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...Reading the Signs Amanda Ripley was correct that constant exaggerations concerning terrorist threats will make us less safe [June 18]. She points out the dangers of using terrorism for political gain. The color-coded terrorism warnings during the 2004 presidential campaign were a cynical example of that bombast. The drumbeat from pro-Iraq-war elements aims to reassure us that we're fighting terrorists over there so we don't have to fight them within our borders. The episode at Fort Dix in New Jersey, no matter how dumb the plotters were, is proof positive that terrorism can occur...
...Three U.S. Army companies currently live on small bases in the neighborhood, and a fourth is setting up shop. Delta Company, 2-12 Cavalry, operates in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of south Ghazaliya, and in recent weeks it has seen the constant drumbeat of sniper fire, roadside bombs and firefights with insurgents ease significantly...
...European release with a private concert at Le Réservoir, a small club on Paris' Right Bank. After adjusting her guitar and donning a harmonica holder, she launched into the new song "Lay Your Head Down," with her four-man band. As the song's opening steady drumbeat kicked up and the audience's excitement mounted, an insuppressible smile came over her face as she sang and she looked almost giddy. It was one of those moments where a singer connects with her fans, singing a new song that is really, really good, and everyone knows it's really...
...deficiencies in our military are directly attributable to the press and Congress. The press has kept up a drumbeat of negative, antimilitary coverage, and Congress has acted as a willing accomplice. Both strive to undermine this country's ability to defend itself and are determined to see the U.S. fail. Rodney Dahl, Bend, Oregon...
Watching “Bird Flu,” the latest video from ineffable refugee-turned-pop-star, M.I.A., is a disorienting experience that leaves the viewer reeling and wondering when biological terrorism got to be so trendy. Named for its lethal drumbeat and infectious lyrics, the video for “Bird Flu” sends the native Sri Lankan back to her roots for a low-budget production that could double as the M.I.A edition of MTV’s ‘Cribs.’ While prancing in a tie-dyed shirt and policeman?...