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Media unwittingly aiding bin Laden

Just as our national media was Ho Chi Minh's strongest weapon - without which he could have never driven our forces from Vietnam - this same media has become bin Laden's strongest weapon. And it's working with precision. He's continually provided with details of our tactics, force structure, battle plans, shortcomings and, critically, our psychological state. He's also provided with a medium of communication with terrorist cells and the worldwide Muslim community upon which his success depends.

Many wonder at what point the national media might begin to reassess their innate "neutrality" and the moral legitimacy in exercising their "rights" and begin to realize that neutrality and First Amendment rights are not guaranteed by al-Qaida.

Armond "Si" Simmons, Pell City, Ala.

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