Torture-Scandal Advice Falls on Deaf Ears
The Dec. 19 editorial, “Disgraced by Silence,” fails to name President Bush’s advisor on matters of torture in wartime, Judge Alberto Gonzales, his nominee to succeed John Ashcroft as attorney general.
That more and more incidents are being reported belies the president’s claim that only a few are responsible.
Yes, the president should say “torture and humiliation of prisoners disgrace every American.” How do you think Gonzales is advising him now?
Lenore Navarro Dowling
Los Angeles
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Once again, The Times offered sound advice on what the president’s actions should be regarding the continuing abuse scandal in American military prisons and detainment camps.
The president has never shown the slightest desire to listen to advice on what actions should be taken from anyone outside his administration.
Therefore, it is incumbent upon the press to stop giving advice and address the president the way it is addressed by the current administration -- adversarially.
Advice is accepted only by those who are open to it. Because Bush and his support team do not seek it (and never listen to it), giving him advice or recommendations on anything is akin to screaming at a rock.
David C. Zweig
Los Angeles
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