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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 14, 2007 - 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Police officers deserve praise for helping seniors in need Re: The spectre of elder abuse, Oakville Beaver, Nov. 10. Some time ago I sent in a request for someone to cover the abuse of the elders in our community. I had had a personal situation in which I contacted Detective Constable Vince Mulholland in December 2006. Vince Mulholland gave me peace of mind when he apprended the individual for her own safety after yet another fire in her apartment and addressed all the concerns that he was able to see for himself. This woman was coached to say, "I have a son and he visits everyday." The state in which we found the apartment made it apparent that wasn't the case. This case was clearly that of neglect of needs and lack of care for the individual. David Lea has done a great job at bringing it to the community's attention. Now if the community could perhaps give a standing ovation for hummer.gm.ca Vince Mulholland and Jackie Brennan whom I understand are the only two contacts that deal with the numerous cases all across Halton. Please, please if you know of a senior who has been neglected or abused, stand up and speak up. I'm relieved that this individual will not be able to have any more fires and has been fortunate not to have caused her own death or that of other tenants. As for Vince Mulholland, he was like my Cary Grant in The Bishop's Wife, he arrived just in the nick of time and performed a miracle. I will not use my name in this letter as I would like the elderly lady to maintain some sense of dignity in her life. Afghanistan coverage one-sided Ed. note: The following letter was published Friday, Nov. 9 with an incorrect headline. The Oakville Beaver apolgizes and regrets any inconvenience the error caused. In the past week the Beaver has featured front-page stories that prominently reference bombing by so-called insurgents in Afghanistan. Such uncritical, one-sided reporting is typical of Western media service as part of the war propaganda machine. When American aggressors invaded Afghanistan in 2001 their aerial attacks targeted key roads and the highest density areas of the country killing thousands of civilians within a few months. According to the UN as many as 70 per cent of the population in three major Afghan cities were displaced by these foreign attacks. Many civilian facilities were targeted and cluster bombs were dropped by the invading US air force to wreak immediate carnage or to remain on the ground as unexploded devices. Canada, a global leader in efforts to ban landmines, is mute about the use of cluster munitions in Afghanistan, Iraq or Lebanon but the media constantly refer to the use of IEDs by the resistance to the occupying forces and their puppet governments. Civilians are also killed indirectly, when air strikes cut off their access to hospitals, food or electricity. During the past year NATO air strikes have intensified, including attacks on civilian areas in violation of international law. Even when President Karzai of Afghanistan weeps and begs his foreign masters to try to stop bombing and killing civilians nobody in the West heeds his request. When NATO ground forces open fire on civilians in the streets we hear little. The "impartial" media needs to tell the full story and to ask a few more questions about what's really going on in Afghanistan and why, six years after the initial invasion, our government only offers slogans as to why we are there contributing to this seemingly endless war of destruction. BRIAN HOPKINS 25 MPG.* BECAUSE THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE DOESN'T COME WITH GAS STATIONS. QUEENSWAY HUMMER 1652 The Queensway, Etobicoke, Ontario M8Z 1X1 · 416.354.2222 · WWW.QUEENSWAYHUMMER.COM D#98483 *HUMMER H3 3.7L 4-speed automatic highway fuel economy. City fuel economy rated at 15.7L/100km (18mpg) based on available manufacturer's fuel consumption data for 2007 HUMMER H3 SUV 3.7L in-line 5-cylinder AWD. Model shown is a 2007 HUMMER H3 1SA starting from $40,995 MSRP. Freight ($1,220), licence, insurance, registration, administration fees, duties, fees associated with publication/filing at the movable property registry (PPSA) and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. See hummer.gm.ca or dealer for details.