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thus better to say destroying -
According to the Constitution the President's ability to conduct
::the President is Commander-in- the war to its final and best reso-
Lliefofthe armed forces. In time lution.
war, as declared after 9/11 by We can not afford to be a paci-
esident George W. Bush, it be- fist country. We are not a selfish,
Came incumbent on the citizens "look out only for ourselves" ha-
this country to do all within tion. Like it or not, we have an
itheir power to assist the military obligation to use our time and tal-
:t0 bring the war to a successful ants to support others who have
end with as few casualties as pos- a greater need when in a time of
iilible. . . crisis. It's similar to being a father
:i In 1862 John Stuart Mill, m of a family. The father is obligated
|he Contest in America, wrote, to care for his family, to protect it,
|Nar is an ugly thing but not the to support it and to help those in
|liest of things: the decayed and it to grow into useful, supportive
[.Taded state of moral and pa- members of society. Where others
|(tic feeling which thinks noth- than his family are in desperate
I,g worth a war, is worse, need he must share his time and
In the conduct of the war the talents to help them; otherwise
es{dent has many sources of he becomes a tyrant.
aformation, hopefully based on Know the difference between
CCurate interpretation, that are violence and force. Today they are
Upplied to the executive branch used interchangeably. Violence
*Y U.S. intelligence assets. I is the use of force in destructive
8Pent 15 years (1967-1982) in ways for evil and anti-human
the U.S. Air Force Intelligence purposes. Obviously it is immoral
Service. During the early years and should be under restraint.
the majority of intelligence was Force, however, is human power
gathered and analyzed by human applied for the individual and
iltelligence resources, otherwise common good. Force is not only
known as "Humint." As techno- permissible, it is necessary for an
logical intelligence-gathering sys: ordered society and a peaceable
io terns became available "Humint culture.
its Vas de-emphasized in favor of the After being required to make
, technological systems, a decision about stopping tar-
=' When George W. Bush came rorism from reaching our shores
.el :to office intelligence in most President Bush chose to use force
rtJ eases was being interpreted from to stop barbarism via terrorism
e. i advance d technological systems, in Iraq. Yes, mistakes have been
:v ]The sad fact was that few on- made, but he alone is privy to the
i the-ground highly trained intelli- intelligence gathered to give him
ence personnel ("Humint") were the knowledge necessary to prop-
1 ill place to verify some of the facts erly conduct the war. "The buck
that the President had to rely on. stops with him." It is not the leg-
t Therefore, misinformation about islative branch of government nor
be Veapons of mass destruction had public opinion that has the neces-
a major influence on decisions sary knowledge to know when
a laade by President Bush and "enough is enough."
) Other military personnel in the Let's not have another fiasco
COnduct of the war. Since 2003 a similar to Vietnam and Korea
auch greater emphasis is being which has brought us to where
llaced on "Humint, so the intel- we are now. If we "dut and run"
iead00-g0000000000_C]ournai: Ignorant way of thinking
0000:IDon't hamper effort
ltor, The Journal:
before the job is done we will have
failed all the wonderful people
who have put their lives on the
line to live according to the rules
established by our Constitution,
many of whom have been se-
verely injured or have given their
lives for that which this country
stands. "Freedom and rights for
all!"
Jack Mallinger
Shelton
out requiring the necessary proof
of the cause or contribution that
humans provide to global warm-
ing. Since they have no proot, the
EE mob will be uncertain if this
cost will fix any human-caused
problems.
I believe we are in the midst
of a naturally occurring climate
change. I object to the theory
that humans are completely or
even substantially responsible
for global warming. Humans may
contribute in a very minor way,
but most global warming is occur-
ring naturally. There are many
qualified and reputable scientists
who agree with this cause of glob-
al warming also.
Provide proof that humans
cause or heavily contribute to
global warming and I will join
the choir. But this must be hard
proof, not emotional conjecture
nor future predictions nor opin-
ions.
Ardean A. Anvik
Star Lake
ligence being supplied the Presi-
dent is much more valid.
