 s of this writing, it seems likely that by the time you read these lines the United States will be at war with Iraq. Judging by the discussions in the different translators' electronic forums, the translator community is deeply divided on the merits of this war. It is not the policy of this publication to take sides in political disputes, and this applies especially to this issue, since our decision to be for or against the war is made difficult by the fact that we, ordinary citizens, do not have all the information available to our leaders.
All we want in this grave hour is to reiterate our commitment as translators to international understanding and, as we stated in the editor's column of the October 2001 issue of this Journal, our hope for the safety of all our readers, contributors, and other translators, as well as of all innocent civilians on both sides of this conflict.
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