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...years, when sexually abusive clergymen were brought to his attention, he quietly transferred them from one parish to another. By last April, as the scandal over pedophile priests escalated, Law, the most powerful of the American prelates and a favorite of the Vatican's, had come to symbolize the reckless indifference of Roman Catholic Church officials. That was when he first traveled unannounced to Rome to offer his resignation to Pope John Paul II, who quietly refused to accept it. Despite the growing uproar in the U.S., the Vatican was determined not to give the impression that its decisions...
...besieged by the lunatic faction of Islamic fundamentalism. (Saruman, as played by the tall, lean, bearded Lee, looks eerily like Osama bin Laden.) The enemy's power seems overwhelming, untouchable; its ruthlessness makes strong nations shiver. "So much death," King Theoden says. "What can men do against such reckless hate?" Aragorn replies, "Ride out to meet them...
...Saruman, as incarnated by the tall, lean, bearded Lee, looks eerily like Osama bin Laden.) The enemy's power is daunting; its ruthlessness makes strong nations shiver. As he surveys the carnage of his realm, King Théoden mourns: "So much death. What can men do against such reckless hate?" And Aragorn replies, "Ride out to meet them." The Two Towers is a call, not for preemptive action, but for the resolve of disparate factions to find the will and cunning to defeat an insidious foe. It is also, and mainly, a thrilling work of film craft...
Resorting to America's own form of terrorism, as happened in the Yemeni desert, is reckless and will serve only to breed more terrorists. CHRIS E. ROACH Austin, Texas...
...Luca insists on having fun, but don't mistake the CEO of consumer-electronics company Logitech International for a reckless gambler. In business, he takes calculated risks and consistently beats the odds. An engineer who developed a reputation as a marketing whiz at Olivetti and Apple Computer, De Luca took Logitech's helm in early 1998, when the company was known mostly for selling mice to PC makers. Today Logitech, incorporated in Switzerland and with headquarters in Fremont, Calif., sells a wide range of retail PC peripherals known for catchy designs and reasonable prices: webcams, wireless keyboards, game controllers...