Two Letters - Incompetence and Plagiarism

My last two letters to the Boston Globe; as usual, neither needs any introduction or elaboration:

1. Under the title, “Do, Obama, Biden and Clinton beat their spouses?”:

Editor,

It is outrageous that the Obama-Biden administration, baited by Iran, issued the following denial, "(The United States) does not sponsor any form of terrorism in Iran (Anti-Iran militia faces terrorist designation, May 30, A1)."

The humiliating denial was by Ian Kelly, State Department spokesperson, who, of course, works for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Obama-Biden administration, having gone so embarrassingly far to deny Iran's ridiculous charge, does now unfortunately leave me wondering why the Obama-Biden administration felt the need to qualify the denial. (End of first letter.)

2. Under the title, “Globe Editorial Board Plagiarizes ZACKlyRight”:

Editor,

Many times over the last six year, as the Letters Editor can surely attest, I've submitted letters suggesting the Boston Globe report and editorialize on the actual words spoken by President Bush on May 1, 2003 specifically because the Boston Globe never has reported nor editorialized on the actual words.

So it was encouraging to see the Boston Globe Editorial Board plagiarize my idea of considering actual words when it wrote in defense of the sickly Latina, "Thoughtful people might want to read her actual speech (Sotomayor: The racist remark that wasn't, Ideas, May 31, K8)."

"Thoughtful people", not the liars and demagogues, know that on May 1, 2003, President Bush, in a 1,800 word speech consistent in theme throughout, said, ". . . We have difficult work to do in Iraq . . . The transition from dictatorship to democracy will take time . . . The battle of Iraq is one victory in a war on terror . . . and still goes on . . . Yet we also have dangerous work to complete. Our mission continues . . . The war on terror is not over . . . ."

How better things might have been for US troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan if journalistic integrity meant anything to the Boston Globe when referencing Bush's May 1, 2003 speech. (End of second letter.)