Dear Voice of the People,
The Tribune officially editorialized its hatred of one of the best Presidents of the 20th Century, Jimmy Carter, pillorying him for his intention to visit the leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal. This visit is unwise, the anonymous editors write, because Mashaal is a “terrorist,” accused of ordering the abduction of an Israeli soldier in 2006. Perhaps Jimmy Carter should be equally wary of any upcoming visit with George Bush, who has ordered a large number of “extraordinary renditions” of individuals who, at his command were illegally abducted by the CIA, taken to secret military bases in countries that allow torture, and were tortured and killed. The AP revealed yesterday that George Bush’s Inner Circle: Dick Cheney, George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft, Colin Powell, and Donald Rumsfeld sat together repeatedly in the White House and discussed in detail which methods of torture should be used in various situations. Then Attorney General John Ashcroft expressed concern “Why are we talking about this in the White House?” because he recognized that every person in the room was violating both U.S. law and international law. George W. Bush is responsible for the deaths of over 100,000 innocent Iraqi women and children, and for the deaths of over 4,000 American soldiers who died under false pretenses. George W. Bush has killed more Americans that the 9/11 terrorists. Compared with George W. Bush, Mashaal is strictly an amateur.
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