Dear Editor:
‘Doug Collins’ predictable tone

, ‘(New books shed light on ‘heroes’

April 19). in. praising . ‘detailed
research’ in these books on Christine
Lamont and’ David Spencer. would
indicate they were not rei ad very crit-
‘ically...
The ‘books ‘are See no Evil by

‘Isabel * Vincent : and’ Wrong’ Time

‘wants, but if he wishes to trust books --

Wrong Piace by Caroline Mallan.
~Collins will ‘believe. what he

‘whose, pages. are. filled. with “may
have: been.” “suspects. that,” “si sug:
~ gested,” “probably,” “portrayed ‘as,"
and “reportedly” conjectures to put
Lamont and Spencer in the worst

light, they are not the yardstick that I

would use for objective research.
Malian was the cub reporter sent

to Managua by: the ‘Toronto Star -
‘when the bunker explosion: occurred :

> there i in May 1993.

An arms cache with some docu- .

ments and letters: implicated Lamont

and.: Spencer.:: Bot: Malian «and.
Vincent wrote many pages about this ;

incident to build their case of Lamont
and Spencer's undisputed guilt with
links ‘to. many. left-wing » political
groups and terrorist organizations. -

“tHt doesn’t bother the writers that:

this connection has been discounted:

= ceration ‘or. uncertainty over their

‘future. : .
| Even if released soon there can be

:. No doubt that some: psychological

by the U.S. State Department, ' which

after, a ‘thorough investigation Stated .
“tin November 1993 its failure to find

any.-link between the bunker's con-
tents and international’ terrorism, ‘or

recent terrorism’acts,’ -

“Tt-had been built in “eatly 1991,"

nd Lamont: and , Spencer , were
imprisoned in December 1989. 0°

‘This proof Was not to Vincent’ s pea

Malan’ S satisfaction.

Jy She ignores, ‘swom 1 affidavits by
Lamont and: Spencer that ney knew ».

8 Collingwood .-
” Parents’. Ceuncil ..§. would ‘like . to

extend our appreciation for. the front ee QS
v3 Christensen’ S:

age feature on our spring fair.’

WAS: ‘this is.one ,of. our Major .
idraisers .” attracting | approxi- ”

mately 5, 000 people — we sincere- © -
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:. Welcome to “Anaheim North!"

.The:, ‘proposed *. Park. - Royal |

- Shopping Centre pedestrian gondola’.
and’.70-ft... towers . strung across
Marine Drive will make a most fit-
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District, of “West.

‘which
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“Dear E Editor:

nothing about the bunker or its exis-
tence.

Keith and Marilyn Lamont. are
treated with condescending con-
tempt for doing what any caring par-
ent would do.

Most of what Vincent and Malian
have written ‘about their efforts and
what Collins calls a ‘highly orches-
trated campaign’ are simply wrong
and not supported by facts.

‘There is a peculiar and unneces-
sary vindictiveness: in both books,
one writer described as

Mallan: curiously “defends then

“S Minister of Foreign Affairs Barbara
‘, McDougall. and her action to spike

the Lamont’s efforts by. releasing a
‘paper’ on the case to the media.

It. justified. the inaction of
McDougall. and ‘condoned every

aspect of the trial, ignoring a legal.
brief by Davies, Ward and Beck doc:

umenting errors in the trial backed by
declarations of intemational law./ 4
The descriptions of prison condi-

tions ‘are grossly misleading and = -
. insinuate that because Lamont has'a
‘toilet’ and shower, both very primi-
‘» tive, she-has constant water,

~ Also the cell is much’ ‘smaller than
is suggested: Both writers ignore the
psychological effects “of a long incar-

harm. will siready have been ‘done,

“with a wipling-of their original sen- ’

tence,: described: by Toronto Sun

: writer, Peter Worthington as “exces-

sive and life destroying.’

Caroline. Malian and. Isabel .
~. Vincent ‘have cynically: set out to

erase concem among Canadians for
wa the plight of these two, fellow citi- ‘

zens. :
What is worse is that they have

used ‘distortion,maliciousness, and a

twisting of documented facts to suit

their. case.’ Ti is obvious that neither :

“tions’ with regards to placing ads

“both in ‘your Display and Classified
Layne |

sections. , Reporter
handling. “of my
inquiry for a photo has resulted i in

excellent media coverage, 5:

Thank you ‘again. We look for. =

_ Vincent or Mallan give a damn about

‘Committee for Justice for Christine

ir

“Aven Evers answered all: my ques-

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