Pulled punches in boxer interview.

• Author: Vigon, Larry
• Position: Letter to the Editor

Regarding The Progressive interview with Barbara Boxer by Ruth Conniff (July issue): After reading a scathing recollection of John Negroponte by Paul Laverty, I was disappointed that there was no mention of Negroponte either in the introduction to the interview with Boxer or in the interview itself.

Since Boxer voted to confirm this nefarious man as director of national intelligence--an individual who supported the Honduran military while it was engaging in abductions, torture, and murder--it is unfortunate that Ruth Conniff did not pursue this matter while questioning her in Washington.

Larry Vigon

Chicago, Illinois

The interview with Senator Barbara Boxer (my Senator) by Ruth Conniff was very enjoyable and well worth reading. However, I wonder why Ruth did not ask the Senator a key question: Why she consistently votes for the huge defense budget? I would have loved to read the Senator's answer to that question.

Geoff Spenceley

McKinleyville, California

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