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...world salute TIME's person of the Year?the American soldier! I am so glad that I have walked with heroes: the American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Colonel Chen-hua Chu Peitou, Taiwan...
Arad's design was chosen in a competition that attracted 5,201 entrants. The 13-member jury included Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Lin is said to have been one of Arad's strongest supporters on a divided panel that asked for a number of changes to his plan, including more trees. A revised version to be unveiled this week will have greenery added by Peter Walker, a well-known landscape architect. But from the moment eight finalists in the competition were announced in November, public response has been lukewarm at best. All came...
...penned a ballad criticizing the war in Iraq, called What Ever Happened to Peace on Earth. With lyrics like "How much oil is one human life worth?" and "How much is a liar's word worth?," the tune is only Nelson's second protest song--the first was about Vietnam. Asked by the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman if he thinks the charged new melody will draw a backlash from conservative country fans, Nelson said, "I sure hope so. I don't care if people say, 'Who the hell does he think he is?' I know who I am." Yeah...
...laws for 2004, to punish offenders on sight. In July, Italy increased fines to $83 and added a five-point deduction from an offender's license. In 2002-03 there were 330,384 fines; in the first month under the new law, just 106 tickets were issued. In June, Vietnam made handheld phoning a fineable offense ($3.30) for drivers. Since most Vietnamese ride motorbikes, legislators at the same time outlawed umbrellas and no-hands driving. Sweden's government decided a ban would not help after research found the reaction times of drivers on the phone were no worse than when...
...SENTENCED. NGUYEN VU BINH, 35, a former journalist with Vietnam's state-run press who published online articles criticizing the country's border agreement with China; to seven years in prison on espionage charges; in Hanoi. Washington condemned Binh's sentencing, which came after a three-hour closed-door trial that human-rights groups called deeply flawed. "No individual should be imprisoned for their peaceful expression of their views, and the sentencing of Mr. Binh clearly violates international standards for the protection of human rights," said U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli...