PUBLIC FORUM TAKING THEIR CHANCES.I don't feel sorry for the ``civilian'' contractors who were killed in Iraq. They were part of a private army. Some were getting paid with a high five-figure salary. They took their chances and lost. I feel sorry for the reservists and National Guard members who have been told twice by the Pentagon that they were going home and then they find their stay in Iraq has been extended. They are not receiving anywhere the amount of the paid ``civilian contractors.'' - Jean Strauber Encino Remember Waco? Remember Waco, Texas For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see . For other uses of "Waco", see Waco (disambiguation). Waco (pronounced: /ˈweɪkoʊ/) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. , where scores of Americans were murdered and burned alive with the approval of Janet Reno Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the first and to date only female Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. and Bill Clinton? As I recall, not a single liberal called for Reno or Clinton's resignation over this clear atrocity against Americans by their own government. I'll bet I'll Bet was an NBC game show that aired from March 29 1965 to September 24 1965, that was created by Ralph Andrews. The host of this program was Jack Narz. It was a precursor of It's Your Bet, which aired with four different hosts during its four year run: Hal March, Tom those Branch Davidians Branch Davidians Religious sect that believes in the imminent return of Jesus Christ. It was founded in 1935 near Waco, Texas, by Victor Houteff as a breakaway group from the Seventh-Day Adventists. would've loved to have been merely stripped naked, photographed and then set free. Today liberals seem to be outraged because Muslims in a war zone may have been humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. ? This they say is ``torture'' and heads must roll. Did the entire Democrat Party Democrat Party can refer to three political parties:
- Scott D. Hurt Camarillo Sponsored by ... Major League Baseball's plan to sell ads on bases gave me a great idea: Since Bush (``the war president'') has said that the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism is a never-ending war, thus an expensive one, why not seek corporate sponsorship? For instance, the invasion of Syria will be sponsored by Chevron. The invasion of Iran will be brought to you by Texaco. The troops can wear logo patches on their uniforms. We can plaster ads on B-2 bombers, tanks, Humvees - the ad space is unlimited. How about giving corporations naming rights Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. Institutions like schools, places of worship and hospitals have a tradition of granting donors the right to name facilities in ? How does Exxon-Mobil Egypt sound? Amoco Lebanon? Shell Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. ? - Gary Douglas Smith Men called Douglas Smith include:
Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Substandard accommodations We must protect the Iraqi gunmen, who are guilty only of shooting, bombing and booby-trapping our troops. Kill them where they stand - that way they'll avoid substandard prison accommodations. Turn them into pillars of salt - and their cities into seas of molten glass. Then we can stop worrying about ``abuses'' and move on to the other state sponsors of terrorism State Sponsors of Terrorism is a designation applied by the United States Department of State to nations who are designated by the Secretary of State "to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. around the world. - James F. Glass Chatsworth Most heinous The most frightening aspect of Donald Rumsfeld's and Gen. Meyer's congressional testimony was their obvious perception that public disclosure of the atrocities is more heinous than the atrocities themselves; that the greater good is not the total elimination of the torture, but the total elimination of public knowledge of the torture. Had Rumsfeld and Meyers prevailed, these inhumanities would remain buried among the seemingly infinite offenses of the secretive Bush administration. The greatest irony in the unfortunate tribunal was the forced removal of the audible public. How tragic that the only people banished from chambers were the few patriots who sacrificed personal liberty to give voice to millions. I echo your admonition Any formal verbal statement made during a trial by a judge to advise and caution the jury on their duty as jurors, on the admissibility or nonadmissibility of evidence, or on the purpose for which any evidence admitted may be considered by them. . Fire Rumsfeld, fire Meyers, fire Bush. - Linda Milazzo West Hills Front of the line Re ``You first'' (Your Opinions, May 7): I must respond to Thomas E. Locke's letter in which he directs that I and those who advocate the return to a draft ``take their rightful place at the front of