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...Bush's war on terrorism clearly indicates that he is willing to wage war to attain peace. Does he really expect to subdue the terrorists by striking terror in their hearts? If so, this cat-and-mouse game will never end. Asad Javed Mardan City, Pakistan...
...extortion designed to shore up an economy in free-fall. But some U.S. officials now suspect that Kim Jong-il may have concluded that a nuclear deterrent is the key to his survival - a belief reinforced by the fate of Saddam Hussein - and that he's rushing headlong to attain nuclear status regardless of what transpires in negotiations. After all, the nations talking to North Korea to prevent it going nuclear are unlikely to shun Pyongyang once it demonstrates nuclear capability. The examples of Israel, India and Pakistan demonstrate that nuclear capability ensures respect even from the most hostile...
...what makes sense to them and let America's energy policy come from the bottom up. The government should fund basic research but not try to promote specific types of new technologies. When they are ready for commercialization, they will come to market. Our goal should be not to attain energy self-sufficiency but to avoid relying too much on any one fuel or region. As long as the government doesn't get in the way, we will be O.K. for the foreseeable future. JOHN ZIMMERMAN Hopkinton...
Peace is not hell, contrary to your cover headline. There will never be peace so long as violence is used to attain it. President Bush and the military are not after peace; they are after power and control. Peace can be obtained only by nonviolence, understanding and cooperation. Many members of the coalition forces are dying, but it is not peace that is killing them; it is violence and the Bush Administration's goals. NICK ALVA Cotati, Calif...
From Biarritz, it is a quick trip into the verdant Pyrenees, where one can take advantage of the region's piscatorial plenty. The Nive River in the foothills is home to Atlantic salmon, sea trout and native brown trout--all of which attain exceptional size in this region. Hubert Anglard, 55, a fly-fishing guide, says he has caught brown trout as large as 19 lbs.--but remember, this is a fisherman talking. More typically, une belle truite weighs about...