Letters to the editor for Dec. 29

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• Published December 28, 2007

Additionally there is the unprecedented and controversial use of signing statements in which Bush has overridden 750 statutes contained in 125 bills.

In July 2006, a bipartisan commission of the American Bar Association determined that these statements "undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers."

There comes a time, in all walks of life, when someone needs to pass judgment — and assert consequences — on a fellow human when he or she has crossed a line. Parents, employers, social workers, parole officers, librarians, and others are called upon to do this as a part of their duties.

Our duty is to begin the investigations which will lead to the impeachment of Cheney, and then Bush.

Becky Liebman, Olympia

Where are voices of citizens of Iraq?

Certain prominent officials within the Bush administration continue to perpetrate and to get away with a wrongful, aggressive and illegal war of occupation in Iraq. There are many factors which enable the Bush administration's imperial aspirations; not least among them are the politics of fear and division, the leverage of a compliant Congress, and an apathetic public.

But the Bush administration may be most enabled in its pursuit of global dominance by a compliant and cooperative mainstream media. For example, embedded military reports are taken at face value with little to no question about the veracity of what are oftentimes virtually anonymous sources. In its compliance with the Bush administration politics of fear and division, the mainstream media does the USA harm.

Iraq did not pose a threat to the United States prior to invasion.

Our nation's military and military personnel are being misused, and abused, in the service of an unjust and aggressive occupation.

The Port of Olympia blockades were an attempt to stop an unlawful occupation; one that is hurting the people of Iraq and the service personnel of the USA. To speak against the blockades is comparable to saying that a police officer should not drive in excess of the speed limit in order to apprehend a suspect.

Millions of people in Iraq suffer on a daily basis because of the war. Their suffering goes unreported or glossed over. Where are their voices in our media? Why don't we hear from those who are most impacted by this war?

Robert Whitlock, Olympia