The American Spectator

p>Thank you so much, br> — Carol Williamson br> Highland Village, Texas /p> p> NORTHERN EXPOSURE br> The American Left has demanded that America withdraw from Iraq as a rational response to the murder of about 100 American soldiers over the last six months. /p>

According to Canadian government statistics, there were 554 homicides in 2001 in Canada, a country with a population comparable to that of Iraq.

What would the Left suggest that Canadians do?

p>I thought as much. br> — David Govett br> Davis, California /p> p> MISTAKEN IDENTITY br> Today, I got a solicitation from your magazine with an insert by Molly Ivins. /p>

Molly states that the editor is a “Ben A. Franklin.” I’ve searched your web and find no such name referenced to as your editor.

If there is someone there who knew I. F. Stone, please let me know and if that person was the “Ben A. Franklin” referenced in Molly’s insert.

I used to subscribe to and read I. F. Stone’s newsletter and found him one of my favorites. If Molly (who is also one of my favorites) says that the Washington Spectator is anything like Izzy Stone’s newsletter, then I am thankful. Just on the basis of Molly’s endorsement, I have sent in my ten dollars for the offered 22 issue subscription.

I suppose I can afford the ten dollars even if there is no “Ben A. Franklin” and no one there knew Izzy Stone.

p>Thank you, br> — Richard L. Smith br> Montague, California br> /p>