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...like Chávez, but he has stuck to his campaign promises, implemented his social reforms and by doing so has held on to power. This isn't a political disaster; this is a reflection of the fair and sometimes painful mechanics of democracy. Omar van den Berg Amsterdam Battling Bogus Bags Your article on counterfeit luxury merchandise [Aug. 23] never asked why Louis Vuitton or any of the other high-end manufacturers deserve to be paid $1,500 for a handbag when, as you reported, "a 12-m container filled with fake bags can turn a profit...
...West generally is aware of only kidnappings that are politically motivated, like the abduction and subsequent beheading of American businessman Nick Berg. But the practice is far more common, and the kidnappers--the men who initially seize the innocents--are often petty criminals. "Those who take the hostages are not sophisticated," says Andrew White, director of the Iraqi Center for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace. "They're thugs, gangsters...
...only one prison, it is enough to make the already explosive situation in Iraq much more volatile. Some Americans might defend the actions of the guards at Abu Ghraib by arguing that Iraqi insurgents would do much worse to captured U.S. citizens, as unfortunately was the case with Nick Berg. But the U.S. should certainly not rely on the same methods that terrorists use. Because of events at Abu Ghraib, the U.S. will need even stronger determination to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqis. Alexander Grasbeck Southampton, England...
...Harvard has not been very aggressive about providing facilities for work in modern biology,” Berg said. “I don’t think the Harvard development office was particularly interested in science—I think more...
...Most of the universities that I know have been building buildings left and right,” Berg said. “Nothing like that has happened at Harvard...