[y I People in the military know
a’ their obligation is to support the
g Commander-in-Chief. Sadly, the
American public has been sup-
pa l)lied with much misinformation
through a biased media. Unibr-
tUnately, many elected officials
(for reasons known only to them-
Selves) are hampering - maybe
hampering is too gentle a word,
Editor, The Journal:
The Democrats are ruining this
country? (George Van Cleave let-
ter, March 22.) What an incred-
ibly ignorant way of thinking! It is
people like him who are destroying
the entire race of mankind!
His hateful thinking and stupid-
ity lead him down angry, violent
paths. Suicide bombers think like
that. Nazis, white supremacists,
religious separatists and millions
of others think like him. He be-
lieves it is treasonous to speak
out against a President and his
flunkies who have lied to us! They
have lied to us over and over.
They have led our country into
an illegal war which has meant
the deaths of at least 800,000
people! This has profited our great
and wonderful leaders and their
friends. All they had to do was lie
and tell us we were in grave dan-
ger from weapons of mass destruc-
tion and terrorists and people fell
right into line.
People like George can't or
don't bother to really look clearly
at anything. If he is so ready to
fight these terrorists that threaten
"our" home, why is he not scream-
ing at our Commander-in-Chief to
actually send our young men and
maybe even himself to the coun-
tries where the terrorists came
from? Maybe Saudi Arabia would
be a good start.
Don't tell me Saddam was one.
He was not. He did not tolerate
terrorists in his country. Yes, he
was horrid, but our President is
responsible for almost as many
deaths himself now! There are
plenty of "bad leaders" who have
killed far more of their own people.
Oh wait though, they don't have
oil!
As for freedom of religion, I
think that would include many
Americans who are Islamic and
deserve respect. Jesus would not
be happy with George's way of
thinking. Jesus' commandment
was to love one another! He told
us to love our enemies. George
is not a Christian. Christ did not
]Offer hard proof
I challenged the religion of
global warming in a letter two
eeks ago and stirred up a hor-
Illet's nest. Three writers of letters
.}, Ilast week did not read my letter
A [iaCcurately. I wrote, The theory
h I that globa" l warming is caused by
lmans is hogwash." Ms. Fran
. oyer, Mr. Greg James and Mr.
I
Lloyd Prouty all assumed I meant
global warming does not exist.
L, I Ms. Katherine Farr was the
i ] 0aly one who caught onto the ihct
i I that I objected to humans as be-
" ling the cause of global warming,
illtit she changed my verb from
:, } e.ause to contribute. Those who be-
" I .lieve humans cause global warm-
| g are environmental extremists
! i ]s.(] Moyer suggested we find
a!ternatives. To create suggested
lk |alternatives, the EE cabal will
|aact laws to eliminate some
I freedoms, wreck our economy and
d$ [ erregulate our political system.
[ hey will enact these laws with-
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... Same-Day Service on Most Glass
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,., D 1714 Olympic Highway North
,[:/ ,. Monday-Friday8:30-5
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f
r 5521CM
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21" cutting width
Discharge standard
004e00.es
YT1942T
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Kohler Courage engine 19 hp
6-speed gear transmission
Cutting width 42"
Cutting height
6 positions
Cup holder
spread hate. He did not brag or
call names. He was not a bully full
of ignorance and anger. George is
an embarrassment to all of us. As
long as there are people like him
there will always be war, terror-
ists and needless killing.
His way of thinking is EVERY-
THING that is wrong with this
world. Remember, suicide bomb-
ers and men who ran death camps
all thought they knew the "One
True God." God did not know them.
"Get away from me, you workers
of lawlessness. I never knew you."
Sadly people like George are so
blinded they are unable to see any
truth at all.
My family has also been here
since the mid-1600s. Remember
that our forefathers, who by the
way were not mostly Christians,
committed treason against our
English king at the time. If they
had not been willing to speak up
against tyranny we would be Brit-
ish today. If they, like George,
felt it was wrong to speak against
their Commander-in-Chief then,
where would we be? Of course if
George lived back then he would
have stood by his king, just as he
does today.
