Anybody know if this LTTE was written by THE Emanuel Ax?

[Sparkly]

To the Editor:

Re "Heroes Abroad, Unknown at Home," by David Brooks (column, Nov. 27):

Why can't Mr. Brooks understand that someone who does not believe in the purposes of the war in Iraq can also be a patriot? Soldiers and marines like Capt. Christopher Ieva and his comrades are remarkable individuals, and their courage and valor are indeed "awe-inspiring."

But it is just because this kind of courage is so special and admirable that we who rely on these men and women to protect us must never put them in harm's way unless the cause is absolutely just and there is no other recourse.

It is the politics of the Iraq war that are being questioned, not the valor of our troops.

Emanuel Ax
New York, Nov. 28, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/29/opinion/29brooks.html

Emanuel Ax is a famous concert pianist. Seems like too unusual a name to be anybody else. Anyone know for sure?

[stopbush]

1. I would assume that it is. He's had LTTEs published before in

the NYT...and the NYT tends to print letters from celebrities before those from us cannon fodder types.