The paper advertises for letters

to the editor, so I consider my published viewpoints solicited. I also

sign my letters with my name and place of residence, which sometimes get

me unsolicited phone calls; but I can take care of myself.

The other letter "was

posted on the Internet by a young man whose brother had written him from

Iraq." There was no name, no place of residence, no military unit,

no identification at all. The "letter" was unsolicited and obviously

lifted from the anonymity of the Internet.

This so-called letter tells

us what great work is happening in Iraq, how we aren't getting the

true story, even from the paragon of fair and balanced, Fox News. But

the meat of the letter is both brothers leaving the Democratic party because

it is not patriotic.

It talks of "Manny"

uncovering a mass grave and quickly becoming a Bush supporter. It talks

a lot like a piece of Republican dirty propaganda, of which I'm 99

percent sure it actually is, and not a letter from one of our soldiers

in Iraq.

Now, I realize that many of

the people to whom this letter panders are unable to separate fact from

political prejudice, but I don't believe Mr. Beverly is one of them.

Therefore I can only assume that this was a cynical attempt to appease

the same fools who believe Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly are anything

but talking versions of Jerry Springer. I would say shame on you, Mr.

Beverly, but you are apparently shameless.

Timothy J. Parker

Peachtree City, Ga.