Dear Editor:
In the spirit of freedom of expression, allow me a different take on Ukraine. The media tell us Putin is the second Hitler. They show us graphic pictures of Ukrainian victims. They say this is against the United Nations charter, that this is unprecedented and barbaric. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is now sending lethal arms to Ukraine to defend against the evil “rat-faced” Putin. NATO is united and acting as one against this menace against the free world and democracy.
I agree Russia should get out of Ukraine now. I am totally against wars of aggression. No country has a right to invade or occupy another country, no matter what the reason. Everyone has to abide by the UN conventions on this.
But we have to be consistent. Where was the media coverage of the maimed and killed by war of aggression by the U.S. and the West against Iraq? Libya? Syria? Five hundred thousand to a million were killed in Iraq alone? Where is the denunciation of the U.S. occupation of Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay? Where is the denunciation of the occupation and periodic bombing of Palestine territories by Israel?
Let us be fair and balanced in our coverage. Don’t insult the intelligence of the reader.
Eduardo Queiruga,
Elora