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Your cover line, "The Threat in Yemen ... a tough challenge for the West" fills me with foreboding. What will be our brilliant strategy this time? To wade in again, missile-handed, and further destabilize an already fragile country, alienating yet more of its citizens? Terrorism is a worldwide problem and needs a worldwide response. We all hate terrorism, but when it comes to foreign policy, the solutions should be spearheaded by a strongly financed and resourced U.N. Maybe it's time to get behind and support the organization we have marginalized for so long. Give it the power...
...trafficking and slavery reported in all 50 states and D.C., and Kevin Bales, founder of Free the Slaves, estimates the number of modern-day slaves in the U.S. to be between 40,000 and 50,000. Leaving out this information allows readers to assume that it is a problem only in a faraway place. Elizabeth Tromans Hamilton, Ohio...
Aside from Mel's Jewish problem, he has the sizable challenge of rekindling his star wattage after being absent from leading roles since Signs in 2002. Edge of Darkness might seem just the vehicle for that mission. Based on an acclaimed BBC miniseries from 1985, with the same director at the helm (Martin Campbell, who with Casino Royale rebooted the James Bond franchise) and with William Monahan, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Departed, working on the script, it focuses on a familiar Gibson character: the haunted hero who solves problems by killing people. (See the top 10 James Bond...
...fake, and certain charities that accept online donations may simply be frauds. The FBI warned donors last month to ignore unsolicited emails, avoid sending personal information via e-mail, and be wary of people claiming to be surviving victims, which is a testament to the scope of the problem. In fact, the perception of fraud has likely discouraged many donors from giving. Beyond outright fraud, some charities may be simply ignorant about the region they purport to be helping. Many misguided donors sent warm scarves and other winter clothing to victims of the 2004 tsunami, despite the fact that nearly...
...Policy is acting as if the problem has been just about solved, whereas the reality is that mass unemployment is a likely feature of the economy for quite some time to come,” he explained...