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...support we received then. We should have remained laser-focused on rooting out and bringing to justice those responsible for the attacks. We should have remained committed to making our homeland more secure. After 9/11 our nation should have rededicated itself to the Constitution, the rule of law and respect for human and civil rights. Like most Americans, I remember 9/11 with sadness, a sadness that deepens when I think of what our country could have been five years after the day when we were all one. Dorian de Wind Austin, Texas, U.S. "The nation that fell to earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 9/11: Looking Forward and Back | 9/26/2006 | See Source »

...Thanks for the reminder that earth is but a small grain of sand on the beach when compared with the size of the known universe. I don't think people give much thought to how insignificant we are in that respect. I was intrigued by the scientific community's fascinating discoveries of what happened after the Big Bang. I'm staying tuned. Vincent M. Carini Lyndhurst, New Jersey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/25/2006 | See Source »

...high pyramid of steel and pale gray granite, designed [an error occurred while processing this directive] by Norman Foster, with stained-glass panels by the artist Brian Clarke. Its art and sculpture were chosen to represent the world's major religions, to underscore the religious tolerance and respect that has been firmly established in a multiethnic country. An opening concert was headlined by legendary Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé, as if to personify the harmoniousness and opulence Kazakhstan wants to project. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the presence of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov. After the 1991 U.S.S.R. breakup, Uzbekistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming On Strong | 9/25/2006 | See Source »

...implement those policies and to pay for them. Sovereignty is not just about local personnel occupying key positions, it's ensuring they are effective in those positions. Sovereignty is not just about being an independent country, having a flag and a national anthem. It's about winning the respect and the cooperation of other countries." On all these benchmarks, the little big men of Honiara fall short. Countries rarely get a second chance. A third, never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Small Men, Big Trouble | 9/25/2006 | See Source »

...medical director of the Army's amputee-care program, cited a few options to the myoelectric arm, including a body-powered prosthesis. They were lighter, unencumbered at the elbow, and ended in a hook. Pasquina said I might adopt a hook as a trademark that people would come to respect for its straightforward honesty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Lost My Hand But Found Myself | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

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