Bill and William in Falls Church, Va.

BILL READS WASHINGTON POST, 12/02/02

Letter to the editor, page A 20.
[On the appointment of Henry Kissinger to head the
9/11 commission)

....This is the same Henry Kissinger who denied that
he ordered CIA director Richard Helms to topple the
duly elected government in Chile in 1973.  Congress
pursued the matter, calling Mr. Helm's successor,
William Colby, to testify. Mr. Colby, as was his wont,
told the truth. Mr. Helms faced perjury charges for
his earlier testimony, but he was allowed to plead no
contest to two misdemeanor charges. And Mr. Colby was
later replaced.
	So the fix is in.

							RAY McGOVERN
							   	Arlington
The writer was an analyst for the CIA from 1964 to
1990


WILLIAM READS WASHINGTON POST 12/02/02
Letter to the editor, page A 20

...Mr. Kissinger excelled as a political statesman,
but the President must keep in mind that the man is 79
years old.  Will he be able to conduct this difficult
and arduous task?
     President Bush should rethink his choice.  One
name that has not been mentioned is Kenneth Starr,
whose relentless pursuit ultimately led to the
downfall of former president Bill Clinton.  Mr. Starr
and former senator George J. Mitchell would be a
formidable team capable of getting to the bottom of
what really happened before, during and after Sept. 11
2001.
     Either way, we should wish them success in their
quest for truth in this tragedy.

						HERBERT W. STARK
                               				Massapequa, N.Y.