BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

All acts of terrorism shock, as is their intention, but there was something about the attacks on Mumbai that was particularly chilling. To suicide bombers, or to those who flew planes into crowded buildings in New York and Washington on 9/11, their victims were anonymous and faceless, though that did not make their crimes any less heinous. The Mumbai gunmen looked their victims in the eye before killing them with automatic weapons. They mowed down the innocent and the defenceless with a callousness that was inhuman. They sought out westerners but also killed many more ordinary Indians, such as those rushing to catch a commuter train home at Mumbai’s main railway station. It is hard to think of a cause, either inside or outside India, that could justify such cold-blooded brutality, or to put yourself inside the twisted minds of those who could imagine that such extreme cowardice was in any way heroic. One victim, who miraculously survived, was first shot and then had his throat cut. Mos...

LET'S HOPE THIS STARTS A TREND I was still working when the O.J. trial happened. We watched the Bronco chase and trial during our dinner hours at the law firm I was with. I distinctly remember telling people "he's going to walk." No one believed me. They argued points of law with me. I just continued to say "he's going to get off even though he's guilty." I took home some nice change from those bets. However, I personally still believe that 1. he's guilty; 2. he's a sociopath and 3. he will do something much more minor soon and won't be walking again. My personal sympathies lie with the Brown and Goldman families. Fred Goldman - you are one of my personal heroes for not taking this lying down and continuing to stand up for the truth! O.J. Told at Steakhouse 'We won't serve you" By BETH CAMPBELL The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Ken...