Marrying Mohammed Atta. (Letters).Charles Peters asks how to reduce the unusually high percentage of (terror-prone) young, single males in Islamic countries ("Tilting at Windmills This article is about an English idiom. For other uses, see Tilting at windmills (disambiguation). Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means "attacking imaginary enemies." The word “tilt,” here, means “fight. ," December 2001). I suspect that the elimination of polygamy polygamy: see marriage. polygamy Marriage to more than one spouse at a time. Although the term may also refer to polyandry (marriage to more than one man), it is often used as a synonym for polygyny (marriage to more than one woman), which appears would likely help increase the number of available women and, hence, increase the marriage rate. STEVE LANSET Hoboken, N.J. Peters is indeed tilting at windmills when he recommends tackling the problem of "large numbers of young, single males" in Islamic countries as a way of reducing the pool of potential terrorists. Lee Harvey Oswald Noun 1. Lee Harvey Oswald - United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) Oswald , who was married, shared an inability to get along with women and a consequent con·se·quent adj. 1. a. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife. b. frustration. R. T. DAVIES FORMER POLITICAL OFFICER, U. S. EMBASSY, KABUL Silver Spring, Md. |
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