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...Eyes on Iran Peter Beinart's "Stop obsessing about Iran" [Jan. 29] was unconvincing. Iraq's Shi'ite community could indeed form a fifth column in Iraq or at least form new alliances with Iran. Beinart observed that Iraq's Shi'ites have never launched a secessionist movement. That isn't surprising, since Saddam Hussein's suppression did not allow for much sectarian expression. Much of the pent-up anger under Saddam's regime is now finding an outlet in brutal daily violence. Iran will not hesitate to support an embattled Shi'ite community with all the means...
...Beckham's Body Double? The Jan. 29 People page made me do a double take to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. The resemblance between actor Jason Bateman and soccer star David Beckham is uncanny. Surely Bateman needs only to turn up at the audition to be cast as Beckham when David Beckham: The Movie is eventually made. Assuming, of course, that Beckham doesn't audition for the part, considering that he might very well end up living in Hollywood. William Stopforth George, South Africa...
...More Trees, Fewer Chimneys I was pleased to read "Lost in the forest" [Jan. 29], about the plans of some companies to compensate for their CO2 emissions by planting trees. This is a nice first step. But we also need a worldwide organization with a lot of political and economic power to force companies of every country to reduce CO2 emissions. Gerrit Röpke Verden, Germany...
...Personal Is Environmental Re "Kyoto, heal thyself" [Jan. 29]: i want to believe that we Japanese are born loving and cherishing nature. However, I feel that we are not taking action. Despite the trend toward hybrid cars overseas, many young Japanese are attracted to huge SUVs, which burn more fuel and take up more space in the already crowded streets of our cities. We throw away our cell phones within a year and replace them with the latest model so that we can show off to our friends. Let's not leave it up to the government or technology...
...name and address of an executive's family as a return address. Both the letters and IED packages were sent by priority mail and the recipient's name in the second line of the address was underlined. The bomb packages came in white cardboard boxes and were postmarked Jan. 26, 2007, from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, but carried a Streamwood, Illinois, return address. So far, the Bishop's letters have arrived only in corporate mailrooms, but he has threatened specific family members, friends and even neighbors of some of his targets...