Opinion

Quiet on Woods


It is beyond comprehension how the “lame-stream media” can ignore the travesty in Libya (“Benghazi’s Invisible Man,” Editorial, Oct. 30).

What an absolute disgrace that Charles Woods, the father of former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, is ignored.

I don’t watch any of the mainstream programs and for good reason: They are so obviously biased. I get all my news from The Post and Fox News.

Four dead Americans were abandoned by their commander-in-chief, who is still stonewalling the public with lies.

Hopefully, on Tuesday, this regime will be sent back to Chicago, where it belongs.

W. Murray, Clearwater, Fla.

Obama ends wars

Amir Taheri has ignored the two positive things President Obama has accomplished in his first term: He ended the Iraq war, as he promised, and he is on track to end the Afghanistan war (“On Backing Away From the World,” PostScript, Oct. 28).

The Iraq war has resulted in the death or displacement of millions of Iraqis. The Afghanistan war has resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of civilians. These two wars combined have cost the lives of more than 6,500 of our soldiers.

If Mitt Romney is elected, the now-dormant neoconservatives will start beating the war drums in support of bombing Iran to please Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other like-minded warmongers.

I am no admirer of Obama, but I hope for the sake of our soldiers and our country that Obama wins on Tuesday.

Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pa.

Arms economy

One would expect a more knowledgeable perspective from a military man (“The Triumph of Failure,” Ralph Peters, PostOpinion, Oct. 30).

Peters blames Obama for persisting in subsidizing Egypt’s war machine, but the sale of weapons to Egypt on the American taxpayers’ dollar is to benefit the US armament industry, not the Muslim Brotherhood.

Without sales to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan, all unworthy and unreliable allies, the arms industry would suffer.

L. Shapiro, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Unfit judge

The editorial concerning federal Judge Garaufis was frightening and causes one to lose faith in our democratic system (“The Case Against Garaufis,” Oct. 31).

The Post is right on the mark to say he has to go, but where?

Sal Dye, New Rochelle

Brain baffler

The Post’s story has shed light on this outrageous practice of stealing body parts to train pathologists (“Medical Examiner Keeps Thousands of Brains for ‘Tests’ Families Call Needless,” Oct. 28).

Permission should be given by an appropriate family member or someone who can authorize such a decision. I am glad New York City is being sued. Sometimes the only way to stop reckless behavior is to hit them in the pocketbook.

Jerry Coccoli, Manhattan

Tragic tots’ tale

This horrific death of innocence is a sad reflection of a society in disharmony and wanting in its respect for the right and dignity of life (“Madness on W. 75th Street,” Editorial, Oct. 27).

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Krim family. May little Leo and Lucia rest in the loving arms of the Lord.

Bob Pascarella, The Bronx