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...cinematic. Greenwald splices his interview subjects to shreds, constantly cutting their words even as they ostensibly provide important evidence. The effect is the visual equivalent of a sea of ellipses. The practice is prevalent enough to cast doubt on the veracity of the comments (Were they taken out of context? Why can’t we see them uncut?), not an advisable tactic when the subject in question is an allegedly biased and slanted news network...
Your story on religion and the oval Office [June 21] included a quotation by me. Contrary to the implication and context of your reference, my remark had nothing to do with President Bush personally. Instead, I was referring to the way he invokes God and Jesus, and good and evil, in policymaking speeches, apparently intending their impact to "bypass the mind and go straight to the bloodstream" of his listeners. ELAINE PAGELS PROFESSOR OF RELIGION PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton...
...technique. The Silbo employs ch, y, g and k sounds, plus the vowels a and i. "The sounds are approximate to spoken Spanish," says Darias. "Some words, such as catarro [a cold] and cacharro [a cooking utensil], sound much the same, as do nada [nothing] and lana [wool]. Context tells you which." To test whether this is all lana over the visitor's eyes, Darias is asked to bring in some of his students. Antonio Ramos, Ivan Conrado, twins Paula and Mirta Rodriguez, Maria Garcia and Raico Sanchez do him proud. Maria whistles Antonio's name. He makes a sound...
...Faith Is Received Your story "The Faith Factor," on religion and the Oval Office [June 21], included a quotation by me. Contrary to the implication and context of your reference, my remark had nothing to do with President Bush personally. Instead, I was referring to the way he invokes God and Jesus, and good and evil, in policymaking speeches, apparently intending their impact to "bypass the mind and go straight to the bloodstream" of his listeners. Elaine Pagels Professor of Religion Princeton University Princeton...
...foundation is more useful than George W. Bush's limp efforts. My guess is that Clinton will have a memorial better than an eternal flame: the collective respect of those who know that through transgression, suffering and humility, we reach our full human potential. Marilyn Keegan Cape Town The Context of Restraint In "The Cure For Iraq Fatigue" [June 7], about political speechifying on the Iraq situation, Joe Klein seems to have forgotten a bit of context in disparaging the U.S. forces' "retreat" from Fallujah and its choosing "not to pursue" Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his army...