US use of Shannon

Madam, - The Bush administration's deliberate misuse of the English language to disguise and hide reality is well documented.

Madam, - The Bush administration's deliberate misuse of the English language to disguise and hide reality is well documented.

The use of the word "rendition" to describe serious violations of international law, such as kidnap and torture, is a case in point.

However, there is a hint of reality when we consult the Oxford Dictionary to find that rendering means plastering over a surface. In Bush language it means to hide the truth at all costs. Lies and truth are interchangeable. - Yours, etc,

BRENDAN BUTLER, NGO Peace Alliance, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7.