Mash Notes, Hate Mail & Other Correspondence

To the editor: Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act 2027, announced May 23, 2026, is quite alarming. It provides for almost a complete integration of the U.S. military with Israel’s military, meaning the U.S. military data may soon be Israel’s data. In addition, it would shift the funds the U.S. now gives Israel to deep inside the Pentagon, where sunlight rarely shines. While some will argue that this integration already exists, Section 224 brings this to a new level providing Israel with a level of integration with the U.S. higher than the U.S. has with any other country in the world. Ro Khanna, …

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To the Editor: When President Trump started the war with Iran, he said it would last two to four weeks. Then it was four to six weeks. Now he said it will not last as long as the ten-year long Vietnam war. He also said he does not care about the economic pain this war is causing the American people. The pain is real, not just in the price of gasoline. Food, energy, electricity, rents, mortgages, and health care are all rising. The cost of living in March was 1.2 percent higher than in February and April was 0.9 percent higher than in March. This …

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To the Editor: As a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran, I will not sit idly by while Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Sununu sells out Granite Staters to support a war that is not important or critical for our national security, is directly hurting the lives of Granite-Staters, and has been boosting his personal wealth. As of May 11th, 15 of my brothers and sisters have died and hundreds more have been wounded in Trump’s ill-planned war in Iran which involves our New Hampshire Air National Guard 157th Air Refueling Wing. Mr. Sununu has repeatedly expressed support for Trump’s war, calling it “important and critical” …

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Dear Editor: I have previously written about the major role vaccines play in preventing the diseases that they are specifically targeted for. However, ongoing research is showing that the benefits of various vaccines may go much further than preventing only the diseases that they were designed to prevent. For example: A University of Texas study has shown that adults over age 65 who receive the annual high-dose influenza vaccine demonstrate a 55 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that influenza vaccines reduced major cardiac events by 36 percent overall and 55 percent in patients …

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Dear Editor: In yet another dangerous and counterproductive anti-vaccine maneuver by Trump’s health team, the CDC’s Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya has prevented the release of a report showing that the COVID-19 vaccine “reduced the likelihood of emergency room visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults by about half.” The reason given was Bhattacharya’s concern about the methodology of the study, although the methodology was exactly the same as that used by the CDC to measure the effectiveness of other respiratory viruses. Considering that this report might encourage more adults to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and prevent unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations, not releasing it is …

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Dear Alleged Editor & [Actual] Vietnam War Veteran, I just learned that today (March 29th) is National Vietnam Veterans Day. According to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Facebook page: “Today, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we honor the strength, service, and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans and their families. Their stories are etched into the landscapes we protect, places of memory, reflection, and healing.” I just now looked out my window, but I don’t see any stories etched in the landscape around here. Moreover, I looked it up, and unless I want to go find a Mission BBQ restaurant, where they will give me a …

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