I should be accustomed to it, but it is still mind boggling to observe that whenever a strong voice is raised in defense of our country, there are members of the Congress of the United States of  America who do  everything in their power to silence that voice. Here we have four Democratic Senators, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd, Tom Larkin and Jim Jeffords using their position to  marginalize Daniel Pipes -- because, Pipes is a patriot and Pipes speaks the truth!! For the present it  looks like George W. Bush will not let them get away with it. However, just to make sure, every patriotic American should contact their US Senators and let them know that America needs the strength, knowledge and intellectual integrity of Daniel Pipes.

Two years ago President Bush told the nations of the world, "You're either with us or against us".  I now have to ask Senators Kennedy, Dodd, Larkin and Jeffords, "Whose side are you on?"

Alan M. Kaplan