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This is in response to “Delusions in the Dark Continent” (postcard, Aug. 12), which I find downright condescending, insulting, and obnoxious. The article is premised on the writer??s prejudices and distorts facts to illustrate his condescension of African peoples...
...allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its nukes? Why hasn’t Israel signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty? Is the writer simply ignorant, or is he knowingly dissembling Israel’s significant involvement with illicit weapons of mass destruction? Is Israel exempt from the writer??s criticism because of its “shared values” with America (which happens to be the only country in the world to ever use nuclear weapons)? How about Pakistan and its infamous Abdul Qadeer Khan? Are they exempt from this writer??s wrath...
...Crimson two months ago, I imagined I would tell people of the joys of hearing Roy Hargrove at the Village Vanguard, of seeing a Broadway show, of watching the recently surging Yankees play ball in the Bronx. Instead, I’ve fashioned the archetype of a writer??s home, the idyllic place of no distractions. I have no TV. I connect to the Internet by stealing wireless bandwidth from my neighbors. I’ve even limited myself to a strict budget so that my diet consists of cereal, peanut butter sandwiches, and microwavable hotdogs...
...Though some may think this writer??s views overmuch, to me the entire [Ogletree] incident further stimulates longstanding concern about, and may in fact reflect, forms of corrupt conduct that have become pervasive in America today,” he wrote last September...
...hand poop is a writer??s dream, presenting the audience with a hilariously embarrassing bit of shared human experience. On the other hand, an unfunny article about poop, could abruptly end your literary career. On your hand it will almost certainly induce dry heaving...