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...their credit, modern Western democracies feel shame in combat more profoundly than other countries. We have done terrible things--in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam and now, it strongly appears, in Haditha in Iraq. These dark moments--indiscriminately bombarding German civilians in World War II, mowing down Vietnamese peasants at My Lai--do not necessarily diminish the rightness of the cause for which we fight. For Americans, in whom isolationism runs deep, it is perhaps reflexive to feel revulsion and want to withdraw from conflicts and commitments where young Americans can do evil things...
...donors to Brown University and later the director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.Although Brown died in June of 2002 of pulmonary failure after an extended battle with multiple myeloma, he left a lasting legacy in the art world by supporting the creation of the Vietnam, Korean, and World War II memorials, and by raising the prominence of the National Gallery of Art.Born in 1934, Brown lived in Providence and later Newport, R.I. with his family, which had been influential even before the Revolutionary War. During his time in boarding school, Brown described himself...
...Thank you for including a diverse group of influential people in your Time 100 list [May 8]. I was especially delighted to see the story on the South Korean pop star Rain. His fame across Asia and the upcoming release of his English-language album show that pop culture no longer moves strictly from West to East. I don't speak Korean, but like many Asian Americans, I am attracted to Asian entertainers. Janet Vo Boston...
...failed to mention the Japanese proposal back in 1954 to bring the matter to the International Court of Justice. That could have ended the conflict in a peaceful manner, but the Korean government refused the proposal. I have nothing against the Koreans, but any action that evades international law should not be overlooked and left unquestioned. Kenta Suzuki Tokyo...
...Expect this to show up in the Toronto Film Festival's Midnight Madness genre program. But can The Host break the longstanding tradition of horror-fan xenophobia and be a stateside hit in its Korean-language version? Or will it be re-tinkered into a dubbed version with American actors in extra scenes, as Raymond Burr was shoehorned into the original 1954 Godzilla? Only time, and exhibitors' avarice, will tell...