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...Hail Bernie Re "On the Edge" [March 15]: No matter what his detractors say, Bernie Ecclestone has managed to build and retain a truly world-encompassing empire since the 1970s. It's worth noting that, in the same time frame, Italy, among other countries, has formed dozens of ineffectual governments. With so many vultures attempting to take over Formula One's billion-dollar circus, it's not surprising he's circumspect and wary about lowering his defenses. Martin Toohey Sydney...
...Hello to Kettle The patronizing comment in "Iraq's Messy Democracy" that Iraqi leaders have "not yet learned to compromise" is unworthy of TIME [March 15]. Against which standard have you measured Iraq's leaders? Obviously not that of current U.S. leaders, who have had centuries to teach them how to compromise but who still can't get it right. Merv Montacute Fall City, Wash...
...least because every election since the 2001 ballot that swept in Thaksin has favored the reds. At any rate, the Prime Minister has until 2011 to hold polls and doing so right now - in the wake of a global financial crisis and before his own populist reforms have had time to take full effect - would likely mean career suicide. Meantime, his reluctance to travel widely in Isaan - the impoverished northeastern farm belt where Thaksin's support is strongest - because of safety concerns makes Abhisit look even further removed from the very commoners he vowed to protect when taking office...
...TIME's Pictures of the Week...
...premise of Hanks as history maker seemed reasonable until I flipped the page and found a two-page ad for The Pacific, the miniseries from Time Warner's HBO. TIME's objective news judgment has been seriously compromised by an act of such corporate self-promotion. Ira Pilchen, Chicago...