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...that terrorism is a shortsighted approach that triggers an unending chain of actions and reactions. Attackers who take innocent people hostage must learn that violence against civilians only undermines their credibility, even when world opinion supports their cause. Tragedies like the Beslan killings should bring all nations together to root out terrorism. No country should be allowed to harbor terrorists. M. Farooq Shah Srinagar, Kashmir...
...people hostage must learn that violence against civilians only undermines their credibility, even when world opinion supports their cause. International organizations such as the U.N. and the European Union have condemned Russia, India and Israel for their actions. Tragedies like the Beslan killings should bring all nations together to root out terrorism. No country should be allowed to harbor terrorists. M. Farooq Shah Srinagar, Kashmir The Beslan tragedy is Russia's 9/11. Oddbjorn Aardalen Skjervedal, Norway The entire world is horrified by the killing of civilians by terrorists. But mere condemnation is not enough to eradicate terrorism. There are three...
...matter what side Ray and Jane Craig decide to root for, they will most likely find their voices drowned out by all of the other voices in this pivotal match...
...with Felipe Alou and later Frank Robinson at the helm they found ways to win, sometimes. Good sports fans root for either the home team or the underdog, and in the Expos, Montreal had both. I—we—loved them...
...1930s Shanghai, the film is about the attempts of the notorious Axe Gang to prey on the poor people of Pig Sty Alley?people who happen to have preternatural prowess in martial arts. You'll find characters to root for (the gentle baker, the mincing tailor, the irascible landlady) and to hiss (the zither-playing assassins, the chorus line of dapper thugs, the mild-looking elderly gent they call The Beast). Chow not only casts himself on the wrong side, as a gangster wannabe, he also takes a supporting role and doesn't grab center screen until a climactic fight...