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...Thank you for this extraordinary story, which gave chilling insight into the minds of those who hate Americans and kill our soldiers. Our media and politicians have a tendency to turn these people into stereotypical villains or just statistics, but that doesn't help us understand them. If we want to defeat our enemies, we must understand them. Your correspondent obviously puts himself in great danger when he meets people like Abdallah, and I would like him to know that I appreciate it. I hope folks in Washington and generals in the Pentagon are reading stories like this and learning...
...Taking Poetry's Pulse Thank you for your article about the shameful little secret of modern poetry [June 25-July 2]. A poem can be a delightful read or a painful exercise in frustration, as with much of the modern stuff. Today's poetry often seems to use obscurity for its own sake, to be so profound that the meaning, if there is one, is too erudite for those outside of academia. I confess that sometimes it just sounds to me like nonsense phrases pretending to mean something important. Since I write free verse, I know it is possible...
...this signals a rare honeymoon for the Home Office, a much-criticized department that habitually lurches from one controversy to the next. Few of Smith's officials have had a chance to thank her for lifting their spirits; the new Minister has been too busy with her duties to tour her domain. Not everyone will recognize Smith when she does; the Home Secretary's staff have been reduced to pinching outdated photos from her personal website to circulate around the building. But with terrorist groups having seemingly decided that Britain remains a rich target for their operations, whether...
...Thank you for shedding light on war hero Kennedy's real feelings about war. "All war is stupid," he once wrote, and as your article revealed, he went about trying to outwit some hawks, who were always eager to wield force to resolve difficult issues of their time. I think that Kennedy would have been nauseated by the opening salvo of the Iraq war, the "shock and awe" that was such a vulgar, inhumane display of power...
This is the first of many messages to come. You can expect me to communicate frequently, informally as well as formally, as we move forward. Thank you again for your warm welcome, wise advice, and good wishes...