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...fight. In Gaza and now in Lebanon, he has approved harsh responses, like the bombing of a Gaza power plant, despite critics who denounced it as collective punishment. While defending such moves as necessary, Peretz insisted on Sunday, as civilian deaths in Lebanon rose well past 100, that "the moral code of the Israeli nation does not allow us to harm civilians...
Shyamalan is prepared for bad reviews. "It could be a complete failure," he says of the film. "Or it could be a grand success with the other four. I don't know. But somehow I feel success. I feel peaceful." He takes a cue from his film. "The moral," he says, "is, When you find your voice, your life takes on grace...
...even though I have read more than one Roosevelt biography over the years and have long idolized him. Roosevelt's life shows what can be accomplished with hard work and perseverance. Our leaders could learn a lot from T.R. He was more than a man of action; he had moral fiber and an upstanding character. Even though he had independent means, he never lost sight of the plight of the common man, and he tirelessly fought for causes--such as environmentalism and trust-busting--that are still relevant. MARY F. GOCELJAK-McGOWAN Piscataway...
Your story seemed to suggest that all whaling is morally wrong, without distinguishing between harvesting endangered species and hunting those that are plentiful. You stated that Norway "openly flouts" the rules of the International Whaling Commission, but Norway is within its rights to set its own catch limits. Having eaten whale and enjoyed it, I fail to see any moral difference between eating whale and eating beef. JAN MAGNUSSEN Old Lyme, Conn...
Leaving aside election-year sensitivities, supporters point to the moral logic of their position. Leftover embryos are routinely thrown away; surely there is no sin in scientists' deriving potentially lifesaving treatment from them first. Opponents respond that there is nothing to stop scientists from doing that. The issue is federal funding, which Bush believes should focus on research that does not require the destruction of embryos. But aren't those particular leftover embryos already doomed? "We don't take death-row inmates and use their organs either," says David Christensen, the conservative Family Research Council's director of congressional affairs...