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Your excerpt from Jeffrey D. Sachs' book on how to end global poverty [March 14] brought me to tears of outrage and sorrow over the tragic plight of the world's poorest. But I was saddened even more by the stinginess and lack of empathy that the U.S. has continually shown. For all the talk about Christian values, the U.S. has failed dismally to respond to the desperate needs of the poorest of Christ's brethren by being the most tightfisted among the rich donor nations. What an absolute shame...
...While reading your report on happiness, I felt a touch of sorrow that science seems to be nosing its way into every aspect of humanity. Can't we go back to the days when people lived passionately without wondering what chemicals in the brain made them happy? Since when has happiness been a technical thing? Janet Ma Rochester, Michigan...
...weapons. The Americans, not Khan, should be at the top of that list. Aziz al Rehman Karachi A Sister's Sympathy It is interesting to note that in your interview with Roman Catholic Sister Helen Prejean about her stand against the death penalty [Feb. 21], she did not express sorrow or sympathy for the innocent victims of crime and their grieving relatives. She talked about letters from prisoners' mothers as being some of the saddest but didn't mention the victims' mothers. Leonid Oleinik Wanamassa, New Jersey, U.S. Kyoto's Global Scope I was amazed to read your article about...
...read. I believe in making my life a more satisfying one, and I am learning to forgive those who have hurt me. Forgiveness works. It lets us be pals again. Anna Victoria Reich Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. While reading your report on happiness, I felt a touch of sorrow that science seems to be nosing its way into every aspect of humanity. Can't we go back to the days when people lived passionately without wondering what chemicals in the brain made them happy? Since when has happiness been a technical thing? Janet Ma Rochester, Michigan, U.S. Labeling the Insurgency...
...only hope the disaster has opened their eyes to how little this conflict means compared to the devastation and sorrow of the people." FACHRY ALI, Jakarta-based political analyst, on the effect of the Dec. 26 tsunami on talks last week between the Indonesian government and Acehnese separatists...