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...Right Response to Hizballah It is disingenuous to assert that the U.S. has no influence over the Hizballah takeover in Lebanon [May 26]. In fact, these events are the culmination of inept and inconsistent U.S. policies there, and the situation might still be changed if we assessed facts correctly instead of pandering to the illusions of American special-interest groups. Hizballah is powerful because the U.S. cut and ran from Lebanon when it bombed our airport Marine barracks in the '80s. The U.S. must display respect for the leaders of all other countries and parties, friend or foe, and stop...
...disingenuous to assert that the U.S. has no influence over the Hizballah takeover in Lebanon [May 26]. In fact, these events are the culmination of inept and inconsistent U.S. policies there, and the situation might still be changed if we assessed facts correctly instead of pandering to the illusions of American special-interest groups. Hizballah is powerful because the U.S. cut and ran from Lebanon when it bombed our airport Marine barracks in the '80s. The U.S. must display respect for the leaders of all other countries and parties, friend or foe, and stop calling our enemies names to please...
...Although Odyssey representatives said they had sought to keep the shipwreck's exact location secret out of concern for the site's security, in January, the court ordered the American company to reveal its findings to Spain. That information, coupled with the government's own investigations, enabled Madrid to assert today that the sunken ship - and the trove of silver treasure it contained - rightfully belong to the Spanish state...
...gripped the country over the past month could escalate rather than abate, because commanders of the security forces have vowed never to yield to opposition rule. The MDC claims that 15 of its supporters have been killed, and hundreds more beaten, tortured and evicted as ZANU-PF attempts to assert its authority in rural areas and MDC strongholds. Outside observers concur that political violence is increasing. On Monday, the 215 opposition supporters rounded up in a raid on MDC offices in Harare on Friday - many of them injured party workers from elsewhere - were still being held, despite an international outcry...
...could see him trying to think of some way to keep me under his dominion, for just another minute. But I was too old, I was too confident.” When Celeste refuses to leave her boyfriend, Mark consoles himself with the assertion that “he could wreck him.” When Sam abandons his novel and stops writing for journals and the like, his Google hit numbers shrink, prompting him to scream “They’re trying to disappear me!” Sam’s response is to begin...