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...creative hard sell. On a straightforward path to the spectacular 50-m-high waterfall north of Tetebatu, Hasan Udin stops us and explains we have to take a guide. Not because we are likely to get lost or even because he has something to teach us about the surrounding forest. Try to think of it as a marriage, he says. "Sometimes you have a wife and she is no good so you have to get a new one," says Hasan, who, at 25, has just wed his fourth. "A man must have a good wife. And all tourists must have...
Finally, someone sees the forest as well as the trees. Morrow's essay is the most incisive statement on the tragedy I have read. Anyone hoping that some good will come of this insane act by bringing people together for a common cause is as misguided as those who committed this barbarism. There is no shame in feeling outrage, and certainly nothing wrong with taking all necessary means to correct an injustice--especially one inflicted on those who are truly innocent. CLIVE L. (CHIP) PEDERSEN Huntington Beach, Calif...
...rescue effort had not stopped, even as it grew more dangerous. Lower Manhattan was a sharp steel forest where volunteers and fire fighters dug around the clock without rest. Doctors at St. Vincent's Hospital told of the fire fighter who had to carry out the decapitated body of his captain. The search dogs were overwhelmed; there was just too much flesh to smell. One emerged with a torn, blackened teddy bear in its mouth. Rescuers found the bodies of airline passengers strapped in their seats, a flight attendant with her hands bound. Doctors at the triage stations grieved that...
Thanks to Nancy Gibbs for an articulate and in-depth summary of the horrific events, with more details than we are getting from the TV. It conveyed the emotion of this terrible story without resorting to maudlin phrases and cliche. LIZ SAKAI Lake Forest, Calif...
...coverage of Megawati Sukarnoputri's new role as Indonesia's President [WORLD, Aug. 6] barely hinted at one of the most pressing challenges she faces. Indonesia's forests, perhaps the most biologically rich in the world, are under assault as never before. Between 1985 and 1997, the country lost nearly 50 million acres of forest. In the 3 1/2 years since, an additional 12 million acres or more may have been lost. The biological, social and economic implications are incalculable. As one of her first actions, Megawati can show wisdom and vision by ending the onslaught on Indonesia's forests...