Readers weigh in on Tibbets Enola Gay mission debate
Letters from WWII generation praise Paul Tibbets and the Enola Gay, arguing the Hiroshima bombing saved American lives and ended the war, while acknowledging the profound cost. Readers from Biloxi, Guam, and LST crews recall choices, fear, and relief as they remember 1945.
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Robert A. Guth
Mr. Guth
Paul Tibbets
Hiroshima
Enola Gay
Catherine E. Mitchell
Biloxi
Miss
Japan
Korea
China
U.S
Joe Schripsema
President Truman
Tinian
Nuclear hypocrisy fuels global nuclear risks
Geneva Overholser argues that the United States preaches nuclear restraint while clinging to first-use doctrines, costly modernization, and stalled treaty action. She cites Germany, India, Pakistan, and U.S. policy delays to show a pattern of double standards hindering nonproliferation efforts.
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India
Clinton
Germany
NATO
Pakistan
U.S. Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Jesse Helms
Carnegie Endowment
Canada
Ireland
Brazil
Dan
Impeachment clichés scorned in push for new vocab
Washington argues that common impeachment phrases over time undermine discourse. The piece mocks lines from Watergate to Iran Contra and lists notorious examples, urging reform and accountability while nodding to how politics feeds clichés and public fatigue.
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Washington
Watergate
Iran-Contra
Brendan Sullivan
This Day in History and Birthdays Highlight 1587 to 1999
A fragmented historical digest lists Mary Stuart beheading in 1587, Birth of a Nation premiere in 1915, and Blind Faith formation in 1969. It also notes a lineup of birthdays from Jules Verne to Ted Koppel and mentions Wayne Gretzky’s 1983 All-Star four-goal performance.
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Mary
Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
D.W. Goetfith
Los Angeles
Cali
Steve Winwood
Eric Clapton
Ginger Baker
Rick Hiheay
Wiliam T. Sherman
Jules Vere
Martin Buber
Lana Turner
Audrey Meadows
Jack Lemmon
James Dean
John Wiliams
Ted Koppel
Wayne Gretzky
Wiliam Tecumseh Sher
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