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...wounded at the beginning of the film, and even at the height of his happiness, embraced by Ron and Hermione and leading the group they call Dumbledore’s Army, Yates reminds us that happiness is only temporary by snapping the film back down into darkness and danger. Joy and sorrow seem to exist in the same body, at the same moment. The only place to find strength is in unity, and even that is fragile...
...What’s more troubling, however, is that few people seem to mind this rampant smoking. Despite the abundance of evidence documenting the ill effects of second-hand smoke, many people apparently still underestimate its danger. Recent surveys have shown that two-thirds of Chinese people think that smoking does “little to no harm,” while 60 percent do not know that smoking causes lung cancer, and 96 percent are not aware of the connection between smoking and heart disease...
...going to be hurt. China is especially vulnerable to being whipsawed. If the U.S. economy slows modestly, China and the region can handle the adjustment without too much pain, especially if they take the stiff medicine of currency appreciation and shift to a policy of increased domestic demand. The danger will occur if the U.S. slumps badly, hurting Chinese exporters so much that they can no longer repay their loans. That's when we'll find out whether the hundreds of billions of dollars pumped into the Chinese banking system have bought the stability Chinese leaders expect...
...raising the threat level in response to the possibility of attacks emanating from "al-Qaeda central" doesn't necessarily do much to limit the danger from homegrown imitators - the recent British attacks occurred even while Britain was on heightened standby. The London and Glasgow attempts, like another failed attack on trains in Germany last year, were notable for their comparative lack of sophistication. The suspects in London and Glasgow apparently got the know-how to make their bombs off the Internet, as did the two men who failed to detonate a bomb on a passenger train in Germany last year...
...hate Americans and kill our soldiers. Our media and politicians have a tendency to turn these people into stereotypical villains or just statistics, but that doesn't help us understand them. If we want to defeat our enemies, we must understand them. Your correspondent obviously puts himself in great danger when he meets people like Abdallah, and I would like him to know that I appreciate it. I hope folks in Washington and generals in the Pentagon are reading stories like this and learning valuable lessons about our enemies. Rupert Peters, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA...