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...ELECTION IN IRAQ WAS A FRAUD [Feb. 14]. Many of the candidates and party platforms were secret. It was similar to the rigged 1967 election in South Vietnam that brought to power the corrupt President Nguyen Van Thieu...
Although the American public remains sharply divided over the Iraq war, the number of soldiers like Anderson who are going to great lengths to get out of their service is actually smaller than it has been in many years. Still, for the first time since the Vietnam War, when Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau made his country a "refuge from militarism" for tens of thousands of U.S. draft dodgers, some disaffected young Americans are seeking sanctuary up north, risking permanent exile from their native land--or jail time back in it. A newfangled underground railroad has even sprung up, started...
...courage above and beyond what most Americans would show today. The Iraqis expressed the true spirit of democracy. Skip Hall Columbiana, Alabama, U.S. The election in Iraq was a fraud. Many of the candidates and party platforms were secret. It was similar to the rigged 1967 election in South Vietnam that brought to power the corrupt President Nguyen Van Thieu. Roedy Green Victoria, Canada Although the Iraqis faced terrorist threats when voting, the election seems to have been a success. But that is not enough. And the government's future remains uncertain so long as violence continues. Deepak Kumar Vidhyarthi...
...than doing homework or shopping at Eastgate Mall. They believe what they're doing, in some small way, might contribute to Maupin's coming home. "I really want to help him," Large says, "because I know how much the soldiers are doing for our country." Dave Foley, 55, a Vietnam Navy veteran, is amazed at the support the girls and others are offering the troops. "We never got any recognition," he says as he slips photos of Maupin into the plastic badges. "For our troops over there to know they have support in the U.S. is a great boost...
...raising her two children, life as a social activist was complicated. Sidwell Friends, the Washington-area private school where she taught, was surprisingly accommodating after she was arrested in 1988 while protesting U.S. involvement in El Salvador. Her son and daughter tolerated the seven families of refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam and Czechoslovakia who moved in and out of their home over a 13-year period. But Barratt was torn: teaching chemistry to wealthy kids forced her to temper her passion for social activism. "I was always interested in social-justice and poverty issues," explains Barratt. "But I was working...