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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...quarter-century of separatist war. Journalists often ignored the atrocities committed by the Tamil Tigers - a group that assassinated two heads of state. Your article should have clearly congratulated Rajapaksa for having the strength of character to stand up to the protests of the international community and rid his land of the scourge of terror. Chandri Gunawardhana, Singapore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/17/2009 | See Source »

...Palestinians' land has been occupied by Israel for far too long. They've had enough. So they fire rockets of protest into Israel, and Israelis rain bombs down on the Palestinians. What are the Palestinians supposed to do? The Israelis keep saying that Hamas wants to wipe out the Israelis. Does anyone ever ask the Israelis if their goal is the destruction of the Palestinians? Bill Petrusky Jr., Montville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/17/2009 | See Source »

Again and again, their effort has brought us into a land of paradoxes. Public skepticism is warranted when the President promises to cut costs while simultaneously providing coverage to nearly 50 million uninsured people. It is even more warranted when his congressional allies seek to raise taxes to pay for all the new spending that this cost-cutting entails. We aren't talking about short-term spending either; this isn't a trillion-dollar investment in a new system that will ultimately save money. The Congressional Budget Office says the leading health care reform proposals will increase health care spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fatal Flaw of Obamacare | 8/17/2009 | See Source »

...thing, there were few experienced climbers in the area who were acclimated enough to the altitude to begin a rescue. Bad weather and difficult terrain forced several helicopters sent out to locate Pérez to return unsuccessful. By Aug. 11, it had become clear that a rescue by land was going to be necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Daring Mountain Rescue in Pakistan is Called Off | 8/16/2009 | See Source »

...still trapped in Yin's village alone, the Kaohsiung County Commissioner said on Thursday. Over 35,000 are believed to be stranded in other mountainous parts of the island. Once they're rescued, they, too, need to be housed, fed and given a life again. Even though Yin owns land where he has grown mangoes, peaches and bamboos shoots for a decade, he doesn't want to return to Namasia . "I'd be terrified every time it rains," he says, "Our future is also a very difficult problem to solve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Week After Typhoon, Taiwan Rescues Continue | 8/15/2009 | See Source »

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