Dear Sir:

It is with a degree of frustration that I feel compelled to write to you. But at this juncture, I consider it my duty. I have watched the establishment and growth of you paper with extreme delight and look forward to each and every edition. This is in spite of the strong and at times blatant political bias. I had hoped the CN WEEKLYNEWS would endeavor to present news of the highest journalistic standard, however this is not the case to date. In the CN Weekly News of Jan 4-10, 2007, there is a letter to you, regarding Saddam's execution.

The writer stated he HAD to watch the execution "over and over," it gives me cause to question the veracity of such statement, as to date the actual execution has not been broadcast on public television. The writer should familiarize himself with Islamic and Iraqi Laws before passing judgment on the manner in which Saddam was executed. We westerners are wont to view non-western cultures as barbaric and less civilized. It is an arrogance we have arrogated to ourselves that is without foundation or justification. Saddam was a singularly evil man, and his execution was the result of due process in accordance with Iraqi laws.

I have read on many occasions the expressed and intimated references to the war in Iraq as "illegal, unjust, Bush's War,..." . It is advisable that you educate your readership with the facts pertaining to the resumption of open warfare in Iraq. All should be aware that there was never an end to hostilities between Iraq and coalition forces (US, UK, et al ). Throughout the '90's there had been continuous military and naval operations by coalition forces to encourage Saddam to comply with the terms of the ceasefire agreement of 1991. As a result of Saddam's belligerence, additional resolutions were passed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Despite the many UNSC Resolutions (UNSCR), Saddam continued to violate each and every one. There are more than a dozen UNSCR which Saddam chose to violate, any and all of these were justification for the US and others to have resumed open hostilities against Iraq. However due to the lack of intestinal fortitude and political will, Saddam was allowed to defy the UN and renege on all the conditions of the Ceasefire Agreement of 1991. Therefore, despite one's personal or political beliefs, one should be impartial and publish the truth without abridgment, obfuscations, or political bias. I, as a faithful reader expect and demand no less from one in an exalted position as yourself, and hope that you shall bear true faith to the tenets of the Fourth Estate and not become a pawn to the Fifth Columnists.

Respectfully,

Len Von Schmidt

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