And presto: relevance
To: Stephen E. Flynn, Lawrence M. Wein
From: New York Times Op-Ed editor
Re: Today's essay
I think the news peg could be just a wee bit stronger. See what you think of my proposed change below:
"This week President Bush will seek to focus the nation's attention on border security and immigration reform. However, we would like to write about a completely unrelated issue: But the president's proposals won't protect Americans from our gravest cross-border threat: the possibility that a ship, truck or train will one day import a 40-foot cargo container in which terrorists have hidden a dirty bomb or nuclear weapon."