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...soldiers who were involved in this mess should be made to apologize directly to the prisoners they abused. Maybe then it would occur to them that the Iraqis are fellow human beings. JAYE WOTHERSPOON Pittsboro...
...Afghanistan and Iraq ... but it will be a long hard slog" [Nov. 3]. The memo shows that Rumsfeld intends to have it both ways. If the U.S. is successful in Iraq, he gets all the credit. If Iraq is a disaster, he can say, "I told you so!" EVELYN WOTHERSPOON Calgary...
...Canadians had endured a miserable Olympics before the nation’s double success in ice hockey. Heavily favored speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon collapsed under pressure, turning in two dismal performances and returning home without a medal despite his status as defending World Champion. Canada had half as many medals as the U.S., despite being our neighbors to the north—where it’s colder. Ice hockey was invented in Canada. It’s the only sport Canadians play. Let them have their golds. It means more to them that it would...
...went almost exactly the right way: in the first of the two 500-meter skates that each competitor must execute in the competition, FitzRandolph set an Olympic record with a time of 34.42 while Canadian Jeremy Wotherspoon, considered a definite medal favorite, didn't finish his race. That left FitzRandolph in first place coming into Tuesday's second run; Shimizu second. Twenty-four hours to think about what might be accomplished. "The last 24 hours haven't been too relaxing," he admitted. He and Carpenter, who skated the third best time on Monday, retreated to living quarters that they...
...Suddenly, a murmur starts near the athletes' entrance, sweeping through the press corps as it turns into a roar. "Casey's here!" This is Casey FitzRandolph, the American who's currently in first place, and who also happens to be one of Wotherspoon's best friends. Just as he stops directly across the barrier from me, I notice that FitzRandolph looks pretty dejected for someone who's got a good chance of winning a medal...