It is time we as Americans im-
peach the liars and thieves who
are running this country. If you
must fear someone, fear our Com-
mander-in-Chief who has in the
span of seven years turned Amer-
ica into the most hated country
and given us a debt so large my
great-grandchildren will still only
be paying the interest. That debt
did not include any real help to
millions of us who have little or
no medical insurance and have a
hard time just making it from day
to day.
How much of the billions spent
on this war could have bettered
our homeland and made it truly
safer for the thousands who go to
bed every night cold, hungry and
sick? How much could have been
spent cleaning up the drug-in-
fested neighborhoods and better-
ing our schools so we really could
leave a better place for our chil-
dren?
Oh but, once again we have no
oil for our leaders to profit from.
Our dying children in Iraq and
here at home are just a means
to their glory. They will not miss
them. They will not weep on their
graves.
Deirdre A. Tobey
Skokomish Valley
Husqvarna
Tough Name. Tough Equipment. TM
65225L 1
/ AUTO WALK
[ AUTO WALK / $521CHV
I " Bri? gs & Stratt°n 6'5 hp engine I I: hJd:00 g'ne
I ' 22 cutting width .......................... : I
Cutting height
Discharge standard - 9 positions
each wheel
Rear discharge
(side optional)
Auto choke
feature
306.95
YTH20B42T
TRACTOR
Briggs & Stratton engine
Cruise control
18" turning radius
Cutting height
6 positions
Electric clutch
blade engagement
Cup holde
9.95
125BT "1
BLOWER
1.5 cu. in. (25cc) engine
t50 mph air velocity
Lifetime ignition warranty
,0000Hardware
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 8:30-5:00
YTH 1 $4XPT
TRACTOR
Kawasaki V-Twin OHV,15 hp engine
Hydro transmission
Cutting width 42"
Cuttin height
6 pos,tions
Headlights
Cruise control
Cup holder
QCT342
COLLECTION
SYSTEM
Impact-resistant
hard plastic
(3) 32 gallon
t'ermanex containers
Full bag indicator
Thursday, March 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5
I
thus better to say destroying -
According to the Constitution the President's ability to conduct
::the President is Commander-in- the war to its final and best reso-
Lliefofthe armed forces. In time lution.
war, as declared after 9/11 by We can not afford to be a paci-
esident George W. Bush, it be- fist country. We are not a selfish,
Came incumbent on the citizens "look out only for ourselves" ha-
this country to do all within tion. Like it or not, we have an
itheir power to assist the military obligation to use our time and tal-
:t0 bring the war to a successful ants to support others who have
end with as few casualties as pos- a greater need when in a time of
iilible. . . crisis. It's similar to being a father
:i In 1862 John Stuart Mill, m of a family. The father is obligated
|he Contest in America, wrote, to care for his family, to protect it,
|Nar is an ugly thing but not the to support it and to help those in
|liest of things: the decayed and it to grow into useful, supportive
[.Taded state of moral and pa- members of society. Where others
|(tic feeling which thinks noth- than his family are in desperate
I,g worth a war, is worse, need he must share his time and
In the conduct of the war the talents to help them; otherwise
es{dent has many sources of he becomes a tyrant.
aformation, hopefully based on Know the difference between
CCurate interpretation, that are violence and force. Today they are
Upplied to the executive branch used interchangeably. Violence
*Y U.S. intelligence assets. I is the use of force in destructive
8Pent 15 years (1967-1982) in ways for evil and anti-human
the U.S. Air Force Intelligence purposes. Obviously it is immoral
Service. During the early years and should be under restraint.
the majority of intelligence was Force, however, is human power
gathered and analyzed by human applied for the individual and
iltelligence resources, otherwise common good. Force is not only
known as "Humint." As techno- permissible, it is necessary for an
logical intelligence-gathering sys: ordered society and a peaceable
io terns became available "Humint culture.
its Vas de-emphasized in favor of the After being required to make
, technological systems, a decision about stopping tar-
=' When George W. Bush came rorism from reaching our shores
.el :to office intelligence in most President Bush chose to use force
rtJ eases was being interpreted from to stop barbarism via terrorism
e. i advance d technological systems, in Iraq. Yes, mistakes have been
:v ]The sad fact was that few on- made, but he alone is privy to the
i the-ground highly trained intelli- intelligence gathered to give him
ence personnel ("Humint") were the knowledge necessary to prop-
1 ill place to verify some of the facts erly conduct the war. "The buck
that the President had to rely on. stops with him." It is not the leg-
t Therefore, misinformation about islative branch of government nor
be Veapons of mass destruction had public opinion that has the neces-
a major influence on decisions sary knowledge to know when
a laade by President Bush and "enough is enough."
