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...Zill and the others wander, they begin to question whether the chaos and destruction of this new freedom seems like a real improvement over the limited but safe world inside the cage. But this clever metaphor for the Iraqi people will sometimes get stretched thin by scenes created only for the sake of generating some action. At one point the pride must work together to overcome a ferocious bear. (The insurgency?) While I am as much in favor of an awesome lion vs. bear fight scene as the next guy, it feels like an obligatory fight scene being played...
...China's Soul" [Aug. 28], on the growth of Christianity in China, said that house churches are "one of China's few bulwarks against government power" and implied that Chinese Communist Party control over religion might be relaxing. But given the party's history of infiltrating seemingly safe social networks, it is likely that those house churches are no more beyond government control than are Internet search engines or chat rooms. In a country where politically incorrect websites are routinely shut down, and the government uses text messages as warnings against public demonstrations and has a history of using neighbors...
...Pennsylvania, U.S. Klein asserted that the primary was "poorly attended." But other sources said that the 43% turnout was the highest for a primary in the state's history. David Strempel Como, Italy How Much Risk Can We Take? You asked, "What Will It Take To Make Us Feel Safe?" [Aug. 21] I would feel safe if Britain detached itself from U.S. foreign policy; if the West and Israel stopped bombing and humiliating the Arab states; if the Palestinians were given their own state and it was supported by the West to the same degree as the state of Israel...
...subtle trade-off” when settling into a “quiet career” with more flexibility because she wanted to spend time with her children. As a division director in the Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Banthin said she holds a “safe job,” and not one in public policy that would have required overtime and unexpected late nights. Whereas most surveys inquire about current experience, the Harvard survey is more retrospective and achieves comparability by asking respondents to remember common transition points such as their first...
...signs of success have begun to erode. Highway 1, the newly rebuilt road connecting Kabul to the southern financial capital of Kandahar, is the only paved road in Zabul, and until a little over a month ago, the eight-hour trip between the two cities had been considered a safe journey. No longer. Taliban checkpoints have been set up in several places, and trucks transporting goods to the provinces have been detained. Taliban fighters have even taken control of the district center of Argandab, not far from Maizan. In Maizan and other districts, Taliban have attacked Afghan police officers...