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be contacted by email at of buds , or by phone at european and Pacific stars Andi stripes 2007 stars and stripes web site letters to the editor Reading can close culture Gap i read with interest two cultural advisers give teams an Edge and female journalists targeted in Afghani Stan june it appears our troops in Afghanistan to fight the War on terrorism Lack sufficient understanding of the Complex afghan which can impede their effectiveness Many americans remain uninformed about the culture there because it is out of their Comfort zone and it contradicts Western values and democratic Princi cultural awareness of Muslim countries should be an integral part of the curriculum in american including those hide apartment of defense dependents so students can be critically literate in our changing and so they can recognize biased journalism and literature that can be misleading and promote Khaled an afghan has written two bestsellers about War torn of the Kite runner and a thou Sand splendid although the Kite runner is becoming recommended read ing in some numerous parents and educators at All Levels find it objection Able because of Homo the role of the Taliban and the horrors of War in As a Dodds teacher having been con with the Issue of the books a Propri i contend that opposition is caused by discomfort with the cultural differences As has been the Case with other books that have become classics after being because their ideas were beyond the Comfort zone of Many and not considered politically Correct at the if parents and educators Are willing to step out of their Comfort zone by seeking Quality read the controversial ideas that reflect the values of the diverse Muslim world can be presented from a variety of perspectives that result in a More critically literate a Betty Roberts Germany Obama using Faith to Divide in responding to Faith got hijacked june somewhere along the Faith stopped being used to bring us together and Faith started being Tell us what you think 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Faith were As is the manner in which democrats distort like pro Choice and in order to throw a spin of negativity at things we hold such As human life and our personal relationship with Jesus so just who is using Faith to Divide As for the senator should reread the Story of Jesus in the when with obvious drove out those who were buying and Zeal for your House will consume is the prophecy that John quotes As an explanation for Jesus so Faith often since Zeal is having this Christlike fortitude to stand up for what we whenever the democrats or anyone else try to assault our Core values and Faith based doonesbury if Obama cant rebut that View without throwing out distorted then its obvious that he Doest respect my id appreciate it if hed keep the Issue of our Faith out of his Politi Cal chief warrant officer 4 Dean Bailey Camp Iraq defense of Bush Doest work the writer of Bush int to blame let june 26 wrote in response to another letter that our soldiers Are suffering not be cause of president Bush but rather because of attacks by Radical islam its using equipment supplied by groups like Al Aida and or nations like Iran and Al Aida had no presence in Iraq before we Hamas was based in the Gaza strip and Palestine before our wheres the disconnect for the author in recognizing our actions and their consequences in regard to the Lack of stability we have allowing for such terrorist groups to gain footholds All Over the and beyond he continues with a Strawman argue acknowledging that Saddam Hussein didst possess weapons of mass destruction prior to and immediately after Ward saying but Saddam did possess he used them on his own people which had nothing to do with our invasion in he asserts that the reason Why we invaded was not because of the weapons of mass destruction but rather be cause of Saddam violation of resold then the United nations should have invaded in the eyes of much of the the has overstepped its negatively affecting our International credibility he then liberals tendency to ignore inconvenient facts in logical arguments in favor of attacking the character of those who disagree with them highlights their motives and tenuous political stance far More than any words of the close minded note the irony he used a Blanket and Homine insult to cover All liberals attaching a negative connotation to a in order to nullify its position is a logical fallacy in it Benjamin Chambers logistics support area Iraq by Garry Trudeau i w probably hav6 ukr but do you auz5imn making lb3stham to a Moying so plug in Olka aim Aysa working with i prickly City by Scott Stantis no onic likes Loose
