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War is not exciting

To the Editor:

I am writing to express my disgust and outrage over a notice on page 656 of the November issue of the magazine, regarding “War in the Gulf.”

“Recapitulates the exciting drama”???????? My god. Where are your minds?

There were 100,000 Iraqi men killed in that war. A recent U.N. report states that large numbers of Iraqi children are still dying from malnutrition and fouled drinking water due to American bombing, and Kuwaiti civilians were killed on the road to Basra by American bombs.

In the past I have had an article published in C&RL News. In February, when my membership is due, I will not be renewing my subscription/mem- bership.

I would further castigate the ALA for abandoning its principles on intellectual freedom. ALA defends band, pornography—it didn’t have the courage to speak out against government censorship before, during, and after the Gulf War.—Kate Bradley, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington