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...good distance from Baghdad. The younger men cradled AK-47s; the senior men, each representing a different resistance cell with at least two dozen foot soldiers apiece, carried sidearms. Abu Ali gestured toward each man, who in turn rattled off his area of operation. The place names sketched a map of trouble spots for the U.S.: Baghdad, Dora, Hilla, Abu Ghraib, Fallujah, Ramadi...
...river will encounter bureaucratic difficulties. By pursuing policies such as partially funding this housing development, however, Summers has suggested that Harvard will be committed to doing the work necessary to overcome any such obstacles. As a result, although most undergraduates cannot immediately point to Everett Street on a map, we should all recognize the importance of the University-funded work that is going on there—work that will one day help to improve the lives not only of 50 families in Allston, but also of subsequent generations of Harvard students...
...believe that the Road Map to Peace isn't detailed enough, and therefore won't be accepted by both sides. Details are going to be decided last minute and a compromise is going to be hard to obtain. The Geneva accord is very detailed, and futhermore it is proposed by the local population. The one problem is that the populace has no power. Overall I think the Geneva accord is more likely to work if backed by a powerful country. Jeremy R. Palo Alto, Calif...
...United States should support the Geneva Accord. It gives an end-game which was lacking in Oslo and is lacking in the Road Map. Neither side will be happy, but compromises are not about making one side happy over the other. The United States should support it for no other reason than to jump-start the peace talks. Frederick H. Marsh Richmond...
...your map of Asia, your very brief description of mental illness in India stated that "depression [in India] is little understood and rarely diagnosed." As Federal Minister for Health 30 years ago, I merged two existing institutions to create the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, one of the finest such institutions in Asia. The problems of mental health are well understood in India, and we have departments of psychology in numerous institutions around the nation. Indian society also has a built-in support system whereby gurus and spiritual teachers help disturbed people, whereas in the West this function...