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...Justice and the reactions of everyday Pakistani people to Musharraf's invasion of the Red Mosque seem to be sympathetic to the opponents of extremism. Whenever the silent majority remains silent, those countries fall prey to military or theocratic dictatorship. Let us hope that the Pakistani people do not present their country on a silver platter to the mullahs. They must be vocal and resist any attempt of takeover by the clergy. K.B, Kale, Jakarta...
...Mosque Raid Aryn Baker's "Among the Believers" was amazing and the most human account of the radical Islamic students' standoff at the Red Mosque in Islamabad that I have read so far [July 16]. I was truly amazed by the correspondent's unshakable ability to stay objective and present a clear picture of those who are completely devoted to their faith. I was raised as a Lutheran, a faith that was once perceived as a radical reformist movement with fanatic followers. I was very moved by Baker's story. Peteris Timofejevs-Henriksson, Brussels...
...That would be a mistake for a party that has yet to earn the full trust of many Japanese. A welded-together assortment of disparate ideologies, the DPJ can barely agree with itself, let alone present a coherent platform to voters. Once the standard-bearer for young urbanites and reform, under Ozawa the party has styled itself as a defender of rural Japan, promising subsidies and protectionism for farmers. That was a winning strategy - in the July 29 election, the DPJ swept the countryside, once an LDP stronghold - but it contradicts the beliefs of reform-oriented DPJ members. The party...
Would you change anything about your acting career? -Grant Curtiss, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.No. It's a bit like The Butterfly Effect, that amazing science-fiction novel, where if you go back and alter one molecule of your past, the present that you're enjoying will disintegrate...
...left its thumbprint on me. They don't always do that, but he did. There was something supremely dignified about him. He was committed to his family and culture, determined to make America his home, torn between the past and the future and unable to build a present for himself and his family. I loved him. I thought he was a great archetypal...