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    Your story on Bush's re-election efforts inspired me to think of a good slogan for the new campaign: "Let's really win in 2004!"
    DAVID HAUN
    Austin, Texas

    Punishable Offense

    As much as I respect Secretary of State Colin Powell, I was dismayed to read that when asked if France would suffer consequences for opposing the U.S.-led war, his answer was yes [NOTEBOOK, May 5]. The Bush Administration is busy patting itself on the back for "liberating" a country from a dictator who brutally punished anyone who opposed him, and yet our leaders are threatening to punish another country because it had the temerity to disagree with the U.S. Bush may want to look up the definition of hypocrisy.
    LORI MILLER
    Orange, Ohio

    A Time for Aid

    Re "Next Stop: Syria?" [April 28]: How can the U.S. government think of another war, this time against Syria? Have Americans gone mad? The military strikes on Iraq have just ended, and the problems in the aftermath are shocking and far from being solved. A humanitarian catastrophe is devastating a whole country. Millions of people are suffering terribly. It's time to think of peace and aid for the victims of American aggression against Iraq.
    MOZAFAR AHMED AL-HIYYAL
    Alexandria, Egypt

    A Tortured Survivor

    Aparisim Ghosh deserves praise for his excellent story on Lahib Nouman, the attorney who stood up to the tyranny of Uday Hussein in defense of an innocent man and free speech and endured decades of torture [WORLD, May 5]. What a rare and brave woman! She should be recognized as a hero of our time. Shame on her family for abandoning her. May she be an inspiration to us all to always do the right thing, no matter how unpopular it is. I would like to think that our forefathers manifested a similar spirit when this country was established.
    MIMI COFFEY
    Fort Worth, Texas

    I wonder how Nouman feels about the questions surrounding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. I don't care if there aren't any. No one should have the ability to treat another human being as Nouman was treated. My guess is, she represents the tip of a despicable iceberg. It should be clear to even the most suspicious that the U.S. and its coalition partners have done the right thing.
    RICHARD WAGNER
    Flying Hills, Pa.

    I was not a big supporter of the war on Iraq, but after reading about Nouman's ordeal, I realized that war was necessary to free the Iraqi people from the kind of torture she went through. Her story really ripped my heart out. I hope no one ever again has to suffer the trials Nouman endured. The bottom line is that the war has at least freed one very courageous woman.
    CORA CHEUNG
    Toronto

    Age-Old Idolatry

    The television show American Idol and its imitators are hardly breaking ground in entertainment [TELEVISION, May 5]. In 1935 radio listeners were enthralled when Major Bowes' Amateur Hour hit the airwaves, followed by cross-country tours featuring its finalists. A very popular winner was the singing group the Hoboken Four, which featured a 20-year-old, blue-eyed vocalist named Frank Sinatra.
    MARK NEW
    Hillsborough, N.J.

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