PUBLIC FORUM DANCING IN THE STREETS.The sight and sound of jubilant Iraqis, dancing in the streets of Baghdad, freed at last from the oppressive rule of a brutal dictator dictator, originally a Roman magistrate appointed to rule the state in times of emergency; in modern usage, an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes extraconstitutional powers. From 501 B.C. until the abolition of the office in 44 B.C., Rome had 88 dictators. , is the only evidence I need to know that the U.S. war on Iraq is a just one. Whether they know it or not, Michael Moore  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. and other anti-war
protesters have egg on their faces. And no, they may not share in the
freed Iraqis' joy. Sometimes, war is the answer.
- Michael D. Harris Reseda The real test As I watched U.S. Marines enter the Shiite area of Baghdad to the cheers of the young men in the street (women and children were notably missing), my mind went back to the day we (the U.S 7th Army) rolled into Munich, Germany, as World War II came to an end. The natives of Munich turned out to welcome us, too, but only days before, they were cheering their Nazi defenders. People are like sheep; they flock to whoever is in control at the time. The only thing proven in war is that those who have the most deadly weapons deadly weapon n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, monkey wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. win. It does not prove who is right or who is wrong. Anyone can start a war. After the guns have gone quiet comes the real test for good or evil. The world now waits for that answer. - Philip Wilt Van Nuys A walk-on part I believe the United Nations should play a leadership role in rebuilding Iraq. They should play the same leadership role they played in removing Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Tikrit, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad) President of Iraq (1979–2003). He joined the Ba'th Party in 1957. Following participation in a failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Pres. . They should play the same role they did in stopping the gassing, torture, religious persecution  The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.Please see the relevant discussion on the . , rape and execution of Iraqi men, women and children. They should have the same leadership role that their 12 years of U.N. resolutions have earned them. Those in power in Iraq knew the full force of U.N. resolutions, that so long as there were U.N. resolutions, Iraqis would never want for toilet paper. - John Kurt Reseda Tell it to Jessica Last week, the anti-war demonstrators were protesting that our military strength was half of what it should be and that we were sending our troops into assured slaughter against Saddam Hussein's ``elite Republican Guard.'' So, with one hand literally tied behind their backs, our troops advanced quickly and toppled the Iraqi regime with nary nar·y adj. Not one: "Frequently, measures of major import . . . glide through these chambers with nary a whisper of debate" George B. Merry. a fight from the enemy. Now the anti-war protesters are claiming that the war was ``unfair and unbalanced'' in our favor and that the U.S. is perceived as bullies. Let them tell that to a teenage girl named Jessica Lynch Jessica Dawn Lynch (born April 26, 1983 in Palestine, West Virginia) is a former Quartermaster Corps Private First Class (PFC) in the United States Army. Lynch became famous after her widely publicized recovery by U.S. special operations forces. . - Robert L. Rosebrock Brentwood Making history ``In the course of human events'' most of us are observers of history. But those young soldiers, sailors and airmen fighting to free Iraq are living and making history. What an extraordinary experience they are participating in and what a noble cause they are fighting for. Those soldiers have made history and they will have stories to tell for generations to come. - John N. Engels Northridge Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Saddam In Afghanistan, the search for Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden: see bin Laden, Osama. by the U.S. has been anything but successful. Now in Iraq, looking for Saddam Hussein seems to be another wild-goose chase wild-goose chase n. A futile pursuit or search. wild-goose chase Noun a search that has little or no chance of success Noun 1. all over again. - Julian T. Nguyen Reseda Who's next? It must be galling to President Bush that he cannot find any of the terrorist leaders he sets out to find and kill. First Osama bin Laden, now Saddam Hussein. I wonder who's next? Kim of North Korea? Nah, they don't have any oil. Sharon of Israel? Nah, the backlash at home would kill his chances at re-election. Let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each ... should be someone in the Middle East, head of a country with oil, someone with whom we've had friendly contact with before, possibly given military training, money and/or chemical/biological weapons to in the past ... hmmm. Anyone have any ideas? - Jill Hughart Burbank Exactly what we need Re ``Council-hopeful Korenstein ruffles For the plural of ruffle, see . Ruffles is the name of a brand of ruffled potato chips produced by Frito-Lay. Its current official product slogan is "R-R-R-Ruffles Have Ridges!".There is a lot of different kinds of chips. feathers at City Hall'' (Tipoff, April 7): So Julie Korenstein will endorse Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. for council president if she is elected. Is that chutzpah chutz·pah also hutz·pah n. Utter nerve; effrontery: "has the chutzpah to claim a lock on God and morality" New York Times. or self-confidence? I think it's both. Exactly what Council District 12 needs is a self-confident council member with chutzpah who actually sides with the community members. Finally. It's the activists' dream come true and this district is filled with land-use-related activists. - Kim Thompson Granada Hills Tax on taxes I work every day trying to make enough money to pay for the necessities for my family. This is what's frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: . Let's say I make $5,000 a month; this includes commission for the month. I pay taxes, so my check is about $3,200 for the month. I go to the grocery store and pay tax on items, buy clothes and pay some tax, buy gas, more taxes, car payment, more taxes - you get my drift. We pay tax on everything. Then at the end of the year, when I have to file my tax returns, I owe more taxes. I don't get renter's credit because I make too much money ... Well, where is it? I've given it all away in taxes. I am very frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: and angry about this. We pay tax on our tax time and time again. Will we ever get a break? - Terri Peters Saugus Figure it out Well, another month has come and gone and still no word from our incompetent controller or district attorney regarding the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. and Cody Cluff. Laura Chick, after months of supposed auditing, even with the help of outside auditors at who knows what cost, has basically said there is a lot of money unaccounted for An inclusive term (not a casualty status) applicable to personnel whose person or remains are not recovered or otherwise accounted for following hostile action. Commonly used when referring to personnel who are killed in action and whose bodies are not recovered. . Well, that's a shock. Are you hoping the state deficit and Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. will somehow make this disappear? I'm sure that is what old Cody is hoping. He will probably end up in Hawaii with Chuck the Quack. It is totally mind-numbing that the resources of the controller and D.A cannot figure out what a low-level bungling bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. bureaucrat is guilty of. - George Timko West Hills Wrong, wrong, wrong Anyone else noticing that the ``No war for oil,'' ``Bush's war,'' ``War plan is defective,'' clusters of naysayers is looking more and more like the U.S. wing of Iraq's Ministry of Information? In the words of Sen. Byrd, one of the greatest Democratic naysayers of all time, they are both ``wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.'' - Roger Olsen Burbank Discrimination at school I am a teenager who faces racial discrimination everyday at school. This discrimination is not directed toward me. It is directed to people I know that are dark-skinned and resemble a Middle Eastern background. I am sick and tired of people using the words ``terrorist'' and ``American-killer'' so lightly. It seems like people don't even know what this war is all about. Our U.S. soldiers are risking their lives, not only for the protection of our nation, but for the people of Iraq as well. When people joke around and say things like ``Let go of my backpack, you terrorist,'' it really makes me wonder what our country's youth has come to. - Robert Ahn Northridge Speaking your mind Re ``No Oscar speech backlash, Moore says'' (U Entertainment, March 29): I find it interesting that we are justifying an illegal war with ``the god-given right of democracy for all people'' as our motive for bombing a Third World country. Democracy gives you the right to speak your mind and be your own person, however when you exercise that freedom you are called ``un-American.'' That makes no sense at all. Speaking your mind is as American as it gets. God bless Michael Moore for having the courage to exercise his democratic freedom. God bless America. - Suzy Coyle Burbank |
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