[doug from upland]

This is a fun one.
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Dear President Bush,

You will be greeted by vast numbers of protesters who think the invasion of Iraq was a crime, and by others who think it was not so much a crime as a mistake - badly planned, and initiated with no idea of what the US was getting into. I wish more of the protesters were there to remind you of your atrocious record as governor of Texas, when you upheld death sentences passed by corrupt and biased courts on illiterate, incompetent and all-toofrequently innocent defendants. Many of the protesters think you are a mass murderer; you certainly have form as a serial killer.

Alan Ryan
Warden of New College, Oxford

[jackbill]

Is New College a prison? Why do they have a Warden?

That aside, the good Warden should learn himself a bit of Texas law. The Governor has absolutely no authority over death sentences other than imposing, one time, a 30 day reprieve.

But, then, I doubt that the Warden is one of those who would be worried about facts.

[doug from upland]

alan.ryan@new.ox.ac.uk
My response to the clown at Oxford ---

Sir:

In your letter in the GUARDIAN directed toward my president, you said:

" I wish more of the protesters were there to remind you of your atrocious record as governor of Texas, when you upheld death sentences passed by corrupt and biased courts on illiterate, incompetent and all-toofrequently innocent defendants. Many of the protesters think you are a mass murderer; you certainly have form as a serial killer."

Apparently, you have information that we do not. Will you please provide the names of the all-too frequently innocent defendants whom Governor Bush had put to death? If you cannot provide the names, will you have the decency to issue an apology? If you won't do that, will you at least have the sense to destroy your computer and keyboard so you can no longer compose such garbage for others to read?

I am waiting. Please surprise me.