Editor,

It was indeed tragic to read about the terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall. The loss of innocent lives, children, women, sincere men.

And isn’t it hypocritically rich that Putin’s response to the event was the following: “All this resembles outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.” Isn’t this exactly what this malevolent dictator is doing in Ukraine, what he did in Syria, a millionfold?

This is tantamount to Agent Orange claiming that he’s been treated so unfairly. All he did was try to overthrow the American government.

Two corrupt, satanic peas in a symbiotic pod. In both cases, the real victims are individual freedom, democracy, security, truth and the rule of law.

Steven V. Horton

Langley