War And Remembrance
Thank you for the moving, revealing story "A War of Memories" [November 3] about another war crime committed during the Korean War. It is an old story, but it is important for American people to learn from it so we don't repeat the same crime in the future. By speaking out, Carl Lamb, the Korean War veteran, is no longer just a victim of the war but emerges as a victor and real hero. He redeems American values. It is incumbent upon all of us to examine our own history before reminding the world of Saddam Hussein's unspeakable crimes.
JOHN KIM
President
Veterans for Peace
New York
AS A WORLD WAR II VETERAN WHO served and experienced war as a frontline infantryman, I can empathize with the misgivings felt by Carl Lamb. Like millions of young Americans, I was plucked from a peaceful environment and the bright hopes of a successful future and thrust into a foreign battle situation. As a result of my involvement, I had to discard my upbringing to survive. The war was not a Hollywood film scripted to end according to our wishes. There is no such thing as a just, fair, holy war. Lamb has a right to bare his conscience so that in the future humanity will resolve differences peacefully and be spared the devastation of another Holocaust.
GEORGE H. GEORGERIAN
Haverhill, Mass.
Progress And Pride At The FBI
I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO READ AN UNfounded "Breaking News" in the Washington Whispers section of your November 3 issue. The article claimed that I was frustrated with the flow of information within the bureau and that I had threatened to fire any FBI agent who failed to provide me with information. I am not frustrated with the flow of information within the bureau. To the contrary, I am proud of the progress in information dissemination within the FBI over the past two years. With the establishment of our Office of Intelligence, the development of a cadre of intelligence and reports officers, and improvements in our information technology, the information between FBI headquarters and the field has never been better. While we continue to refine our intelligence and dissemination processes, the improvements to date have greatly enhanced our ability to protect the nation against terrorist attacks. I have not threatened to fire any agents who fail to tell me terrorism-related information before I hear it from other sources. I have never threatened to fire any FBI employee. Such a threat is inconsistent with my respect for the men and women of the FBI who serve our country so capably.
ROBERT S. MUELLER III
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.
Correction: "Round Tops," an article in the Special Collector's Edition of Secrets of the Master Builders, should have identified Emperor Justinian as a Byzantine, not an Ottoman, emperor.
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