Justifications for Iraq war misinformed, hypocritical

Several points made by Justin Hogg in his Wednesday letter "Hussein is a deadly threat who needs to be delivered to justice" need some correction. Hogg argues that the United States should attack Iraq because Mr. Hussein hurled U.N. weapons inspectors out of his country in '98. One minute of research will reveal that it was the United Nations who took the inspectors off the job. Hussein claimed they were spying. They insisted he was becoming difficult. Both were probably telling the truth. Up until last month, Hussein would not let the inspectors return to his country. But now that he seems to be complying with the United Nations, we should wait. [Read article]

They say it's not about politics. But last week, the Washington Post quoted President George W. Bush as saying, "Democrats are not interested in the security of the Ameican people." Come again?

If you didn't know, Georgie, it has become an important fact since Sept. 11 that we are one nation, one people, one America. Upon deeper research, our suave and powerfully articulate president's comments were actually in reference to the bill creating a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, which includes removing standard governmental-job protections from the proposed department's employees. [Read article]

Arizona's border hospitals, which provide medical aid to illegal immigrants, are reportedly understaffed and are requesting more funding from the federal government. What is the best way to lessen Arizona's financial burden?

Give American tax-payers a break: Open the border

The state of Arizona is being screwed by the federal government. And as a result, we ÷ Americans and illegal migrants alike ÷ are suffering. [Read article]