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...evinces such an admirable trait. Vince Ziccardi San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Klein seems to argue that pseudo-Democrats like Joe Lieberman are what the party needs. Legislation should result from compromise, not lack of an opposing opinion. To say that espousing true Democratic ideals is a "bold move" akin to "extremism" shows how much the Democrats' positions have weakened owing to just the type of wishy-washy Third Way politics Klein advocates. Alison Schroth Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Klein asserted that the primary was "poorly attended." But other sources said that the 43% turnout was the highest for a primary...
Klein seems to argue that pseudo-Democrats like Joe Lieberman are what the party needs. Legislation should result from compromise, not lack of an opposing opinion. To say that espousing true Democratic ideals is akin to "extremism" shows how much the Democrats' positions have weakened owing to just the type of wishy-washy Third Way politics Klein advocates. ALISON SCHROTH Hummelstown...
...moral equivalence assigned to Israel and Hizballah in Lisa Beyer's article "Hate Thy Neighbor" [July 24] was disgusting. Hizballah is a terrorist organization that targets innocent civilians with its rockets. Israel is a democratic nation-state with the right of self-defense. Comparing the two is akin to saying the U.S. and al-Qaeda are on the same moral plane. The U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists, and neither should Israel. Matt Lakemacher Round Lake Beach, Illinois...
...demographic makeup of some 43,000 TSA screeners on duty today. The reason to replace ID checkers would be "using human technology, if you will," says Clark, "to search for behavioral stress levels." New TSA ID screeners, she says, would receive psychological training on how to question passengers, akin to how Israel's El Al airline operates. (Chertoff also said this week that current TSA screeners will receive 38 hours of training in the detection of "detonators and modern types of explosives...
...violence The moral equivalence assigned to Israel and Hizballah in Lisa Beyer's article "Hate Thy Neighbor" [July 24] was disgusting. Hizballah is a terrorist organization that targets innocent civilians with its rockets. Israel is a democratic nation-state with the right of self-defense. Comparing the two is akin to saying the U.S. and al-Qaeda are on the same moral plane. The U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists, and neither should Israel. Matt Lakemacher Round Lake Beach, Illinois, U.S. I find it hard to understand how civilized countries in the 21st century can conduct or condone such massive...