OPEN COLUMN Focus on political views does disservice to readers

From: Columbia Daily Tribune | Date: September 21, 2006 | Copyright information

Editor, the Tribune: I read "FBI searches home of Muslim family" with interest. From the opening sentence's characterization of Shakir Hamoodi as "an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq" to the closing passage's discussion of Hamoodi's sense of whether the U.S. Army would be welcomed in Iraq, the piece dealt more with Hamoodi's political views than with the FBI's search of his home.

Fixating on Hamoodi's skepticism about the war in Iraq is unfortunate on many levels.

First, his analysis is hardly newsworthy given that most Americans currently see the war as misguided.

Second, we must hope ...

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