bush, like a crooked cop afraid of a
court finding out he shot and killed an unarmed
criminal, eventually “find” his promised
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq by plant-
ing them somewhere convincing? I am sorry to
say I would not put it past him.
John Jordan-Cascade
Eugene
Since the world went mad — more specifi-
cally, since about the time Bush II was in-
stalled as “president” — I have depended on
www.buzzflash.com for most of my non-local
news. Great website, providing links to legiti-
mate, progressive articles from the media all
over the country and around the world. What a
pleasant surprise to find the current EW article
on Clear Channel (4/24) among its offerings
this week! Y’all have truly arrived.
Congratulations!
Christy Bishop
Eugene
NUMBER ONE!
The worst enemy of the people and of the
planet in today’s world is the perversion of
governments, corporations and religions by
fascism. Do not be brainwashed by the
Bush/Fox right wing buzzards circling over-
head.
George W. Bush is the #1 peace fucker, en-
vironment fucker, liberties fucker, religion
fucker, rights fucker, economy fucker, states
fucker, union fucker, election fucker, democ-
racy fucker, truth fucker, solvency fucker,
compassion fucker, corporate responsibility
fucker and weapons treaty fucker; Osama bin
Laden or any one of the other decency fuckers
WHEELCHAIR IMAGE
I am saddened by the photograph of
“George Bush” in a wheelchair in the 4/10 EW
issue (“War Correspondence”). It is not the
statement I assume the impersonator was try-
ing to make (i.e., Bush is an incapable, incom-
petent, superhero wannabe, etc.), but the
means by which I am led to make these as-
sumptions that is alarmingly inappropriate.
Portraying Bush in a wheelchair should say
nothing more than that he lacks the physical
means to walk and, hence, uses a chair for mobil-
ity. The leap from this hypothetical physical dis-
ability to a question of his mental competence or
moral standing is ridden with negative stereo-
types of people with disabilities. I am disap-
pointed to see these stereotypes endorsed by the
EW, which typically holds to such progressive
standards. As participants in the peace move-
ment, it is our intention to communicate our rev-
erence and respect for life. We need to remain
unified in our opposition to the decisions made
by the Bush administration by demonstrating the
value of the diversity of life — all lives, includ-
ing those of people with disabilities.
Heather Goldman
Eugene
EDITOR’S NOTE: The photo was taken at
The International Day of Protest in San
Francisco on Jan. 18. There was no hidden
message or political statement intended, In
fact the person pictured is a wheel-chair bound
protester who happened to be wearing a mask
of George W. Bush.
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