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...gave a perfectly pitched and very moving account of the loss felt by families of servicemen killed in action [June 4]. Your insistence on referring to the soldiers' last names in virtually all the accounts, however, was disturbing. The warm human qualities of the men killed-love of family, God or music-perhaps called for more subtlety than adherence to your editorial stylebook, which in this case was cold and harsh. Referring to the servicemen by their first names would have been a gentler act of respect. Jez Abbott, Hastings, England...
...Were the six U.S. service members killed defending their homeland? No, they were in Iraq as aggressors and occupiers. They were certainly not defenseless. God knows how many Iraqis they killed with their bullets. Scores of ordinary citizens die each day because of U.S. folly. I won't shed any tears for the six Americans, since they should have been at home with their families who now mourn them. All my tears and sympathies are for the ordinary, nameless Iraqis. Zameer Alam Khan, Lahore, Pakistan...
...encompasses such a variety of mind-sets almost beyond imagining. The country is undergoing a transformation and will eventually become phenomenally different. I appreciate Robinson's criticism, as it inspires us to prove that he is wrong. We are struggling to create a developed India, and I pray that God gives strength to everyone and inspires them to transform their outlook. Prashant Mishra, Bangalore, India...
...Thanks be to God, now I'm leaving.' ALI HASSAN AL-MAJID, known as Chemical Ali, on receiving his death sentence. A cousin of Saddam Hussein's, he was found guilty of orchestrating deadly gas attacks on Kurds...
...home, riding the subway, I crashed. An older lady in orthopedic shoes got in a couple of stops down. I stared at her, contemplating her attire. A crucifix, a habit… I didn’t realize she was a servant of God until the girl across from me offered her a seat. The fear of God struck me. Not only would I die from the illegal toxins in the Power Horse, hell awaited me because I didn’t give up my seat...