Recent Letters, March 8

In Backtalk: Greg Brownfield: deliberate irrationalism is one of the pillars of fascism -- & the Bushies have rejected the "reality-based community." Scott Erb, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine at Farmington: Democracy or Republic? Democracy does not mean majoritarianism. Steve Barrett: Just say no to the ASVAB. Matthew Barganier: And the special skills draft. David Wilmsen, Contributing Editor, Transnational Broadcasting Studies, Arabic and Translation Studies, The American University in Cairo: Lebanon already IS a democracy. Scott Horton: And Israel isn't. And more… --- World democratic revolution or Pentagonistan?: The CIA is airmailing people to prisons in the world's worst human rights abusing dictatorships.