LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (06/01/03)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Contact the media re Duranty cover-up

Dear Editor:

The Ukrainian Weekly is right on about recent scandals at The New York Times and if readers ever wanted to do something about the Ukrainian Holocaust, now is the time. For years we have been trying to right this wrong, but with the recent scandal at the Times making the news every day, now is the time to prove that this goes all the way back to the infamous Walter Duranty and his cover-up of the crime of the century.

Are you frustrated that your letters in the past have been ignored? Well, now is the time because other news outlets will publicize how deep is the problem at the NY Times. And publicity is absolutely necessary to get this Pulitzer Prize turned over to the proper recipient - namely someone who covered what was really perpetrated by Stalin "Uncle Joe."

Spend a few minutes to get the facts - reread the May 18, editorial of The Ukrainian Weekly and check out two other great sites at www.ucca.org and http://www.nationalreview.com/stuttaford/stuttaford050703.asp.

Also, contact shows that you might listen to:

Sean Hannity, ABC Radio: [email protected];
Bob Grant Show: [email protected];
CBS Radio Network: http://www.cbsnews.com;
National Public Radio: http://www.npr.org/contact/.

Also, contact the newspapers you read:

New York Daily News: [email protected];
New York Post: [email protected];
The New York Times: [email protected];
The New York Times Syndicate: [email protected];
Newsday: [email protected]; and
Wall Street Journal: [email protected].

The pen is mightier than the sword. If not for Duranty's lies, millions of lives might have been saved in Ukraine. And were it not for Stalin's ability to pull off the crime of the century, perhaps Hitler, Mao and the Khmer Rouge might not have been emboldened to have slaughtered 100 million more! These despots carried out crimes that obliterated major portions of the world's inhabitants - and it all started with Duranty and The New York Times.

Russ Chelak
Morristown, N.J.

Old Soviet habits never seem to die

Dear Editor:

Regarding the eighth Ukrainian World Congress (May 4), it seems that some old Soviet habits never seem to die. In the past, visitors from the West were forced to pay exorbitant prices for hotels, food, transportation, etc. while visiting the former Soviet Union.

It is interesting that the registration cost for the eighth Ukrainian World Congress follows this same old pattern. Delegates from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Belgium, France and Germany must pay $250 (U.S.). Delegates from South America and candidate countries to the European Union are being charged $50 (U.S.), and delegates of countries from the former Soviet Union will pay only $10 (U.S.). There is no mention of the cost for delegates from Ukraine.

If I were a delegate, which I am not, I would definitely question this cost. Do they really want your participation and input to the agenda, or only your American dollars?

I have attended many conferences during my professional careeer, and have never seen such a scam; if anything, members always paid less than non-members.

Jerry Zinycz
Venice, Fla.

Thanks for printing story from Georgia

Dear Editor:

Just a note to thank you for publishing the little article and photo about our small Ukrainian community in Georgia.

It's taken over 20 years of collecting names, convincing people and clerics, and determination to accomplish what we have. Instead of just a listing in the phone book we now have a place, and the church, as always, is the foundation of the community.

The Weekly, understanding that it is the "link" to those who are not in large communities, played its part in our development. You'll hear a lot more from us in the future.

Stephen Holutiak-Hallick
Duluth, Ga.

Bush's politics and the war in Iraq

Dear Editor:

I strongly disagree with Roman Golash on why we should attack Iraq. First of all, it was the United States that supplied Saddam with WMD (weapons of mass destruction) during the Iran-Iraq war. He was our friend and ally. He used all the mustard gas on the Iranians, and we were only too happy to have the Muslims fight amongst themselves.

Second, how was Saddam Hussein involved with 9/11? It has been proven beyond a doubt that Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11 by our CIA and Israeli intelligence. As a matter of fact, Saddam and Osama bin Laden hated each other.

Thirdly, the only surviving Communists and their lackeys are in Ukraine and that is what we should be concerned about.

Fourthly, Bush used 9/11 as an excuse to invade Iraq and get at its oil. After all, his family made its fortune in the oil business; I'm sure they will secure another one there.

Last but not least, didn't the Bush administration accuse Ukraine of selling the Kolchuha system? Where is it? Russia is supplying Iran with nuclear technology. But Bush calls Putin "my friend." Why doesn't Bush liberate Cuba, Ukraine and Belarus? That's where the Communists and oppressors have power.

Now here is what should concern us. If Mr. Putin decides that there are "terrorist activities" in Ukraine, he will do exactly as Bush did in Iraq and call for a regime change. And Mr. Bush will call him "my friend" and look the other way! As someone who worked at the World Trade Center, witnessed the horrors and survived, I take exception to Mr. Bush's comments.

By the way even though we won in Afghanistan, the early reports are that warlordism is prevailing there and that new members are being recruited by the Taliban. They will start to recruit even more in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East. That certainly doesn't make me feel secure.

Ronald Reagan managed to unite the whole world, topple communism and secure a Pax Americana. George W. Bush by his actions in Iraq has managed to make us despised, detested and isolated.

Bohdan Pylypiw
New York

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