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...terrorists. "[We] should learn a lesson from the previous engagement in the Afghan area that we should not just simply leave after a military objective has been achieved," President Bush said at his press conference in Washington Thursday. But given the complexities of the Afghan tribal structure, the monstrous poverty afflicting the country and the competing views of its neighbors, Bush may find staying in Afghanistan as unappealing as leaving is. The message of history: If you think war in Afghanistan is hard, wait till you see peace...
...face, big and bold on the cover of your magazine," wrote an angry woman. A California critic wondered, "Why, with the thousands of images of heroism and patriotism available at this time, did you choose him for your cover?" A Greeley, Colo., reader railed, "How dare you dignify this monstrous creature! Isn't it enough that we have to hear his name 50 times a day?" But a Pennsylvanian chose to indulge in some gallows humor: "Darts should have been included with your picture of the 'target...
...fellow terrorists and sponsors have done to Islam and its community worldwide by their murder of innocents at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The attacks must be condemned, and the condemnation must be without reservation. The foremost religious authorities are outraged and have issued statements denouncing the monstrous murders. All efforts to punish the perpetrators must be supported...
...election in which my vote didn't truly count and a political system fraught with hypocrisy, I hoped to teach in Europe or elsewhere--anywhere but here. And then everything changed. Those victims of the terrorist attacks did not die in vain. But the cowards who perpetrated these monstrous deeds did: instead of weakening a country, they strengthened it; instead of destroying the steel beams of our spirit, they fortified them; instead of dividing us, they have united us. COREY CHAPMAN Los Angeles...
...image is a frightening one: a New York swallowed by water. In the model, tiny men in boats make their way across an expansive ocean spotted only by the tops of the city's tallest structures: the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building and the monstrous heads of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. Staring at these monstrous heads, I was reassured by the exhibit's promise that even when New York is gone, these buildings will remain tall—proof of the power and history of a fallen city...