Very eloquent letter.

I have a high respect for Jones & the Python Group. I don't think the attribution is more than an honest identification of who wrote it. I certainly don't thing its 'entertainment' funny, rather pointedly funny.

People in power have this veneer of respectability that lets them say almost anything. Because it seems unpatriotic to criticise their roles and positions they have a substantial platform for thier ideas.

I believe that Bush and his Cabinate have badly abused this platform and I think this is an eloquent example of how deplorable things have become. Rumsfield, as he defends these terrible acts is no less culpable than the people who commit such abuse. I dread what goes on in Cuba (that is the American Base in Cuba). I think that it is a frightenning thought that where photos aren't leaked in other areas similar or worse abuses are going on.

I think Bush has devalued the American Moral standard by manipulating laws & the legal process.

This term has highlighted the inequities of the United States -warhawk & rightwing superpower.

sigurd