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...arrogance, the need for affordable health insurance and, most tragic, the endless slaughter in Iraq. There is no outrage because pollsters tell us our country is evenly divided politically, and the officeholders who should take a stand on those issues find self-preservation preferable to the possibility of being driven from office for doing the right thing. Gregory Nelson Joseph Glendale, Arizona...
...plain clothes carrying a shotgun walked up to Kamle. They exchanged words. Suddenly Kamle threw up his hands, looked at Shrestha and shouted: "Sir! Sir! They are taking me! This is the death of democracy in Nepal!" The man marched Kamle to the truck and he was driven away. Across Kathmandu and other major cities, similar scenes were taking place. Police and soldiers say they arrested hundreds of students that day. Jails were already packed with Maoist rebels and suspected sympathizers, so the students were taken to army barracks and to requisitioned gyms. Students weren't the only target: soldiers...
...arrogance, the need for affordable health insurance and, most tragic, the endless slaughter in Iraq. There is no outrage because pollsters tell us our country is evenly divided politically, and the officeholders who should take a stand on those issues find self-preservation preferable to the possibility of being driven from office for doing the right thing. Gregory Nelson Joseph Glendale, Arizona, U.S. The torture of prisoners has stained the American character, and President Bush's nomination of Gonzales as Attorney General has made that stain indelible. Mary G. Nocella Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. The aggressive interrogation of suspected terrorists...
...portrait of a brainy engineer who devoted his life to the pursuit and proliferation of the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Born to humble beginnings, he became a globe-trotting magnate who relished the luxury that fame and savvy brought him. But colleagues say he was also driven by a devout faith and a burning belief that Muslim possession of nuclear weapons would help return Islam to greatness. Just how far Khan was able to spread that vision is a question, says a former U.S. intelligence official, "that still keeps a lot of us up nights...
...true mission, she pays with her life. Standing before the firing squad, she declares: "You cannot kill me. You cannot kill China. Not even a million deaths would crush the soul of China. For the soul of China is eternal. ... We shall live on until the enemy is driven back over scorched land and hurled into the sea. ... Out of the ashes of ruin ... until the world is again sane and beautiful." The firing squad's fatal work doesn't interrupt Kwan Mei's oration; her ghost finishes the speech. It would be Wong's last grand gesture in films...