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...LOCAL IS GLOBAL Lisa Beyer argued that the middle East crisis is not about terrorism [Aug. 7-14]. But when Yasser Arafat's goons hijacked the Achille Lauro and pushed Leon Klinghoffer into the sea and the international community did nothing, the bin Ladens of the world saw that they could commit such acts without reprisal. Thus global terrorism was born. The world cannot allow any kind of terrorism to exist, even if it is local. Ariel Stern Jerusalem...
...doesn't matter what these films are ostensibly about; in the movies' classic age the great romances came in every genre guise - doomy film noirs, giddy romantic comedies, even musicals and costume dramas. The point was to unleash some central passion and then throw in a murder or a sea battle to keep the teenagers happy, which most of the time they were - because they implicitly understood that the movies weren't always being dumbed down to their level, that instead they were being encouraged to try on some adult emotions just to see how they might fit a little...
...from Los Angeles to San Diego. There could be no more striking contrast between the scenic sunset I saw over the Pacific Ocean and his views of rubble from roadside bombs. I heard the roar of the surf and the sounds of children laughing as they ran toward the sea. He heard the "deep rumble" of M-16s and the "higher-pitched clatter" of AK-47s. Michelle Pietzak Los Angeles...
...grimmest real estate market remains New Orleans East, where debris, rats and compromised water and sewer lines are making sales - and cleanup - difficult. But even in areas like middle-class Lakeview, where the sea of "For Sale" signs can be daunting (one in three houses, by some estimates), speculators are moving in to buy property - sometimes a whole block at a time - with the classically American conviction that this devastation is a buyer's market not to be missed. "It's the young crowd - 20-, 30- and 40-year-olds who are coming back and making things happen...
...could still do more. Siniora wants Bush to pressure Israel to lift a continuing air and sea blockade. He also says the U.S.'s aid pledge won't be nearly enough to get Lebanon back on its feet. A Siniora aide points out that the government is nearly $3 billion short of what it would need just to get the country's infrastructure back to prewar levels. "I almost had tears in my eyes listening to Bush speak about how supportive he was of Lebanon," says Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Sami Haddad, who accompanied Siniora to an Oval Office...