) Other military personnel in the Let's not have another fiasco
COnduct of the war. Since 2003 a similar to Vietnam and Korea
auch greater emphasis is being which has brought us to where
llaced on "Humint, so the intel- we are now. If we "dut and run"
iead00-g0000000000_C]ournai: Ignorant way of thinking
0000:IDon't hamper effort
ltor, The Journal:
before the job is done we will have
failed all the wonderful people
who have put their lives on the
line to live according to the rules
established by our Constitution,
many of whom have been se-
verely injured or have given their
lives for that which this country
stands. "Freedom and rights for
all!"
Jack Mallinger
Shelton
out requiring the necessary proof
of the cause or contribution that
humans provide to global warm-
ing. Since they have no proot, the
EE mob will be uncertain if this
cost will fix any human-caused
problems.
I believe we are in the midst
of a naturally occurring climate
change. I object to the theory
that humans are completely or
even substantially responsible
for global warming. Humans may
contribute in a very minor way,
but most global warming is occur-
ring naturally. There are many
qualified and reputable scientists
who agree with this cause of glob-
al warming also.
Provide proof that humans
cause or heavily contribute to
global warming and I will join
the choir. But this must be hard
proof, not emotional conjecture
nor future predictions nor opin-
ions.
Ardean A. Anvik
Star Lake
ligence being supplied the Presi-
dent is much more valid.
[y I People in the military know
a’ their obligation is to support the
g Commander-in-Chief. Sadly, the
American public has been sup-
pa l)lied with much misinformation
through a biased media. Unibr-
tUnately, many elected officials
(for reasons known only to them-
Selves) are hampering - maybe
hampering is too gentle a word,
Editor, The Journal:
The Democrats are ruining this
country? (George Van Cleave let-
ter, March 22.) What an incred-
ibly ignorant way of thinking! It is
people like him who are destroying
the entire race of mankind!
His hateful thinking and stupid-
ity lead him down angry, violent
paths. Suicide bombers think like
that. Nazis, white supremacists,
religious separatists and millions
of others think like him. He be-
lieves it is treasonous to speak
out against a President and his
flunkies who have lied to us! They
have lied to us over and over.
They have led our country into
an illegal war which has meant
the deaths of at least 800,000
people! This has profited our great
and wonderful leaders and their
friends. All they had to do was lie
and tell us we were in grave dan-
ger from weapons of mass destruc-
tion and terrorists and people fell
right into line.
People like George can't or
don't bother to really look clearly
at anything. If he is so ready to
fight these terrorists that threaten
"our" home, why is he not scream-
ing at our Commander-in-Chief to
actually send our young men and
maybe even himself to the coun-
tries where the terrorists came
from? Maybe Saudi Arabia would
be a good start.
Don't tell me Saddam was one.
He was not. He did not tolerate
terrorists in his country. Yes, he
was horrid, but our President is
responsible for almost as many
deaths himself now! There are
plenty of "bad leaders" who have
killed far more of their own people.
Oh wait though, they don't have
oil!
As for freedom of religion, I
think that would include many
Americans who are Islamic and
deserve respect. Jesus would not
be happy with George's way of
thinking. Jesus' commandment
was to love one another! He told
us to love our enemies. George
is not a Christian. Christ did not
]Offer hard proof
I challenged the religion of
global warming in a letter two
eeks ago and stirred up a hor-
Illet's nest. Three writers of letters
.}, Ilast week did not read my letter
A [iaCcurately. I wrote, The theory
h I that globa" l warming is caused by
lmans is hogwash." Ms. Fran
. oyer, Mr. Greg James and Mr.
I
Lloyd Prouty all assumed I meant
global warming does not exist.
