Playing Down Torture
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Playing Down Torture
I can only assume that you think it's irrelevant that President Bush advocates torture after he vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would ban the CIA from using techniques such as waterboarding. You buried your four paragraphs about the veto on Page A9 [Nation in Brief, March 9].
You also must think it irrelevant that Congress was unable to override this veto. That warranted three paragraphs on Page A7 [Nation in Brief, March 12].
Why weren't these articles put on the front page? I find it inconceivable that the government of this country advocates torture and you think nothing of it.
-- Jack Hume
Silver Spring
Missing Out on the Future
I was surprised and disappointed by your lack of coverage of the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC), which concluded March 7. Issues addressed included renewable energy, energy security, climate change and the debate over biofuels feedstock vs. food grains, and there was not one line in your paper the entire week.
Given the importance of climate change and energy security and the role that renewable energy sources will need to play, how can a conference organized by the State Department, attended by more than 7,000 participants from around the world and featuring speeches by the president and several Cabinet members not merit any coverage?
