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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
Recently, over 80 directors and officers of American public companies met at the University of Chicago for a three-day "boot camp" on corporate governance. Included in the curriculum was a crash course on basic accounting. Those attending, all of whom supposedly represent the interests and concerns of shareholders, managed a whopping average score of 32 percent on the accounting exam. Those directors surely earn their stock options. Source: New York Times, 3 September 2002.

**This week's columns**
Honoring the Dead with Life Paul Corrigan The uplifting story of unselfish humanity is too often lost in the talk of terror and war. Read Honoring the Dead with Life!	They Invade a Desert and Call it Peace Tim Francis-Wright In spite of Saddam Husseins' manifold sins and wickedness, George Bush has done little to justify an invasion of Iraq. Read They Invade a Desert and Call it Peace!

The Dead and the Guilty: One year after 11 September, Americans should be asking a lot of questions (Simon Schama, The Guardian).
A Tax Break for the Rich Who Can Keep a Secret: Millionaires have found yet another way to cheat on their capital gains taxes (David Cay Johnston, New York Times).
The Last Emperor: One thing was made crystal clear this week: there is no other authority than America, no law but American law (Polly Toynbee, The Guardian).
Remembering September 12: 12 September 2001 was the best of times amidst the worst of times, but it surely did not last (Arianna Huffington, Arianna Online).
Lies My President Told Me: It's Mid-September; do you know where your government is (Mark Morford, SFGate.com)?
Never Forget What?: The Bush administration is conveniently forgetting Al-Qaeda while it bears down on Iraq (Frank Rich, New York Times).
The Past is Always Present: The 16 September 1982 massacres at Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon are still fresh in the minds of many Palestinians (Pierre Péan, Le Monde-Diplomatique).
The Clash of Barbarisms: Vicious polemical fusillades greet any explanations of terrorism in today's world, yet horrors far worse than this terrorism continue apace (Gilbert Achcar, Monthly Review).
Friendly Fire Deaths Linked to US Pilots "On Speed": Dexedrine, commonly used by American pilots in Afghanistan, may have led to the deaths of Canadian soldiers (Andrew Buncombe, The Independent).

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