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The Courage to Post
RECEIVED Thu., July 12, 2007
Dear Editor,
Again, I congratulate Louis Black for debunking those advocating irrational conspiracy theories ["Page Two," July 13]. And his clarity regarding 9/11 not being an inside job is especially laudable. From there, however, Mr. Black retreats from truth revealing intellectual and moral blindness.
In his last two "Page Two" articles, Mr. Black exhibits his new left tendency of bashing President Bush, the Iraq campaign, and America's war against Islamist totalitarianism. He does not grasp that the United States is in an existential world conflict with a primitive force dedicated to genocide, torture, and enslaving humanity in theocratic hell.
I submitted a letter to the editor last week succinctly and cogently making this case. For whatever reason, Mr. Black (or his staff) decided it was not worth posting. My own suspicion is that he is tired of facing his own fears regarding the Islamist danger and is in denial. So whether Mr. Black has the courage to post this is apparently in question. We will see.
But this is certain, Mr. Black's refusal to openly acknowledge the mortal threat Islamism poses can only indicate hopeless delusion and belligerent ignorance. And now this virulent propaganda is widespread throughout America. The deadliest conspiracy theory of all now infects the land: There is no world war against genocidal and tyrannical Islamist radicalism, and the American military action in Iraq is criminal.
These are despicable lies of ignorance and cowardice inimical to the survival of the free world. All who hold these conspiratorial positions enable the advocates of worldwide Islamist despotism and its associated horrors. They must live with that. Moreover, if this insidious thinking destroys American resolve Islamism will triumph, freedom will be exterminated, and the enslavement of humanity is certain.
Again, I congratulate Louis Black for debunking those advocating irrational conspiracy theories ["Page Two," July 13]. And his clarity regarding 9/11 not being an inside job is especially laudable. From there, however, Mr. Black retreats from truth revealing intellectual and moral blindness.
In his last two "Page Two" articles, Mr. Black exhibits his new left tendency of bashing President Bush, the Iraq campaign, and America's war against Islamist totalitarianism. He does not grasp that the United States is in an existential world conflict with a primitive force dedicated to genocide, torture, and enslaving humanity in theocratic hell.
I submitted a letter to the editor last week succinctly and cogently making this case. For whatever reason, Mr. Black (or his staff) decided it was not worth posting. My own suspicion is that he is tired of facing his own fears regarding the Islamist danger and is in denial. So whether Mr. Black has the courage to post this is apparently in question. We will see.
But this is certain, Mr. Black's refusal to openly acknowledge the mortal threat Islamism poses can only indicate hopeless delusion and belligerent ignorance. And now this virulent propaganda is widespread throughout America. The deadliest conspiracy theory of all now infects the land: There is no world war against genocidal and tyrannical Islamist radicalism, and the American military action in Iraq is criminal.
These are despicable lies of ignorance and cowardice inimical to the survival of the free world. All who hold these conspiratorial positions enable the advocates of worldwide Islamist despotism and its associated horrors. They must live with that. Moreover, if this insidious thinking destroys American resolve Islamism will triumph, freedom will be exterminated, and the enslavement of humanity is certain.
Vance McDonald
[Louis Black responds: It is not uncommon to run across letters that accuse me of somehow manipulating online comments, "Postmarks," and forum postings. I don't. There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, as they say. We post almost all the letters we receive (there have been times when we have not posted Mr. McDonald's since he says the same thing in every letter). The exceptions have nothing to do with our courage or lack thereof but instead usually involved unacceptable yet petty hate language or clearly libelous charges. Almost any letter criticizing this paper or attacking an article herein gets posted. In the print edition we include as many letters as we can fit, that space varying from issue to issue. Although there have been accusations of further manipulation, those are far more often errors of one sort or another.]
