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...identify this same phenomenon writ large on the faces of nearly every soon-to-be-senior. There are once-budding journalists who cut their teeth this summer ignominiously covering poodle shows. There are once-grad school bound thesis researchers reconsidering their career paths after spending an entire summer feeling useless as they worked 10 hours a week on an inconclusive experiment. There are once-dedicated volunteers who found the inner-workings of a women’s shelter, or an English school in Beijing, decidedly less romantic than it’s made out to be in the glossy brochures...
...London bombings were another useless attempt by the losing side in the war on terrorism to spread fear in the West [July 18]. You would think that after the retaliation for 9/11?which resulted in the overthrow of regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq?the terrorists would have learned their lesson. The mindless acts of random violence against innocent civilians indicate the terrorists' desperation. Misguided and self-destructive, the attackers are destined to lose as we become stronger and more unified after each test. Freedom will always prevail. Alex Curley Washington...
...Useless Music? Are we so naive as to believe that the Live 8 concerts [July 11] will provide relief for poverty-stricken Africans? How pathetic we are to think we can help the continent of Africa with some concerts in the park. I have never witnessed a more pretentious and self-absorbed gathering of aging rockers and one-hit wonders. The first and foremost thing on the minds of the audience was hope for an encore, not hope for Africa. The plight of Africa is not some startling revelation. No one has an excuse for being unaware of the devastation...
...terrorist attacks in London and the hunt for the bombers drew mail from readers expressing sympathy and solidarity with the British as well as anger against Muslim radicals. Others debated whether the war in Iraq has contributed to the global climate of Jihadist hatred The London bombings were another useless attempt by the losing side in the war on terrorism to spread fear in the West [July 18]. You would think that after the retaliation for 9/11, which resulted in the overthrow of regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, the terrorists would have learned their lesson. The mindless acts of random...
...London bombings were another useless attempt by the losing side in the war on terrorism to spread fear in the West [July 18]. You would think that after the retaliation for 9/11--which resulted in the overthrow of regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq--the terrorists would have learned their lesson. The mindless acts of random violence against innocent civilians indicate the terrorists' desperation. Freedom will always prevail...