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...right to allow the Iraqis to decide Saddam's fate for themselves. But this is no time for triumphalism. It should shame both Americans and Iraqis to hear a man as repugnant as Saddam presenting himself as a uniter and imploring Iraqis "not to hate." Executing Saddam won't extinguish those fires of hatred any more than it will relieve the pain of his victims. Only when Iraqis build a decent, humane society at peace with itself will they be able to erase the memory of the crimes for which Saddam died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spare Saddam | 12/29/2006 | See Source »

...Monotheistic religions that lay claim to the one and only possible truth are doomed by their very nature to end up in conflict. The only way out is to free ourselves from these ancient divisive creeds and thus extinguish those dangerous fires of righteousness. A little more humility about the human condition and our relation to a higher power would go a long way toward healing what divides us. Carolyn D. Lewis Ocean View, Delaware...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/16/2006 | See Source »

...fall into place: namely, compassion. Sergei Heurlin Culver City, California, U.S. Monotheistic religions that lay claim to the one and only possible truth are doomed by their very nature to end up in conflict. The only way out is to free ourselves from these ancient divisive creeds and thus extinguish those dangerous fires of righteousness. A little more humility about the human condition and our relation to a higher power would go a long way toward healing what divides us. Carolyn D. Lewis Ocean View, Delaware, U.S. Benedict has been able to kick-start a world debate on the role...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christianity, Islam And The Pope | 12/12/2006 | See Source »

Monotheistic religions that lay claim to the one and only possible truth are doomed by their very nature to end up in conflict. The only way out is to free ourselves from these ancient divisive creeds and thus extinguish their fires of righteousness. A little more humility about the human condition and our relation to a higher power would go a long way toward healing what divides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 18, 2006 | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

MATT SHOBERT, fire-district chief in Sedona, Ariz., as 700 firefighters struggled to extinguish a 3,260-acre wildfire that threatened nearly 500 homes in the area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Jul. 3, 2006 | 6/25/2006 | See Source »

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