Published in The Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/letters/bal-ed.le.hamas04feb04,1,4295705.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines

Obfuscating the threat Hamas clearly expresses
February 4, 2006

In its recent coverage of the Middle East, and particularly in "Hamas aims for political might" (Jan. 22), The Sun seems to be deflecting the raison d'etre of the Hamas movement.
Comments in that article include, "Hamas' intentions have become murkier in the weeks leading to ... elections."

Murkier? The Sun's neighbor down Interstate 95, The Washington Post, seems to be getting a different, clearer picture.

Its Jan. 29 article "Some Palestinians See End of Secular Dream," for instance, refers to Hamas as "an organization committed to establishing an Islamic state across territory that includes Israel."

I would hope that The Sun would also see Hamas' intentions as pretty clear.

Michael Berenhaus
Potomac