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...will never need to use limited force to prevent future terrorist attacks, was not and could not have been justified. For all our attempts to address the “roots” of terrorism—socioeconomic, political, religious—we cannot guarantee that we can avert it through kindness...
...attack our soil and must prevent the creation of new terrorist groups to replace the old. Enlisting the help of other nations is a crucial step in disrupting terrorist networks; however, should diplomatic efforts to root out terrorism fail, the limited use of force may be necessary to avert future loss of life...
...replica of Barbra's gold record for People. But the real innovation is a section in which Barbara rebuts erroneous news reports. (She did not make staff at the MGM Grand avert their eyes when she passed...
TIME.com: Macedonia's political parties appear to have agreed on changes to improve the status of the country's Albanian community, and Western mediators seem very optimistic that this will avert the civil war that has been looming for months. Is their optimism shared on the ground...
...crossroads. We can seize the opportunity to fight AIDS, or we can do what we did last time-let our plans fade away and avert our eyes as thousands perish day by day. President Bill Clinton, along for the ride in Nigeria, suggested that the U.S. donate a quarter of the needed money. That's the first path. The Bush administration took a hesitant step down the second path last week by announcing its first contribution to the fund: $200 million. As Oxfam has said, the administration left off a zero. If the richest country in world history...