Sometimes war is necessary

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Editor: I always wonder about those people trying to avoid the truth by misrepresenting other people's opinions, or even their own. Case in point, the letters by Hila Woodland and Stephen Aberle, attempting to deflect my criticism in a recent letter to the Bulletin. (Nov. 22)

Ms. Woodland declares that she isn't a member of the KGB, which is not what I said, and is surely true, but she missed the whole point of my concern.

Those of us who remember the "World Peace Congress," the "World Youth Congress" and a number of other similar outfits suddenly appearing after the Second World War know that many famous personalities of the time, including Paul Robeson, Bertrand Russell, Jean Paul Sartre, Yves Montand or even the Archbishop of Canterbury, were duped into joining and supporting such organizations, which were later unmasked as creations of the KGB and other east European spy agencies. It is because of such experiences that I have my doubts about groups flying the flag of "peace," but often supporting Israel's enemies.

As for Mr. Aberle, he is trying to sell us the canard that he is against "Saddam Hussein and his atrocious regime," but only opposes any U.S. actions against the "Iraqi people." Nothing new, but one must remember recent history, when soulmates of Mr. Aberle also expressed, in the late 1930s, their alleged disdain for Adolf Hitler, but opposed any military actions against the "German people."

The results, including the murder of six million Jews, along with millions of other innocent victims, are but one example of the effects of the bankrupt policy supported by Mr. Aberle, Ms. Woodland and other so-called "peace activists." If the world would have listened to their advice, neither me, nor my wife, nor any of our very few relatives who survived the Shoah, would have been saved. We must also remember that, without military intervention, the slaughter of an entire people in places such as Bosnia or Kosovo, would have continued until the bitter end, and the butcher of Belgrade, Slobodan Milosevic, would be still in power today.

Finally, I was wondering whether Mr. Aberle and the other Jewish peace activists who were "proud to be counted among the many supporters at the [pro-Iraq] march," also were present on Dec. 1, at the Solidarity with Israel rally.

Just asking.

Jack Chivo
West Vancouver

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