Suspicious Arabic.

• Author: Thomas
• Position: Letter to the editor

America was once a land where the aphorism attributed to Voltaire reigned supreme: "I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." It's ironic that the authorities specifically tried to silence a message simply because it was written in Arabic ("When Arabic Is Suspect," by Matthew Rothschild, December issue). "We will not be silent," indeed.

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