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Re “Inspectors Arrive in Iraq,” Nov. 19: Am I the only one bothered by a photo opportunity displayed worldwide by the Associated Press of Mohammed Baradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency and chief weapons inspector Hans Blix walking on former President Bush’s face in a mosaic? This is an obvious choice by these folks and I, for one, find it incredibly disrespectful. I also find it disrespectful of The Times to choose to print this offensive shot.
Barry Laws
Los Angeles
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