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...what could go so wrong in a person’s life that he or she would be compelled to destroy thousands of innocent lives” should not be understood as kindness or sympathy on the part of peaceful individuals, but the deepest and most horrible sanction that any victim can give an attacker. What Long calls the “narrowness” of retaliation is actually a commendable refusal on the part of most Americans to wait for the next air attack or suicide bomber to bring an end to even more lives...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 9/20/2001 | See Source »

...FileOpen's code--potentially driving it out of business. CEO Sanford Bingham spent hours on the phone to Moscow in vain. "If they were doing this with credit cards, nobody would have any qualms about seeing this guy in jail," he says. "Ultimately there has to be a legal sanction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Throwing The E-Book At Him | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...remarry in the Catholic Church, you must have your first marriage annulled, or wiped away, as if it never happened. That can be personally wrenching, particularly if the first marriage resulted in children. With Rentapriest, you get the same familiar language, the same comforting ritual, minus the formal sanction of the Vatican. For some, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, says Haggett. "We?ve been told that for many people it?s more important to be married by someone who has been anointed by God, rather than by a justice of the peace," she says. "This way, people can have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Polemics! It's the Catholic Church vs. Rentapriest.com | 8/15/2001 | See Source »

...FileOpen's code--potentially driving it out of business. CEO Sanford Bingham spent hours on the phone to Moscow in vain. "If they were doing this with credit cards, nobody would have any qualms about seeing this guy in jail," he says. "Ultimately there has to be a legal sanction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Throwing The E-Book At Him | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

...list of names, and organizers intend to leave plenty of space for future additions. Parvez Imroz of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons says the memorial will allow relatives a focal point for their grief. "They can offer fateha (prayers)," he says. "The memorial will become an emotional sanction for them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War That Never Ends | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

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