the line.'' Locke should know that we are entitled to our own opinions but we are not entitled to our own facts. The fact is, Locke, that 60 years ago (in World War II) I was at the front of the line at the Battle for the Rhine, at the breaking of the Siegfried Line Siegfried Line German fortification zone opposite the Maginot Line between Germany and France. [Ger. Hist.: WB, 17: 370] See : Vulnerability , the push into Nuremberg and the liberation of Dachau, a concentration camp near Munich. - Philip Wilt Van Nuys Rule of law Re ``A small group'' and ``Insulting apologies'' (Your Opinions, May 6): The prisoners humiliated and tortured (men and women) are not all guilty of crimes. Some of them have been freed and are talking; unfortunately some have been killed and we will never know if they were guilty. The rule of law (Geneva Conventions Geneva Conventions, series of treaties signed (1864–1949) in Geneva, Switzerland, providing for humane treatment of combatants and civilians in wartime. ) for treatment of prisoners should apply to the strongest, richest country in the world. Who will set the example? It is certainly not by following the law of the jungle that we will win the hearts and minds of Iraqi people and the world. - Patricia Ahmad Agoura Hills Absolutely wrong Re ``A small group'' (Your Opinions, May 6): Craig Hawley has it right. All prisoners should be treated with dignity even though they are the same ones that have been trying to kill you, your buddies and all others who disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" them - even their own countrymen. They most certainly belong in prison, but to humiliate prisoners in the manner depicted in the pictures that have been publicized is absolutely wrong in any civilized society. By the way, do you think these pictures could have been digitally altered to show things differently from what actually happened? - Gerald Rowe West Hills Question of fact Re ``Bush is right'' and ``Fighting to win'' (Your Opinions, May 7): I was very happy to see Americans taking advantage of their right to free speech. Unfortunately, many of these letters seem to be lacking in logic or facts. Carlos Wulff wrote that ``Bush is right in this war'' and ``he took the war to those that started it.'' Wulff, not even the White House contends anymore that Iraq had anything to do with 9-11. Charles Velasquez wrote of ``anti-war, anti-America, pacifist politicians. ...'' Velasquez, just because an American is anti-war does not logically mean that they are anti-American. You also wrote ``every cease- fire agreement is broken'' with terrorists. Do you know how many peace-keeping treaties Bush has weaseled (broken) his way out of? - Ted Calvert Burbank Rate hike Re ``11% water rate boost gains tentative OK'' (May 4): The Department of Water and Power and its rate hikes, taxation without representation, rate hikes without substantiation, when will it end? Let us not forget, from its inception, the DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection has been putting the screws to the public. Just ask those who lived in the Owens Valley This article has multiple issues: * It needs to be expanded. * It may need copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. , when the young DWP turned the Owens lake into a dust bowl. And all of this was done to feed a growing population, in a low-lying desert community called Los Angeles. When William Mulholland opened the California Aqueduct, and uttered those few words, ``There it is ... take it,'' he wasn't kidding. That's what the DWP has been doing ever since. - Jerry Yeager Panorama City Straining two systems Re ``2 high school sites chosen'' (May 4): If it is important to make vocational classes available to high school students, why isn't the district adding vocational classes back where the students already are - in the high schools? West Valley Occupational Center serves more than 10,000 adults from our local area. These are serious and committed students who are working toward finding jobs to take care of their families. Why impact a successful program that will hurt both the adult and high school programs? The idea that adding a ``high school academy'' to the West Valley Adult School campus will not adversely impact the adult program is absurd. Let's put the money back in the existing high schools. Why strain two systems to the point where neither one works? - Anita Lemonis Reseda Touching reunion Re ``7 years later'' (News Lite, April 29): I unashamedly un·a·shamed adj. Feeling or showing no remorse, shame, or embarrassment: un  a·sham wept at the touching article (and even more touching photo) on Cheyenne, the beautiful cat that was reunited with its owner, Pamela Edwards, 7 years later and 2,800 miles away. The point of the story is how necessary it is to microchip one's pets. - Eddie Cress Sylmar |
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