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=> Wonderful letter to the editor in the Chaldean News

Wonderful letter to the editor in the Chaldean News
Posted by Jeffrey (Guest) - Saturday, March 3 2007, 17:17:45 (CET)
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It was with interest that I read "Debating Saddam's Demise." When I saw the headline, I thought I would read differing views of his years in power. Instead, I read the comments of a lynch mob.

I live in the midst of about 30,000 Chaldeans in Southern California. Their attitudes were diverse on the merits of Saddam Hussein. Some admired the man while others despised him. Over the years, he was the subject of many rumors within the Chaldean community: "Saddam had a heart attack" ... "Saddam's daughters committed suicide" ... "Saddam is a CIA agent," etc. All one had to do was enter a liquor store (96 percent of all liquor stores in San Diego County are owned by Chaldeans) to listen to the "rumor du jour."

As with San Diego, I am sure that Saddam Hussein had some supporters in the Michigan Chaldean community, yet you chose only those people who spewed hatred against him to interview. A real journalist would have found a few Saddam supporters to interview. That would have been a more probing report.

In El Cajon, California, is a large Chaldean church named St. Peter's. In 1980, construction began on the building because of a quarter-million dollar donation by, guess who, Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi government.

Lastly, please consult a grammar and usage book on the English language. In the subhead of your article, you wrote, "The former dictator, 69, was hung at dawn ..." The past participle of the verb "hang" is "hanged."

- Jeff Archer

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COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF!! BRAVO!!!
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