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...Nader al Masri "is used to sprinting from Israeli gunfire in Gaza, where he trains," shocked me [Aug. 4]. The Israeli-Palestinian crisis causes many people on both sides stress and sleepless nights. Your comment gives the impression that Israelis actually try to kill civilians. While Palestinian terrorists usually target Israeli civilians, Israeli soldiers target the terrorists and their bases of operation. I wish Al Masri good luck at the Olympics, but I hope that in future you will think twice before making such a cynical use of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Dror Sharon, Jerusalem...
Having served almost 10 years in the U.S. Air Force, I am well aware that the U.S. is a target [Aug. 4]. While reading "Postcard: Cheyenne Mountain," I was deeply disturbed that Obama has vowed "to remove U.S. weapons from launch-ready status if elected." Imagine two boxers in a ring, one with his hands tied. Ryan Girardot, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH...
...came to power, this exalted title jarred with his public image as a rather shy leader less enthused about statecraft than about computer games and the water sports that earned him the nickname His MaJetski. His relaxed behavior in the first years of his reign made him an easy target for jihadi propagandists. But after the Casablanca bombings, the King began to assume more control: he ditched a few of his late father's widely unpopular courtiers, signed off on a budget for rural education - literacy countrywide is 52% - and built low-income housing in Casablanca and Rabat...
...their transfer fee (the remainder going to the team from which they're being bought) - are the prime beneficiaries of soccer's rampant inflation. Right now, some $400 million is chasing the signatures of just three players - Manchester United's free-scoring Portuguese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo (a $120 million target of Spain's Real Madrid); Brazilian forward Robinho, for whom English club Chelsea are reportedly willing to pay Real $80 million; and A.C. Milan's brilliant Brazilian playmaker Kaká, sought by Chelsea for a whopping $160 million. But dozens of lesser trades have seen players change clubs for sums...
...that he managed to last this long. Olmert's handling of the botched Lebanon war in the summer of 2006 plunged his approval ratings into the single digits, and he never really recovered the confidence of the Israeli electorate. Still, he hung on, even when he became the target of a criminal investigation into corruption allegations, promising to resign in the event of an indictment. Some will see the fact that he has chosen to do so now, making clear that he will not be a candidate when his Kadima Party holds a primary to choose a new leader...