L, I Ms. Katherine Farr was the
i ] 0aly one who caught onto the ihct
i I that I objected to humans as be-
" ling the cause of global warming,
illtit she changed my verb from
:, } e.ause to contribute. Those who be-
" I .lieve humans cause global warm-
| g are environmental extremists
! i ]s.(] Moyer suggested we find
a!ternatives. To create suggested
lk |alternatives, the EE cabal will
|aact laws to eliminate some
I freedoms, wreck our economy and
d$ [ erregulate our political system.
[ hey will enact these laws with-
* Residential* Commercial. Guaranteed Quality -
... Same-Day Service on Most Glass
* Auto Glass Specxalist"
Mirrors Contractor's
D00scounts
Rock Chip Repairs
,., D 1714 Olympic Highway North
,[:/ ,. Monday-Friday8:30-5
can 426-3163 .._'-:I
f
r 5521CM
PUSH MOWER
Honda 5.5 hp
engine
21" cutting width
Discharge standard
004e00.es
YT1942T
TRACTOR
Kohler Courage engine 19 hp
6-speed gear transmission
Cutting width 42"
Cutting height
6 positions
Cup holder
spread hate. He did not brag or
call names. He was not a bully full
of ignorance and anger. George is
an embarrassment to all of us. As
long as there are people like him
there will always be war, terror-
ists and needless killing.
His way of thinking is EVERY-
THING that is wrong with this
world. Remember, suicide bomb-
ers and men who ran death camps
all thought they knew the "One
True God." God did not know them.
"Get away from me, you workers
of lawlessness. I never knew you."
Sadly people like George are so
blinded they are unable to see any
truth at all.
My family has also been here
since the mid-1600s. Remember
that our forefathers, who by the
way were not mostly Christians,
committed treason against our
English king at the time. If they
had not been willing to speak up
against tyranny we would be Brit-
ish today. If they, like George,
felt it was wrong to speak against
their Commander-in-Chief then,
where would we be? Of course if
George lived back then he would
have stood by his king, just as he
does today.
It is time we as Americans im-
peach the liars and thieves who
are running this country. If you
must fear someone, fear our Com-
mander-in-Chief who has in the
span of seven years turned Amer-
ica into the most hated country
and given us a debt so large my
great-grandchildren will still only
be paying the interest. That debt
did not include any real help to
millions of us who have little or
no medical insurance and have a
hard time just making it from day
to day.
How much of the billions spent
on this war could have bettered
our homeland and made it truly
safer for the thousands who go to
bed every night cold, hungry and
sick? How much could have been
spent cleaning up the drug-in-
fested neighborhoods and better-
ing our schools so we really could
leave a better place for our chil-
dren?
Oh but, once again we have no
oil for our leaders to profit from.
Our dying children in Iraq and
here at home are just a means
to their glory. They will not miss
them. They will not weep on their
graves.
Deirdre A. Tobey
Skokomish Valley
Husqvarna
Tough Name. Tough Equipment. TM
65225L 1
/ AUTO WALK
[ AUTO WALK / $521CHV
I " Bri? gs & Stratt°n 6'5 hp engine I I: hJd:00 g'ne
I ' 22 cutting width .......................... : I
Cutting height
Discharge standard - 9 positions
each wheel
Rear discharge
(side optional)
Auto choke
feature
306.95
YTH20B42T
TRACTOR
Briggs & Stratton engine
Cruise control
18" turning radius
Cutting height
6 positions
Electric clutch
blade engagement
Cup holde
9.95
125BT "1
BLOWER
1.5 cu. in. (25cc) engine
t50 mph air velocity
Lifetime ignition warranty
,0000Hardware
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 8:30-5:00
YTH 1 $4XPT
TRACTOR
Kawasaki V-Twin OHV,15 hp engine
Hydro transmission
Cutting width 42"
Cuttin height
6 pos,tions
Headlights
Cruise control
Cup holder
QCT342
COLLECTION
SYSTEM
Impact-resistant
hard plastic
(3) 32 gallon
t'ermanex containers
Full bag indicator
Thursday, March 29, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5