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...vehemently deny the charges. But Powell's Russian and French counterparts hailed the reports of progress and repeated their threats to block passage of the Anglo-American resolution. French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin rejected the idea that the British amendment amounted to a compromise, saying, "We would not accept a resolution that will lead...
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When it comes to the war and everything else, our disdain is not enough. We have to accept the moment on its own terms. This doesn’t mean lying down in the flow of history and letting it wash over us like so much toxic waste from a munitions factory; but rather recognizing our part in it and doing what’s necessary to stop the war at home and abroad. And even though it feels a little grandiose, the actions required...
...Throughout the pageant of American history, there were people who opposed internment camps, who resisted McCarthyism and nukes, who refused to accept the principle of destroying countries in order to save them. It’s hard to know the difference they made, but we are obliged to assume it was real. Let’s all sign the walkout pledge, and when the day comes, walk out. Let’s not titter in horror over the news and then turn the page. As we feel our blood rise, let’s not be ashamed to react...
...Although U.S., Israeli and European diplomats - as well as many Palestinians - have welcomed the emergence of a more democratically accountable and antiterrorist leadership around Prime Minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen), nobody is expecting that he'll be willing to accept less than a settlement based on a modified version of the 1967 borders. Sharon, who fought tooth and nail against the Oslo peace process, has, until now, signaled that he has no intention of offering anything close to that - indeed, Israeli analysts believe Sharon's idea of Palestinian statehood doesn't extend much beyond a modified version...