Article was pro-war rant
favoring the warmongers

Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

Re: Protests over possible Iran-U.S. war planned here [which appeared Friday].

From the title it appeared that this article was going to be about protest against a war against Iran, but you turned it into a pro-war rant.

You managed to quote all the warmongers in the U.S government itching to kill more people including more American soldiers.

But you said nothing about Iran’s right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes nor nothing about that Iran has opened up the country to the International Atomic Energy Agency and they have found no evidence that Iran is making a bomb nor nothing about both Panetta [Leon Panetta, the U.S. secretary of Defense] and the Mossad have agreed that Iran is not making a bomb.

Now the warmongers, without any evidence whatsoever, claim that “Iran is trying to penetrate and engage in the Western Hemisphere.”

And now that the U.S. has Iran surrounded, imposed sanctions, is trying to destroy their central bank, had EU impose oil sanctions, killing Iranian scientist, and running CIA operations to disrupt Iran any way they can, you quote the warmonger who says “Iranian officials are ‘now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States.'”

And this is a complete lie “Iran is developing or has developed a nuclear weapon and makes no secret of the desire of officials there to use it on nearby Israel.”

And where is your source for this fear mongering quote? “Some reports this week said that Iran also is developing a medium range missile that could hit New York and major European cities.”

“Ahmadinejad is reckless”??? He has done everything but bent over backwards to try to please the U.S. He last state was that he was ready to come to the negotiating table at any time, but it is the U.S. who refuses.

So when the killing starts, you can congratulate yourself for doing your part.

You do not understand the nature of the U.S. policymakers. They want Iran and its oil. It has nothing at all to with the allege making a nuclear weapon. That is just the present excuse. Even if Iran totally gave up their nuclear program, it would not make a bit of different. The U.S. will find another excuse.

Countries without armies
do not go to war

Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

Here we go again.  The neocons and the military industrial complex are firing up the American public once again.  More money is made for them during war then any other time.  We are hearing the same jargon we heard to lead up to the Iraq war.  Weapons of mass destruction threatening the U.S.   The term "sleeper cells" is being used once again.  We are concerned that Iran has counter intelligence groups in Latin America.   Gee, I guess they learned that from our tactics all over the world.   For some reason the U.S. thinks they are the only country that can go into other countries illegally and kill people they want too.  If someone else does it, it is terrorism.
 
There is no law being broken by Iran continuing their process of nuclear technology in their own country.  We, the U.S., who have 1000's of nuclear weapons are getting ready to go to war with someone that is not even breaking the law.  The American public has a short memory and the military, CIA, Pentagon and multinationals know that.  So we are given the same scenario over and over and the people get scared, and off to war once again, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people and our young people going over to fight these useless wars.  Fear seems to be the most driving factor to get the people behind these senseless wars.  As George Bush once said, "Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, won't get fooled again".  Of course we all know he couldn't even get that saying right.

The U.S. and other countries could learn something from Costa Rica.  Countries without armies don't go to war.



Cartel will retrieve
that four tons of cocaine

Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

The stealing of 215 guns is just a minor setback or problem for the government. Of course, it was a inside job, as most of all the others.
 
Now, for the real problem.  Do you in your wildest imagination think the drug cartel will sit back and see 4 tons of cocaine be disposed of.  I, personally, think you are going to see a bloody war zone attack by the cartel to retrieve their property (4 tons of pure cocaine).  Sure a pound here and there but not 4 tons.  Lets see if I'm right.  I will wait and see.



President's tax proposals
will not make things better

Dear A.M. Costa Rica:

It never ceases to amaze me how politicians like Laura Chinchilla think they can take $500,000,000 out of the economy from the top 20 percent and give it to the government and things will get better. For every job created in the governmental sector there will be two to three lost in the private sector. When $500,000,000 is taken out of the pockets of private citizens it means less goods bought and less people hired.

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