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...militant; his father convinced him never to join the fighting. But Ma-ae's village, hidden amid fruit trees and rubber plantations near Thailand's border with Malaysia, is what the Thai military terms a "red zone" of insurgent activity. Soldiers patrolling the area were recently injured by a bomb rigged in the branches of a tree. "The moment you enter my village, all eyes are upon you," says Ma-ae. His father, a well-known local official, angered militants by negotiating the release of state employees being held hostage by a mob protesting the arrest of a suspected insurgent...
...Cheney is a man of extraordinary determination. He is still looking for victory instead of a speedy exit in a degenerating Iraq. I wondered if he wasn't joking. He's like a person sinking in quicksand, yelling for help and hoping for a miracle. Chen Ven Tzu Penang, Malaysia...
...from diarrhea. Gastroenteritis is due to unchecked population growth and overcrowding, to humans overtaxing their environment. The most stable environment is one in equilibrium. Growth leads to instability and breakdown. It is unfortunate that in this world everything is geared toward growth. Chin Wei Pok, M.D. Subang Jaya, Malaysia...
...from diarrhea. Gastroenteritis is due to unchecked population growth and overcrowding, to humans' overtaxing their environment. The most stable environment is one in equilibrium. Growth leads to instability and breakdown. It is unfortunate that, in this world, everything is geared toward growth. Chin Wei Pok, M.D. Subang Jaya, Malaysia What Veils Reveal Congratulations to columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for arguing against the face veil worn by some Muslim women [Oct. 16]. The veil certainly represents the suppression of women. It is apparently worn because some Muslim men are so lacking in self-control that a mere glimpse of female flesh...
...they have discarded democracy and the rights of the majority, which voted in the Thaksin government. While the minority rejoices, the majority will remain voiceless, helpless and puzzled at the way the power game is being played and how national interest is defined. Loh Seng Hock Johor Bahru, Malaysia...