<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4916.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To the editor:<BR>Todd Gitlin states that the 'far left' (a code word<BR>for those who opposed the bombing campaign against<BR>Afghanistan) was not willing to show any compassion to<BR>victims of the 911 attacks.  I wonder if he is<BR>referring to persons like Rosa Clark or the 911<BR>victims family members of Peaceful Tomorrows who urged<BR>Mr. Bush to not use war as the solution to terrorism. <BR>Is it too much to ask Prof. Gitlin to stick to arguing<BR>his position instead of making baseless accusations<BR>against those who disagree with his? <BR><BR>Stephen Philion<BR>Minneapolis, MN<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>