Looking at it another way, Mr. Zakaria may simply be using the lack of U.S. metrication as an illustrative point about the country's perceived descendancy, without being an ardent supporter of the goal. I hope that isn't the case. For what it's worth, he has never responded to my letter thanking him for his apparent support.
Paul T. ----- Original Message ----- From: Norman & Nancy Werling To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 19 May, 2008 08:02 Subject: [USMA:40936] Quote from Fareed Zakaria, RE: USMA 40934 Last night I was obviously incorrect in saying that the May 12, 2008 issue of Newsweek would still be on newsstands. That was the issue featuring the excerpts that I emailed last night via USMA 40934. This morning I picked up my present current issue of Newsweek dated May 19, 2008. My Wednesday mail usually brings the most recent issue dated the preceding Monday. This means that Newsweek's latest issue--May 19, 2008--will probably appear on the newsstands today and I will undoubtedly receive it in my Wednesday mail. May I suggest that we all email Newsweek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] encouraging them to print metric terms first when the reporter is writing about the rest of the world followed by the translated U.S. Customary in parentheses. Newsweek would thus do Time Magazine one better since Time presently shows metric measures in parentheses following all of its measures which are presently stated first in U.S. Customary. I think it obvious that Fareed Zakaria, who is apparently among the top echelons of Newsweek obviously realizes the importance to the U.S. of SI--the metric system. Norm Werling
