Mash Notes, Hate Mail & Other Correspondence

Dear Editor: There has recently been a great deal of discussion both nationally and locally regarding the duty of military personnel in following illegal orders. Things got more interesting when it was reported that on September 2nd, a boat carrying suspected narco terrorists in the Caribbean was destroyed killing all but two occupants. Then a second strike was carried out to kill the two survivors. Many military legal experts say this second strike was clearly a violation and constituted possible war crimes and even murder. Since this event came to light there has been a great deal of blame shifting and confusion as to who …

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To the Editor: The World Jewish Congress has given its highest recognition, the Theodor Herzl Award, to Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), largely for her outspoken support for the state of Israel. Stefanik, honored at the most recent award ceremony, declared: “I am proud to be one of the foremost champions of the Jewish people in the United States Congress, ensuring Israel’s right to defend herself and fiercely opposing efforts by some of my colleagues to undermine it.” But using starvation as a weapon of war cannot be justified as self-defense. Notably, at a January 13, 2024 press conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked, “We …

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HARTFORD, CONN., Nov. 16 – Dr. Birdsall, editor of the Hartford Telegram, was cowhided tonight by Allen Willey and L.P. Smith of the Sunday Globe, in return for a long article in the Telegram accusing the Globe of blackmailing operations. The punishment was inflicted with rawhide, chiefly about the head and face. After the assault, Birdsall drew a pistol and fired in their direction. KANSAS CITY, MO., Nov. 15 – The bodies of five witnesses whose testimony convicted Walker, the Bald Knob leader, of murder, were found hung to a tree on Barn Creek this morning. The entire district is again terrified. KEENE, N.H., Nov …

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Dear Editor, It’s November 1st as I write this, 26 days before Thanksgiving. The fascist regime is currently under court order to release emergency funding to feed the tens of millions who rely on SNAP benefits to stay alive. This is funding the dictator’s sniveling lying hypocritical little ChristoNationalist lapdog, aka the Speaker of the House, denies is available, even as the dictator is marbleizing the Lincoln bathroom and bulldozing the East Wing while bellowing we owe the fat demented bastard $230 million for hurt feelings. As if that weren’t enough to boil your blood, the useless, feckless, wimpy leaders of what some refer to …

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To the editors: This past weekend I stood on the grass edge of a sidewalk for an hour and a half, holding a “no kings” sign, and I watched as hundreds (perhaps thousands) of cars and trucks drove past. Literally several hundreds of drivers and passengers signaled their reaction to the protest, by their thumbs-up expressions of support. By my careful count, only seven drivers expressed their distaste for the protest with either a thumbs-down or middle-finger-raised gesture. If this is even only somewhat indicative of the will of the people, then the 2026 midterm elections bode well for the Democratic party. But as the …

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To the Editor: On the day the first phase of the ceasefire was signed, did you notice the devious smirks on the faces of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu? Both these “peacemakers” knew they had pulled off a peace propaganda coup for the moment, but the deep dark recesses of their hearts could not help but rejoice at the inevitable crumbling of peace that would come in either the very short term of weeks, or at worst in the months or the next few years to come. Trump and Netanyahu do not have love in their hearts for Palestinians. They have everlasting hate. And why, …

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