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...face of pure evil. Those suicide bombers don't need to be understood. They need to be eradicated. Lewis B. Smith Greenville, Texas, U.S. The Jihadist suicide bomber and his like are cowardly egocentrics. Uppermost in the bomber's mind is the promise that he will enter paradise immediately upon dying as a martyr. There was scant mention of furthering the Iraqi or Muslim cause, no explanation of how his death might lead to some lofty goal. The bomber's prime aim is personal spiritual salvation and reward. Casuistry and sophistry are the tools used by terrorists to justify their...
Fortunately, I can say that I am learning loads. Though I’ve only been studying the language for a year, I find myself already knee-deep in insights about the Russian culture. Upon finding out, for example, that 95 Rwandan troops were being launched into Sudan to stop the genocide there, I found myself marvelously tickled...
...work in Rob Cohen ’71’s latest flick, “Stealth,” I regretted not being able to follow their lead. Surely, some pre-gaming would have dulled my growing desire to end my misery by inflicting bodily harm upon myself...
...find himself surrounded, as I was now, by flocks of Lacoste-wearing, Ferrari-driving couples and their children, all with flawless manicures, tans, and honey-colored Fendi bags to match. Somehow my destroyed Abercrombie miniskirt and Havaiana flip-flops seemed out of place. My thoughts were confirmed when, upon climbing to the palace, I was greeted with a large road sign adorned with a giant red X. It had been painted across a pudgy silhouette drawn to represent the quintessential (American) tourist. So maybe I had the disposable camera, but I certainly didn’t have the Panama...
...overly-friendly jellyfish. Yet I could not escape the thought that my brother was no longer an undergrad like me. He was now a husband, honeymooning in Bora Bora with my new sister-in-law. The image was too heavy to bear. And so I contented myself by musing upon whether the couple would celebrate their first year anniversary with equal fanfare, and whether that meant we would all return to Juan-les-Pins and its gentle way of life sometime soon...