Letters to the Editor
Waite speech more important than Wildcat portrayed
On Tuesday, Terry Waite gave one of the most important political speeches ever delivered at the University of Arizona. He eloquently spoke about his personal experiences as a hostage negotiator all over the Middle East and as a hostage himself, and he also addressed some of the fundamental questions concerning the crisis concerning the Palestinians and Israelis. From a profoundly humanitarian perspective, Mr. Waite developed important and far-sighted ideas of how the situation, which really pits the entire West against the Islamic world, could be addressed in a constructive manner. The Arizona.Daily Wildcat chose not to announce his speech before that day; instead it opted to publish a story buried in the middle of the Wednesday issue.
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