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...Alabama for Jesse Owens, take him from his home and tell him to teach Hitler a lesson. China needs to understand that it will never be a real power until its people are free to choose their own direction, that national pride comes from personal pride in a (freely chosen) job well done. We need to stop treating China like our precocious little brother and, instead, have it play by the West's rules: democracy. Robert Rakoczy, Hamilton, Ontario...
...secretly urged the Bangladesh military to intervene in politics [June 30]. If the author of this story had contacted the Embassy, we would have let him know that this is simply not true. The U.S. Government has been consistent in its message that Bangladesh should be governed by leaders chosen by the people of Bangladesh in free, fair and transparent elections. This was our message before the declaration of the state of emergency, it is our message during the state of emergency, and it will be our message after the state of emergency is lifted. James F. Moriarty, United States...
...case at Oxford or Cambridge, where academics have a majority on both universities' executive bodies. Hood, a New Zealander with a background in business, is Oxford's first vice-chancellor to be chosen from outside the University. In late 2006, when he proposed giving lay members a slim majority on a new governing council responsible for non-academic matters, the idea was turned down by the Congregation, the parliament of Oxford dons. In the scramble to catch up with wealthier U.S. colleges, the dons' power could discourage potential benefactors. "A governing body dominated by academic members of a university," says...
...revolution [June 16]. Europe is ahead of us, but the real cutting edge is in Asia. Powerful handheld computers with features such as wi-fi may be new to the U.S., but they've been available in other countries for a while. The rest of the world has already chosen the platform of the future, and it's Symbian. Regan Coleman, AUSTIN, TEXAS...
First they tossed their day packs over the 12-ft. (3.7 m) barrier of steel mesh. They had chosen to cross at a spot where the fence made a small right-angle jog, because there was a supporting post extending about halfway up the angle. This gave them a foothold, and from there, the strongest members of the group boosted the others to the top. It was no easy transit. One young woman froze in fear, a leg on either side of the fence, her face a mask of panic as she looked at the long fall into one country...