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Your cover story told the world how brutal the repressive junta is, but I'm afraid that prayer alone will not change it. The Burmese have been praying for 45 years, and the situation seems to be getting worse. If the free world can bring Saddam and Slobodan Milosevic to justice, why not do the same with Burma's junta? If we are waiting for China to pressure Burma to change, we will have a long, long wait. China has to become a democratic country first; otherwise, how can China advise others to be democratic? John C.M. Lee, HONG KONG...
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...killed 40 people in Fallujah during a funeral procession in May, and a cell of bomb makers was cut down by Iraqi police in Sinaa as recently as August. They say they are in a race against time. "Al-Qaeda is very weak, but all of Fallujah is still afraid," said Al Fallujy, the Sinaa mukhtar. "We've got an opportunity here," said Chief Warrant Officer Steve Townsley, the head of the Marine civil affairs unit there. "Right now we're not so focused on security that we can't focus on business. So let's work together...
...Your story told us how brutal the repressive junta is, but I'm afraid that prayer alone will not change it. The Burmese have been praying for 45 years, and the situation seems to be getting worse. If the free world can bring Saddam and Slobodan Milosevic to justice, why not do the same with Burma's junta? If we are waiting for China to pressure Burma to change, we will have a long wait. China has to become a democratic country first; otherwise, how can China credibly advise others to be democratic? John C.M. Lee, Hong Kong...
...real people with real emotions. “Little Rock gave me an opportunity to learn more about myself,” said Terrence Roberts, who is now a psychologist in Pasadena, Calif. “What I discovered in the midst of all that is no matter how afraid you are, you can still maintain goal-oriented behavior.” But the chance to change history was not the only reason that motivated the Little Rock Nine. Jefferson Thomas said that he simply wanted to escape his older siblings’ shadow. “I have seven...