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...deep fragmentation. It is becoming increasingly clear that Iraq’s internecine violence runs so deep in the cultural and ethnic fabric of the country that it is naïve to think that the United States will be able to prevail by military force alone. The sad truth is that there is no such thing as a united Iraqi people, nor does it appear that there can be a truly representative Iraqi unity government in the near future. If large portions of the Iraqi people cannot even hold back sectarian angst to carry out a proper execution...
...most unexplained killings. Localized political violence has also taken its toll, bred by decades of abuse by local power holders and years of neglect by the central government. But, by strengthening and keeping faith with our democratic institutions, we intend to break free from this sad part of our history and uphold before our people and the world our unequivocal commitment to human rights. Alberto G. Romulo Secretary of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines Manila...
...photo of the children scavenging for food in Kanpur, India, reminded me of Jean François Millet's painting The Gleaners. It was really sad to see what these poor children's lives are like. I hope we can create a better world full of love and hope so that the next generation will not see the desperate conditions necessary to create another, updated version of The Gleaners. LETHER LAM Hong Kong...
...field, though, their humanity all too often pokes through. We know - how could we not in these days of blanket coverage? - that even the greatest stars have faults. Warne epitomizes this sad fact better than most. His off-field antics sometimes seem lifted from a soap opera script: fined for giving a bookmaker information about "weather conditions"; suspended for using a banned drug that can mask steroid use; divorced after a series of lurid extramarital affairs. Little wonder that Warne's early teammates nicknamed him Hollywood. He is, noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck recently, "an unusual blend of immaturity...
...think that's so sad at Times Square where they all stand still under close police supervision, but you can't move. You can't dance around. You can't really mingle...