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France stepped up its foolish campaign against freedom of religion yesterday when Luc Ferry, its education minister, said that bandannas worn as religious symbols would be included in a proposed ban on headscarves, large crucifixes, turbans and skullcaps in public schools. This latest lunacy illustrates the utter contempt the French government has for religious expression—students can wear bandannas to show their gang affiliations, for example, but not for their religion. The education minister’s laughable clarification comes after some leaders of France’s Muslim organizations advised French women who wanted to continue wearing...
...Americans not to invade Iraq, which is what you would expect from your oldest friend. But Bush wouldn't listen. This is a very sad time for those who used to look to America as the beacon of freedom and respect for human values in a troubled world. Luc Serard Avignon, France...
...invaded a sovereign civilized country which did not attack them and was not even a threat. Let Iraqis rule themselves, their own way. This ancient country should be able to recover, with some help coming from friendly countries, not invaders. This is where the UN comes in. Luc Serard Avignon, France...
...tell you the truth about the Ho Chi Minh Trail, but the authorities might arrest us for spying." Ho Thi Van throws back her wrinkled face and cackles at her own joke. It remains one of the most mysterious byways on earth, but Van and her husband, Phan Huu Luc, have a unique view of the Ho Chi Minh Trail: they've lived on it for more than 30 years. Luc spent three of them in backbreaking labor, carrying ammunition and rice to North Vietnamese troops as American bombs rained down. "It was a hard job," says Luc...
...Like so much else in Vietnam, the trail is changing. A few kilometers from Van and Luc's home, a construction crew is pouring fresh tar. They are building the new Ho Chi Minh Highway, a $353 million, 1,241-km project scheduled to open any day now. It traces one of the main north-south trunks of the original trail and will also open up dozens of arteries previously off-limits to tourists. We set out on rugged Minsk motorcycles, eager to explore...