Wednesday, October 29, 2003

 

posted by Ron Brynaert 1:41 PM

 
-UNPUBLISHED LETTERS TO THE NEW YORK TIMES-

A selection of letters sent by the playwright but never printed:

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 15:20:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Ron Brynaert"  | Add to Address Book
Subject: Alessandra Stanley's Defense of Terrorism
To: letters@nytimes.com

To the editor,

Alessandra Stanley's attack on Oliver Stone ("A Noted Filmmaker in a Tense Land," June 5) continues the Embedded Media's crusade to defend the brutal
regimes that control the 'Axis of the Good' - US,Britain and Israel. Any time a lone, brave soul from the left raises their voice in dissent he or she is
branded with a mark as "famous", "simple" or "foolish."
In one horrifying sentence, Ms. Stanley describes an Israeli soldier shooting at rock-throwing Palestinians as merely "arrogant", but still
"innocent." Perhaps she can reapply these descriptions in a future story concerning the NYPD's applications of concussion grenades, plungers and US
Post Office uniforms.
While it's true that Ms. Stanley doesn't sink as low as a "Foxified" cheerleader, this piece is as one-sided as her typical 'bipartisan' media critiques. But then this "fair and balanced" television reviewer has also written on the "proliferation of television choices" for frustrated antiwar groups that this reader is never able to find in the TV listings.
I'm not surprised by anything the Times prints while still publishing Judith Miller's Pentagon de-briefed WMD deceptions. This despite her violation of the Times' policy that bars its writers from belonging to public political groups, as in her alliance with the recent government hire - the
repugnant Daniel Pipes.
Meanwhile, the last open 9-11 Commission hearing provided nothing "fit to print," even though collateral bombshells were dropped in testimonies by
the FAA and NORAD. Thank the heavens, at least, for Maureen Dowd, Frank Rich and Paul Krugman who compose the only liberal unit within the Times' mostly yellow pages.

Thanks for taking down my 'bleeding heart' medicine,

Ron Brynaert
posted by Ron Brynaert 1:07 PM