Dear Editor:
I became annoyed while reading the rantings of (columnist Trevor) Lautens in his (Nov. 20) column regarding how the recent attacks in Paris by European extremists with fraudulent Syrian passports should dissuade Prime Minister Trudeau from meeting his pledge to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees.
Even France knows (ISIS) wants these helpless wanderers to be left like lambs for the slaughter, and has since that tragedy promised to take in 30,000 more refugees.
My annoyance was heightened a few pages later by the loaded question by (reporter) Justin Beddall in your Inquiring Reporter section, bringing up the same questionable reasoning, which we are all aware of, without any of the perspective of the refugee.
The response from North Vancouverites was, quite oppositely, heart-warming – with none of the five interviewed taking the bait of your anti-refugee rhetoric, and only one questioning the timeline.
Your North Shore News journalists should watch the Russian HDTV drone footage, widely available on YouTube, of the “civil” war raging in Syria – as if you can call a war with as many manipulating international interests as the First World War (including our own nation through NATO) “civil war”– and, witness to the inhumane reality these unfortunate human beings are fleeing, hopefully develop a little less suspicion and a little more compassion.
Rian O’Maolchonaire
North Vancouver
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