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...Those of us who served in uniform indeed took righteous "umbrage" at one of our own being called duplicitous and basically unfit to wear the uniform. None of us are perfect, but by God, we did our best to serve our civilian masters without genuflecting. Shame on Kinsley for missing the point behind the outrage and doubting its authenticity. Kenneth M. Currie, Lieut. Colonel, USAF (ret.), Indian Harbour Beach...
...Vansandt mutters as his patrol finishes the trek through busy market stalls, past a troublemaking mosque and the local offices of Moqtada al Sadr's organization. Over several hours he's talked to dozens of men who all agreed that the local volunteer groups are working. And none has mentioned the killing of the three volunteers. But Vansandt says has no idea how many would participate in the fourth and final group he's trying to organize, one that would patrol a sensitive supply route. Nor does he know how many residents are just telling him what he wants...
...This Weltschmerz and wariness seeps through Gone, from its opening shots of a media maelstrom in a poor part of Affleck's hometown of Boston to its final scene of a man coming to terms with the consequences of decisions he's made. None of the characters are innocent to begin with, but they lose whatever naiveté they have in the course of the film. Yet Gone Baby Gone has a lightness and humor to it. At one point, Ed Harris' police detective dismissively suggests that the young-looking Kenzie should forget the case and get back...
...Nazi that Nazism is wrong?MJS: I assume you mean persuade, not just tell a Nazi that Nazism is wrong. I would try a range of arguments—some universal (about respecting human dignity) and some more particular (about living up to the best in German history). None of these arguments would necessarily persuade the Nazi, but we can’t know until we try.11.FM: Could you tell Voldemort that the Dark Arts are wrong?MJS: That would be a hopeless task, even for a philosopher.12.FM: You’ve taught “Justice?...
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