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...will never be able to extricate itself from the fighting in the Middle East. There is something to be said about a comprehensive, multilateral foreign policy for the region that includes diplomacy, inspections and containment: when we had it, it worked. Our entire military could have been gainfully employed right here in the States, out of harm's way, securing our homeland at a fraction of the cost of invading Iraq. Marlene B. Feltus-Jackson New Orleans Why call the situation in Iraq a war? Iraq is an emerging democratic country struggling to govern itself after years of oppression. There...
...emerging democratic country struggling to govern itself after years of oppression. There are lawless insurgents, both foreign and Iraqi, that the authorities must deal with. Why doesn't the U.S. just get out of the way? If we keep calling the conflict a war, the insurgents may gain strength by naming it "the American war." They will use that label to recruit Iraqis who hate...
...doesn't have the SECRET stamp on it, it really isn't treated very seriously," says Michael Scheuer, former chief of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit. The idea of an open-source unit didn't gain traction until a White House commission recommended creating one last spring. Utilizing it will require "cultural and attitudinal changes," says the senior DNI official. Sure, watching TV and listening to the radio may not sound terribly sexy, but, says Scheuer, "there's no better way to find out what Osama bin Laden's going to do than to read what he says...
...South Korea's rapid advances in the field of cloning were cited as examples that the U.S. is losing its edge. Bush's comments on intelligent design were the No. 1 topic for bloggers for days afterward. "It sends a signal to other countries because they're rushing to gain scientific and technological leadership while we're getting distracted with a pseudoscience issue," warned Gerry Wheeler, executive director of the 55,000-member National Science Teachers Association in Arlington, Va. "If I were China, I'd be happy...
...Your report was quite revealing. I think suicide bombers are a bunch of gullible people who believe they can gain salvation by terrorizing others?the so-called enemy. If Islam as a religion preaches peace, why do extremists unleash so much destruction and terror and then resort to the Koran to justify their actions? I don't think God needs humans to fight wars for him. Chinedu Onyenwenyi Lagos, Nigeria...