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Saddam's more enduring legacies are also more mundane. By killing off anybody who might pose a threat to him, he prevented the natural emergence of new generations of leaders, so that the country is now run by political neophytes without experience or the skill to rule. The corruption that characterized every government department under his regime continues to this day. The reconstituted police force practices the same forms of torture instituted under Saddam. An Iraqi politician compared the dictator's legacy to what the Romans did after they conquered Carthage: "He put salt in our fields, and it will...
...truly different about human beings from even our closest cousins in the animal kingdom is the ability to reason. Even the great apes are not reasoning creatures, which doesn't mean they are unable to "think" in their way. They just aren't able to sit around and pose questions like: What makes us different? Charles Leopardo Santa Monica, California...
...farmers and breeders voluntarily agreed not to sell any meat or milk from cloned animals to the public. They were willing to wait until the FDA could determine whether these foods were safe for human consumption, and wouldn't pose any health risks to people. This FDA report does not change that moratorium...
...Will eating products from cloned animals pose health risks to people...
...enzymes from urine. Another rises through the communist ranks by spouting whatever Party line is correct at any given time, thus enjoying a life of chauffeured Audis and plentiful shark's fin soup. Their stories, rife with the contradictions that puzzle China scholars, encapsulate the country's history and pose questions about its present course: will China dominate the world or crash spectacularly? Pomfret doesn't dictate the answer. Instead, he gives us the material to argue for either conclusion-and many subtle gradations in between. -By Hannah Beech...