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...during the settlement of the American West. This points to a key difference: while Americans emphasize the need to stop the suicide bombings, Europeans note that calling for an end to Palestinian violence without mentioning the expansion of Israeli settlements is unfair and counterproductive. Yet America's friends abroad despair of any progress because they see the U.S. as unwilling or unable, for domestic political reasons, to operate in an evenhanded manner on this matter. The issue of Iraq only serves to widen the perception gap. While U.S. officials proceed with plans to displace Iraq's Saddam Hussein, European leaders...
...Summer Of Mistrust," about the loss of faith in corporate America [NATION, July 22], provided a welcome catharsis by capturing my feelings of anger and despair over the financial scandals. These scheming ceos are nothing less than economic terrorists. They have done more damage to our nation than al-Qaeda could ever have hoped for. RONALD J. LEVIN Pacific Palisades, Calif...
That Israelis and Palestinian are even talking about a "Gaza-first" cease-fire plan is a sign of growing despair on both sides. Moves to negotiate a new truce with the Palestinian Authority (PA) suggest Israel's recognition of the failure of its military actions to end terror attacks. And for Palestinian negotiators the idea of restoring security cooperation with Israel even while its troops maintain a stranglehold over the West Bank is an admission of how few cards they hold. But divisions in both camps - and in the Bush administration, whose active involvement the plan will require - suggest that...
...your 401(k) has been mauled, don't despair. You can still retire comfortably by taking control of your expenses--especially housing costs. One popular way to tap your home equity is through a reverse mortgage. The bank, in return for a claim on your equity, pays you for as long as you live in your home. Another strategy is to trade down. Swapping a four-bedroom house for a small town house can free up capital to put into investments that will boost your monthly income. You can save even more by moving to a place that...
...fickle support for India’s Kashmir claims. Post Sept. 11, with Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf being appreciated in the West for his efforts to tackle terrorism and slammed by his own people at home, the general sentiment in India is that of despair: it is doubtful that international pressure can bring about an amicable solution to the 55-year-old Kashmir...