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...South African Policy I found your coverage of the Zimbabwean situation informative but sad [Aug. 3]. The South African government could easily bring Mugabe into line instead of propping him up. Recall how Balthazar Johannes Vorster brought Ian Smith into line and forced a free and fair election. All authorities recognize the last Zimbabwean one wasn't, and yet Mugabe is still in a strong position of authority. Shame on you, South Africa! Peter Graham, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
...under house arrest for another 18 months just as her last spell in detention was expiring. U.S. President Barack Obama called it "unjust." British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called it "monstrous." Out of sheer frustration, some Burmese will turn to the Hague for solace. Taylor is the first African head of state to face an international war-crimes tribunal. Could junta chief General Than Shwe be the first Asian? (Read "Burma Court Finds Aung San Suu Kyi Guilty...
...South African Policy I found your coverage of the Zimbabwean situation informative but sad [Aug. 3]. The South African government could easily bring Mugabe into line instead of propping him up. Recall how Balthazar Johannes Vorster brought Ian Smith into line and forced a free and fair election. All authorities recognize the last Zimbabwean one wasn't, and yet Mugabe is still in a strong position of authority. Shame on you, South Africa! Peter Graham Johannesburg, South Africa
...like Bidil, a heart failure drug that became the first U.S. medication to be approved and marketed expressly for black people, in 2005. But after approval, a deeper look at the research showed that clinical trials of Bidil - a combination of two generic heart drugs - involved only self-described African Americans, and that the drug was not useful for all blacks and very useful for some whites. In other words, the utility of the first race-based drug was not defined by race...
...flew home from a Scottish prison on Thursday, freed by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds because doctors say Megrahi's cancer will kill him within three months. But was that the real reason? Could Britain have traded Megrahi in return for lucrative deals with the energy-rich North African nation...