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Editor: 

I want to address the anti-war rallies occurring at college campuses. Although my Alma Mater is UC Davis, I was present at the sit-in at Sproul Hall in 1964 when Mario Savio made his memorable speech. I was at Bloody Thursday when James Rector was shot. Therefore, I hope my letter will be regarded as I express my reserve about the recent protests against our country. This is not like anything that has happened before. And although, restraint is needed, I fear that young people will become carried away with the momentum of rhetoric and hucksters who love to stir things up for their own adrenaline rush and ambitious dreams.  

I hung my head in shame the day the World Trade Center came crashing down killing so many of my countryfolk. I know if the intelligence agencies had not been so restricted by civil privacy laws, the terrorist cells would have been sniffed out sooner. I console myself that the CIA and FBI were “corrupt and needed to be leashed.” Now, I wish them to be unleashed for the protection of our people and our environment.  

Young people, research into the short reign of the Taliban. Learn how they treat their women and children and how it directly conflicts with the religion they profess. Protest that. 

I commend young people today for their social conscience – a conscience that seemed to be asleep for a couple decades. Just be sure to choose your battles wisely for the protests of today will undoubtedly shape government policies in the future.  

Kathie Griego Jermstad 

Camino, Calif.