Word: acevedo
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...writing in response to Joe A. Acevedo's brainless condemnation of Sinead O'Connor ("Hairless Heathen Heckles High Priest," Oct. 20). I am not sure which I found more disturbing, his blind defense of the Catholic Church, or his vicious attacks on Sinead for expressing her beliefs. Both were riddled with factual half-truths and logical inconsistancies...
...Acevedo begins by denouncing the entire music industry for attempting to make their fans aware of some of the problems in today's world. His evidence of the sins of musicians include the work they have done to improve the environment and help bring about gun control...
Evidently Acevedo believes that a musician's job is only to entertain his or her fans, but unfortunately, some of today's music stars recognize that some things are more important than selling albums and making money. Sinead O'Connor does not care if her album sales suffer as long as she makes people aware of an issue that she rightly sees as important...
...Acevedo claims that O'Connor "left even her most devoted fans without much of a clue as to her motives." This is sheer and unadulterated nonsense. Did he bother to talk to any of her "devoted fans" to substantiate his fantasy? As one of them, I would have been very happy to explain to him her motives, which are as noble as they are modest...
...airstrip not to capture the smugglers -- both of whom escaped -- but to protect them. Last week an investigation by Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights, aided by videotapes of the scene taken by U.S. Customs agents flying overhead, concluded that the local regional commander, General Alfredo Moran Acevedo, bore the major responsibility for the deaths. Arriving at the scene with reinforcements, after receiving at least two telephone warnings that his men were shooting at drug agents, he continued the attack. Although the report charged that Moran, his four top assistants and 14 soldiers had violated both military and civilian...