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...Your article on Opus Dei made plain the dangers of fanaticism and extremism within religious thought. God wants us to hate neither others nor ourselves. The cure for evil must come from God's transformation in us, not from flogging ourselves or vainly trying to impose our ways on others. Ken Broeckel Escondido, California...
That mild thaw ended not long after Bush labeled Iran a member of the "axis of evil," chilling relations with then President Mohammed Khatami, Ahmadinejad's reform-minded predecessor. But as late as May 2003, the two sides discussed swapping members of the Iranian exile group Mujahedin-e Khalq (M.E.K.) whom the U.S. had detained after the invasion of Iraq for al-Qaeda prisoners held by Iran. But the talks ended after the U.S. received intelligence suggesting Iran's complicity in a terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia. Former officials like Flynt Leverett, who headed Middle East policy at Bush...
...Iranian regime may prevent him from trying to talk the Iranians out of their nuclear ambitions. Richard Armitage, who served as Deputy Secretary of State during Bush's first term, told TIME, "It appears that the Administration thinks that dialogue equates with weakness, that we've called these regimes 'evil'--either Iran or North Korea--and therefore we won't talk to them. Some people say talking would legitimize the regimes. But we're not trying to change the regimes, and they're already legitimized in the eyes of the international community. So we ought to have enough confidence...
...moment are its girls. Sexual exploitation causes not just physical trauma; there is mental anguish as well. When disowned by their families, such girls are in danger of committing suicide or living the life of a prostitute. The Iraqi government should make it a priority to curb the evil of sex trafficking and rehabilitate its victims. SUNIL KUMAR KUMAWAT Sanganer, India
...Some pundits would have me believe that working moms are evil. They drive by the day care center at 15 mph and push their kids out the open door. "Tuck and roll!" they command, speeding off to careers where they gather up against the glass ceiling like fish. Blinded by their devotion to the company, these moms ignore the scientific research on how day-care children are more disobedient and don't have social skills. Heavily dependent on their nannies, these moms couldn't make chocolate milk if they tried, and they certainly don't know that...