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...Percentage of young South Asian Britons in a recent poll who say they condone honor killings-the murder of women accused by their families of adultery or other offenses 13 Average number of honor killings in Britain each year...
...government keeps Americans in a perpetual state of fear because citizens are easier to manipulate when they are in that condition. The same thing happens in Britain to a degree. As long as there is any kind of threat, our governments are going to seize the opportunity to pass draconian measures to control the population. As long as they can convince us that the threat is severe enough, we are going to willingly give up our freedoms. What they seem to have lost sight of-or never really understood in the first place-is that government is there to serve...
...asked, "What will it take to make us feel safe?" I would feel safe if Britain detached itself from U.S. foreign policy; if the West and Israel stopped bombing and humiliating the Arab states; if the Palestinians were given their own state and it was supported by the West to the same degree as the state of Israel is supported; if we stopped demonizing Iran and Syria; if we opened a meaningful and respectful dialogue with the states of the Middle East; if we stopped supporting corrupt Arab regimes; if Britain and America stopped their gun-running activities...
...Such Discontent? In the article about Islamic discontent fomenting in Britain [Aug. 21], Beena Faridi of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) characterizes Israel's actions of self-defense as collective punishment of the Lebanese. Cross-border raids involving murder and kidnapping and indiscriminate rocket fire aimed at civilians are clear violations of human rights and international law. Doesn't the IHRC believe that human rights should apply to all humans? Perhaps it is too much to ask that the commission also consider the collective responsibility of all nations not to harbor terrorists. Peter Rosenthal Charleston, South Carolina...
...been instrumental in bringing many of these niche brands to the U.S. market is Nick Hudson, co-founder of Excelsior Beauty, the firm that spearheaded the Walgreens deal. Excelsior works with retailers and brands to bring masstige products to North America, and Hudson, formerly of Boots in Britain, is trying to develop the middle market. "In drugstores you have a big range of the multinational brands, while in department stores you've got a wonderful array of premium products. But you don't have what you have in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, a middle ground that gives the mass consumer...