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health-care expenditures on futile end-of-life care, Dr.noting that only about one in four deaths comes unexpectedly.While up to three-quarters of this spending may be wasted, the trouble is we don’t know which three-quarters ex ante.Until then, it is kind of difficult to systematically identify what treatment can be reasonably withheld indeed.Simon Dermer, Toronto.Netanyahu knowsRe: Ayatollah Wants All Sanctions On Iran Lifted, April 10.Iran and the six world powers last week agreed on a framework deal that delayed the lifting of sanctions until certain conditions had been met.In fact, only the Iranians themselves are not to be trusted, as has been shown by undertakings by them in the past.The difference between the six world-power negotiators and their governments, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is that Netanyahu knows the mentality of those with whom he is dealing, having lived, fought and negotiated with Arabs for nearly 50 years.He has seen their bartering and 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strength is enforcing its dogmas but is far from being pacifist as its proponents like to stress.Just witness the ongoing upheaval and mass murders of populations in the Middle East and Africa because of contrasting faiths.Despite the fact the human intellect has progressed substantially in the last 100 years, many of us still retain this steadfast belief in the fantasy of the powers of supreme gods.Religion stifles reason and freedom of thought, particularly in young minds, and its purpose is futile.Peter Luskin, Little Britain, Ont.The battlegroundRe: Vimy At 100 A Cause For Celebration, April 8.This article on Vimy Ridge and the Ipsos poll confirms how little (30 per cent) of old and new Canadians know about the location and history of Vimy Ridge, while the government of Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary this April 9-12, 2015, and will put more emphasis on it during Canada’s 150th anniversary in the next two years.The article fails also to give the location of Vimy Ridge, 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different reasons) would be enraged.and their screams would grow louder once it became clear ( for about the 1000th time in history) that once you’ve delivered a good knockout punch to the bad guys in a foreign land you have to hang around in that foreign land for 50 years or so to make sure the bad guys don’t cause trouble again when they recover.Daniel Gormley, Toronto.Chequebook closedRe: Canada’s Best Kept Secret?letter to the editor, April 9.Letter-writer Reiner Jaakson left one important point out of his letter.from his own personal bank account, for suspended senator Mike Duffy.Prime Minister Stephen Harper would not be privy to Nigel Wright’s personal bank account, anymore than he would be privy to mine, or anybody else’s personal bank account.Our prime minister was blindsided by this cheque.That is the reason why Nigel Wright was fired.Nigel Wright has admitted to this fact, many times over.This is also the reason why our prime minister will not be a witness at Mike Duffy’s 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