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Where are those who oppose the war on terrorism living--on cloud nine? Terrorists are terrorists; diplomacy is not in their nature. We have to get rid of the states that poison their people into believing that terrorism is the only means of improving their lives. We might make a revolutionary change and create a world in which we can all live in harmony and promote the global advancement of technology. I hope that Bush and his allies will unite and defeat these rogue states and terrorists once and for all. ARNEAZ NORDIN London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 1, 2002 | 4/1/2002 | See Source »

...anointing of the famous: slimes. But slimes with style - for the watchworks of malevolence have their own precision, their own seductive movement. "Sweet Smell" is as much in love as in judgment of the moral squalor it depicts; it whispers invective in Sidney's ear as it pours poison in yours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Sweet Smells | 3/21/2002 | See Source »

...death the killer delivers is gruesome. The poison?a few spoonfuls of purple crystal granules of carbofuran, an insecticide, mixed with chicken or duck meat?acts fast, attacking the nervous system much like sarin gas. In minutes, the dogs are drooling and their muscles begin to twitch. Within an hour, they are violently convulsing. If the poison cannot be expunged, they die of shock and respiratory failure. "They are absolutely frantic," says veterinarian Lloyd Kenda. "I'd rather never see another case again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Killer Among Us | 3/18/2002 | See Source »

...storms will blow in their direction. Such hypocritical tears were more effectively shed when the world was not in the constant glare of television. These days some of them are barely able to keep a thin smile hidden while they trot out pompous phrases of concern, interjected by poison - words that send private signals to their violent constituency. The camera shows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ruling by Riots | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

...environmental consequences. E-waste, electronic gear containing hazardous material, is routinely sold and shipped from the industrialized world to developing countries in Asia for recycling. It's a messy business that "leaves the poorer peoples of the world with an untenable choice between poverty and poison," says Jim Puckett, co-author of the ban report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Garbage In, Garbage Out | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

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