The "T" Word - Traitor? Treason?

Who's Sorry Now?

Be sorry that the "T" word is getting tossed around like a frisbee. Here's two examples of how it's becoming a sad day in America as we're looking more and more like the old Soviet Union. When it comes to expressing opinions, investigating and writing stories, etc. in the public press, and the other side doesn't like it, being called "Traitor" and "treasonous" is mighty strong.

BTW, these same finger-pointer hypocrites who keep company with folks being indicted for bribery, fraud, lying, prostitution...a party recklessly spending federal money...etc. etc. etc.

This is not a good day for America. Post An Apology thinks it is good to be able to vet both sides quickly and run fact checks on what we read and hear from both the righties and the libs. Both sides get crazy on the fringes. But we're going to agree with the LA Times on this one - a nasty turn has taken place and it's not good for any of us. "Still, heretofore this side of the debate has asserted that its criticisms are justified by the news media's incompetence or concealed bias. To move from that, to a critique that asserts reporters are not simply "unpatriotic" but are traitors in the service of a foreign power, is what we used to call a significant escalation.It's a charge that isn't merely divisive, but vicious. The shift from an argument that says "don't read or trust this stuff" to "throw the people who wrote and edited it into jail" should be a fairly worrying thing to the sober. " The article goes on to conclude : "In times when our country is pushed to our limits, those are the times when it is most important to remember individual rights."If good sense now prevails, our grandchildren will be spared the embarrassment of a similar apology. "

Then there's this in the NY Post regarding General Zinni: "The Post should publish an apology to Gen. Tony Zinni for its article comparing him to Benedict Arnold ("Not Quite Treason," Arthur Herman, April 30).
Zinni was my aide de camp when I was Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division in the early '70s, and I have followed his service ca- reer closely over the intervening years. He is, first and foremost, an American citizen of sound judgment and unshakable integrity. If Zinni is fed up with our civilian leadership in the Iraq War, then so am I. We are not Benedict Arnolds.

Fred HaynesMajor Gen. USMC (Ret.)Manhattan