THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dying for politicians’ mistakes

In April 1971 John Kerry asked Congress: "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" The Islamic State, having captured blank Syrian passports, has pledged to infiltrate the United States for the purpose of destroying us and our way of life through violent acts.

August 8, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Japanese Americans helped win World War II

Another untold or at least little-told story from World War II is the role played by the Japanese Americans in the war in the Pacific ("An untold woman's story of World War II," Web, Aug. 4). These Japanese Americans included my father, four of his brothers and two of his sisters, all of whom were in the Military Intelligence Service and Allied Translation and Interpretation Service while their parents were in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming.

August 8, 2016

Keeping the key to Guantanamo

President Obama is still talking about redeeming one of his original campaign pledges, to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay before he leaves the White House. If he does, he ought to leave the key on the desk in the Oval Office. His allies in the war on terror, as well as a bipartisan roster of members of Congress, think Guantanamo is still needed.

August 8, 2016

Donald Trump’s plan to jump start America

Donald Trump isn't dumb: He knows it's always "the economy, stupid." As a billionaire businessman, he understands that economic growth isn't just a number, but a measure of human progress. Mr. Trump presented a bold blueprint Monday for putting America back on the road to prosperity. It's worth careful consideration.

August 8, 2016

Khizr Khan in cahoots with Allah

Khizr Khan, the father of an American soldier who died in Iraq, picked a fight with Donald Trump and did pretty well at it. For awhile. But he can't let it go. Celebrity from the headlines and soundbites are going to his head. Now he says the Donald's mistakes aren't necessarily his fault because Allah makes him do it.

August 7, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Left owes U.S. an apology

The Democratic National Convention provided its quadrennial dose of hypocrisy and obfuscation as its organizers launched the Clinton-Kaine ticket into the general election.

August 7, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama, Valerie Jarrett Iran’s tools

President Obama is trying to justify the delivery of $400 million cash to Iran, but he cannot ("Obama denies $400M payment to Iran was ransom," Web, Aug. 5). Ever since Mr. Obama was elected, his key adviser, Valerie Jarrett, has been in negotiations with Iran. She is Iranian and wants to be the one who normalizes relations with Iran.

August 7, 2016

Donald Trump blowing shot at the White House

The clock is ticking, and Donald Trump still hasn't figured out what time it is. It's clear, and has been for months, that America is eager to vote for anybody but Hillary Clinton, but the Donald seems determined to make sure that "anybody" is not him. Many voters are on the verge of deciding, however reluctantly, to hold their noses and cast their ballots. It's beginning to look like a run on clothespins.

August 7, 2016

CORRECTION: Trump tax plan misattributed

An Aug. 3 editorial titled "The tax woman cometh" misattributed an analysis of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax plan. The analysis should have been attributed to the Tax Foundation.

August 4, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GOP must vote

To all those Republican voters who plan to stay away from the polls in November because they do not like Donald Trump, please keep in mind that Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution states the president "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for."

August 4, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Question Trump’s sanity

Rep. Karen Bass of California was on-target when she called for a sanity check of Donald Trump ("Democratic congresswoman demands Donald Trump take psychiatric exam," Web, Aug. 3). Our Constitution does not disqualify a political candidate for being insane, but the political parties in Cleveland and Philadelphia failed to ask mental health experts to certify candidates.

August 4, 2016

EDITORIAL: The press under assault

Knowledge is power, and no one understands that better than the powerful. Controlling the flow of information is the key of staying a step ahead of the people, particularly in places where freedom of thought is neither appreciated nor condoned. In post-coup Turkey, in China, and even in America the politicians unpack strategies to keep a tight grip on the people. A free press is often the only institution capable of sounding the alarm when objective fact is endangered by official fiction. That's the only way the flame of liberty can endure.

August 4, 2016

EDITORIAL: The buzz over zapping Zika

Life is not fair. It carries risks, rarely equally, and no one gets out alive. Every person must figure out is how to balance activity with safety and find an acceptable level of risk. But with the Zika virus it's the federal government that decides how much risk Americans should take, and the government answer seems to be, more than they should have to. DDT, the insecticide that inspired the formation of the environmentalist movement, has been used effectively in the past to combat mosquito-borne Zika. It could do so again. Indeed, DDT has saved millions from death by malaria.

August 4, 2016

Obama the bag man of Persia

Barack Obama just can't resist adding things to the legacy he obsesses over, and some are strange to the point of bizarre. Now he's the bag man of Persia, out to please the mullahs of Tehran with whom he struck the cozy deal preserving their search for the Islamic bomb.

August 3, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Donald Trump a modern-day prophet?

The Bible speaks about a man named Nehemiah, who upon learning that the walls of Jerusalem were falling, decided to leave his prominent position serving a king and go to his homeland to repair the city walls. Nehemiah's passion (and sometimes harsh methods) resulted in the restoration of Jerusalem.

August 3, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Clintons high-class grifters

Bill Clinton was the most corrupt president in American history. A man described as having the self-control of a priapic goat, the corruption of his presidency was pervasive. One example: China obtained sensitive missile technology, and not coincidentally, the American company involved in the transaction, Loral, donated $1.3 million to Mr. Clinton.

August 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton, tax woman cometh

Death and taxes are part of life, but the Grim Reaper only visits once. The tax man -- or the tax woman if Hillary makes it to the White House -- visits often. Nobody would mistake Hillary for the Mona Lisa, but she sometimes smiles as if she knows something the voters don't. With her bag of taxes and fees, there's an unwelcome surprise for everyone.

August 3, 2016

President Obama joins Trump-Khan feud

Fresh from his brash and futile intervention in the British vote to leave the European Union, President Obama has set out this time to reform the Republican Party, replace Donald Trump as the party's nominee, and tutor Republicans in how, if they really try, they can be more like him.

August 2, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Include others in debates

It sure would be nice if Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would do something different at the presidential debates this fall. In the year where so many voters are frustrated with a two-party political system ruling everything in this nation, it would be really refreshing to see both of them invite every other presidential candidate to participate in the debates.

August 2, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A farce of an election

After the expenditure of significant time and money, the American electorate has been given the unenviable task of selecting one of two totally unsuitable candidates to be our next president. In responding to questions on Fox News last Sunday, Hillary Clinton not only confirmed that she is untruthful and untrustworthy, she revealed that she is unaware of the difference between a lie and the truth.

August 2, 2016