WILLIAMSVILLE-I'm deeply disappointed that The Commons decided to print Mark Treinkman's blatant ad hominem attack on Kate Casa.
While Treinkman claims to decry Casa's analysis about our war with Israel against Iran, the attack predictably attempts to divert us away from underlying facts about the Trump administration's motives and the war's impetus, which are not merely widely reported to be true, but have been admitted by the administration.
Demonizing someone with aggressive invective does nothing to change that.
Demonizing someone with aggressive invective should have been recognized as such by The Commons, despite the window dressing, and it didn't deserve to see the light of publication.
Mary Moriarty
Williamsville
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