Word: countrymen
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...invasion and occupation of Iraq, and draconian antiterrorism legislation. These people scoffed at Prime Minister John Howard's statement that the riot didn't expose racist sentiments among white Australians. In the middle are millions of citizens horrified by the hatred they've seen in the eyes of young countrymen since Dec. 11. Many have blamed the media for helping to incite the violence - a charge for which there's plenty of evidence in the form of aggressive talkback-radio transcripts. A fear is that the rioters of Dec. 11 may have started something that no one will be able...
...Were Saddam's torture chambers worse than ours? The Iraqis must be longing for the good old days before their country was destroyed, their mosques were blown up and thousands of their countrymen were slaughtered. When will our current Administration be held accountable for those atrocities? Edan Milton Hughes San Francisco...
...efforts to wipe out the insurgent forces there [Nov. 14], quoted a Marine officer as saying, "You've almost had insurgency Darwinism. All the stupid ones are dead." The surviving terrorists in Fallujah may be the smart ones in the short term, but their willingness to destroy their innocent countrymen will ensure their ultimate extinction. And that will be the fate of fanatical terrorists everywhere. Ray Gregory Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. I am impressed by Time's reporting on the war in Iraq. But I am disturbed by the Bush Administration's claim that the fighting there is part...
...efforts to wipe out the insurgent forces there [Nov. 14], quoted a Marine officer as saying, "You've almost had insurgency Darwinism. All the stupid ones are dead." The surviving terrorists in Fallujah may be the smart ones in the short term, but their willingness to destroy their innocent countrymen will ensure their ultimate extinction. And that will be the fate of fanatical terrorists everywhere. Ray Gregory Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. I am impressed by Time's reporting on the war in Iraq. But I am disturbed by the Bush Administration's claim that the fighting there is part...
...Indigenous Australians, particularly those living in remote areas, are a long way behind their countrymen on all indicators of wellbeing. In an age of material wealth and job growth, with the nation's unemployment rate at 5%, the indigenous jobless rate is 20%. The broader economic game continues to move against Aboriginal people. A recent Australian National University study suggests that if work-for-the-dole participants are categorized as jobless, Aboriginal unemployment could be as high as 50% by 2011. After decades of ineffectual programs, Prime Minister John Howard's government has shifted gears on Aboriginal policy. Treating totems...