Letter: Bush initiates act of terrorism against U.S.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2002 | 9:49 a.m.

This is simply a response to Bush's decision to go forward with the transportation and disposal of highly radioactive waste in Yucca Mountain:

Bush declared a war on terrorism and is now speculating to advance possible military action against Iraq, a known supplier and supporter of terrorist activities worldwide.

Bush has said that national security, which is the equivalent to public safety, is a priority on items of his present agenda, and yet Bush knows very well that the transportation of highly radioactive material across the United States poses a serious security risk.

Now, I ask, if a person or persons places a nuclear device on a train or truck that was to enter areas of population and then suddenly the nuclear device went off, causing radioactivity to discharge in a populated area causing death and injury, then this act would be correctly described as an act of terrorism. Bush has knowingly and willingly initiated the sending off of these deadly canisters into the populated areas.

If Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden initiated nuclear devices in populated areas, we would call them terrorists. It is then quite obvious that Bush has initiated an act of terrorism against the United States. And it looks like the axis of terrorism has spread into the White House. And I agree with Bush that there is certainly evil in the world, and but there is certainly evil in the White House ... God save America.

ANDREW FEDER