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...basic refugee rights denied to people here every day. I do my best to cozy up to UN employees, but what about after my white posse and I get in our jolly little bus and take off? Recently, we’ve been talking about establishing a formal complaint system, but for such a thing to work, all the stakeholders first need to acknowledge the refugees’ humanity and their right to demand justice. From my talks with these UN and NGO employees—who, coincidentally, are the only overweight people I’ve seen since landing...
...clearer conception of what the public needs. Clay Boswell New York City I trust the government more than I trust the media these days. What might keep journalists from getting too full of themselves? The sight of a few leakers, reporters and editors defending themselves against formal charges of treason might do the trick. Gary L. Parry Carrollton, Texas, U.S. Stengel's "No one gets a blank check" is the finest essay I have read for some time. It's a pity he couldn't station himself in Australia for a while to judge some of our pillars of society...
...analysts in Baghdad say the reconciliation program can succeed only if the Ba'athists come in from the cold. But while al-Douri signaled a willingness to negotiate, he insisted the Ba'ath Party would first need to see the U.S. announce a timetable for withdrawal of troops, the formal recognition for the insurgency, and the reinstatement of Saddam's army, which was dissolved...
...trust the government more than I trust the media these days. What might keep journalists from getting too full of themselves? The sight of a few leakers, reporters and editors defending themselves against formal charges of treason might do the trick...
...path of the least prestige, but of the most power, possessing both force and funds. Don Ruben inherited his wealth and the best plot of land as the older brother. Don Amadeus had to eke out his living as a carpenter, but even his pressed shirt, pants, and formal shoes couldn’t hide his relative poverty. Each remains inadequate and defined by mostly hurtful circumstances—Don Amadeus by race, Don Ruben by inheritance, and Carlos by sinful economic demand in a country other than his own.Though each of these men has the power to define himself...