Posted on 09/20/2006 4:07:20 AM PDT by yoe
A reader has kindly forwarded us the unpublished letter to the editor of the New York Times by Assistant Secretary of Defense Dorrance Smith. The letter addresses the New York Times editorial "A sudden sense of urgency" (behind the TimesSelect wall). The Times editorial was also published in the International Herald Tribune and is accessible ( here). Assistant Secretary Smith responded to the editorial as follows:
September 7, 2006
Letter To The New York Times
To the Editor:
Your September 7, 2006 editorial, "A Sudden Sense of Urgency," asserts that the recent transfer of 14 CIA prisoners means that "President Bush finally has some real terrorists in Guantánamo Bay." This merits a correction.
Since its inception, terrorists that have been held at Guantánamo Bay have included personal bodyguards of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda recruiters, trainers, and facilitators. One notable individual held at Guantánamo was Mohamed al-Kahtani, believed to be the intended 20th hijacker on September 11th.
That many of these men are terrorists intent on doing America harm is not a simply an assertion made by the U.S. government, but something many detainees themselves have claimed, indeed boasted about. For example, in open commission hearings on March 1, Mr. Al Bahlul boasted five times that he was a member of Al Qaeda involved in an ongoing war against America. In open commission hearings on April 27, Mr. Al Sharbi said, "I’m going to make this easy for you guys: I’m proud of what I did and there isn’t any reason of hiding...I fought against the United States. I took up arms."
It is unfortunate that one of America’s largest newspapers concludes these men are not "real terrorists."
Sincerely,
Dorrance Smith, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
So much about the Times editorial is mistaken and misleading partisan garbage. Yet the Times's rhetorical indulgence regarding "real terrorists" is indeed a disgrace that is compounded by the Times's failure to print Assistant Secretary Smith's letter.
What do you expect? They're moonbats.
Patriots read the Post. I catch Times headlines on my morning train commute and that's more than enough of their garbage for me.
NYSlimes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Jazeera.
The best way to keep these losers from garnering any favor is to go after the advertizers that allow them to keep lying and produce unfair biased accounts of news.
Do you know of a link that shows which companies pay for advertising in the Slimes? I'd mail a letter to each company letting them know I'll refuse to buy their products until they stopping supporting the paper.
The NYT owns about.com, so any time you visit any area on that ad-heavy site, you also support the NYT's agenda.
one of America’s largest newspapers
The Times likes to think they are it. They just were reminded they are "old news".
They may be moonbats but they still have PAYING ADVERTISERS.
They are able to have monied corporations fork over cash to be associated with the NYT without penalty.
NYSlimes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Jazeera.
YES!! the "SLIMES" the NY Slimes.
Forever the New Name of these Seditious traitors.
The New York Slimes
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