| G21 NEWS: Close-up the devastation in the city is stunning. No home seems to have been left unscathed. And the violence which took place is evident in the endless piles of rubble which mark the cityscape. After arriving for the first time in summer 1995, I had then described the city as 'completely devastated'. What is the superlative up from that by an order or two?... RENDT GORTER "Return to Grozny" LETTERS FROM CHECHNYA
RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENT: Two girls, aged 16 and 17, brutally murdered a 16 year old girl because they wanted to be famous and enjoy extreme experiences. According to Spanish papers, two strange classmates invited Clara Garcia Casado for a night out. They drank alcohol, took drugs and then stabbed her dozens of times, broke her fingers, tore her nails out and almost severed her head..."What Price Diversity" AL DUNSMUIR RDR 05.30.00: "57 Channels and Nothing's On" - ED CANTARELLA MY GLASS HOUSE: Since returning from my latest trip to New England, I've been about "house-keeping" my file folders. It's time to do that kind of hard-drive Spring cleaning to gear up for our summer features.... ROD AMIS "Mammoth" DAY ONE: One hopes for the sake of the virtuous that virtue is its own reward, for they get little else for their trouble. Because Ronald Reagan was the President of a mightily wealthy nation it did not matter that he was incapable of imagination and magnanimity. For all the opprobrium which Reagan thoughtlessly (inevitable if you lack intellect) heaped on him, it was Gorbachev who made the world a safer and better place. ... KEVIN CAREY "Blink Diplomacy" CARTOONS BY GASPIRTZ: A droll sense of humor, a twist of fate. OLIVER GASPIRTZ. PLANETARY MADNESS: Gemini not only sees at least two sides of a situation, Gemini can also be at least two sides of a situation. Embrace duality; raise an eyebrow at duplicity. Decision-making breeds during the season of the Twins as if to taunt, tease and otherwise screw-with the dialectical inclinations of this sign. Seize the Gemini energy for versatility, adaptability and landing on your feet...JENNIFER BLUE "JUNE, 2000" VOX POPULI: FROM Bob, P., Westminister, MD, USA:
I can recommend a good lotion to Steve Vivian if he's suffering from any rashes in response to his apparent allergy to clear thinking and accurate observation of the world around him. There are many errors and distortions in the specific positions he assigns to "liberals" in "The Liberal Allergy," which might be interesting to get into if Vivian showed the slightest interest in a serious critique....YOUR "LETTERS" PAGE IS UPDATED.
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Hurricane HomeworkJON KOHLRadio Reloj announcer, Benny Moncada, can't help but express his disappointment with the government. The Ministry of Education lost a building during the hurricane as the bloated Choluteca River, which runs through the middle of downtown Tegucigalpa, Honduras's capital, ate it up. So they built another one in the flood zone close to the river. With the first May rains, ministry officials found themselves knee-deep in water. Benny shrugs his audible shoulders as only radio announcers can, "Why did they rebuild in a high-risk zone?" In fact a year and a half after Mitch, we see many environmentally bad habits on replay. People are moving back into high-risk zones, farming practices degrade upper watersheds, illegal logging damages forests, trash dumping stops up storm drains (which caused the flood in the ministry building), new buildings weaken river channels; lack of educational campaigns, poor emergency readiness, forest burning...
"It certainly brings to head the need to have a theory of conservation and a watershed management program nationwide. That would help reduce damages," notes a USAID official in Honduras. "A lot of human loss of life [after Mitch] could have been avoided with disaster preparedness."
Between Tigers and TriggersPIYUSH KUMAR
Today the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is known, as the world's most advanced militant organization. LTTE is reknowned for its expertise in guerrilla warfare tactics. The militants begin recruiting fighters while they are still little more than boys and girls in their youth. LTTE is equipped with the most modern, high-tech, sophisticated arms. Its telecom and communication systems outshine the best of armies of many countries. It has its daily news broadcast from Voice of The Tigers and and an information Web site at Tamilnet.com.
The Best of BritishBOB POWERSRock n roll started out as protest music, a rebellion against the status quo and the terrible decisions made by grown-ups. Those early rockers believed they had answers to important questions. Some of them, thank goodness, were content to just be an alternative to the Patti Pages and Pat Boones of American pop.
Ian "Mac" McLagan has been earning his keep for 35 years as a rocker. He grew up in London during the 50s. A decade later, McLagan played keyboards in London-based bands during the 60s. McLagan joined The Small Faces when he turned 20. The band shared the same management as The Rolling Stones, who went on to international renown.
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