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...that dark moment in history, but modern Turkey, beholden as it is to the Young Turk perpetrators and in spite of the light of historical perspective, still refuses to admit the taint on its history and clings to dramatic understatements of the death toll. Turkey cannot continue to deliberately avoid dealing with the disturbing facts of its history. Other countries have stared their genocidal demons in the face, and the fact that they have done so is a sign that they have moved past a dark era in their history...
...cautious, soundbite, consultant-approved language that others practice does not have to be the only alternative. It is a difficult balance to strike, but a candidate who lives in a soundbite-obsessed world like ours needs to be direct and truly honest and while being careful to avoid embarrassing and insensitive faux...
...Despite a 2005 pledge to "provide relief" for its political prisoners, Beijing continued to detain and imprison democracy activists as well as those attempting to organize workers in labor unions not approved by the government. Police routinely detain people for days without formal charge or more justification than to avoid protests or "social unrest," it said...
...parties to begin with—why take the risk? The amnesty policy, whereby students who visit UHS suffer no consequences, is therefore at risk, considering student group presidents are now being asked to conduct independent investigations of other students on behalf of the Ad Board in order to avoid being personally held responsible. An yet the administration hesitates to acknowledge that students may now be encouraged to go to off-campus locations or drink in more dangerous environments as a result. Unfortunately, we seem to have forgotten that we can collaboratively protect the community and socialize in a legal...
...more measured reactions to the July 2005 bombings in London provided a stark contrast to the post-9/11 American response, which convinced Faludi that the anti-feminism reaction was something distinctive to the U.S.She added that recent efforts by new British prime minister Gordon Brown to avoid the “chivalry and bluster” of President Bush exemplifies a more realistic response to the situation.Despite what she has uncovered in her writing her book, Faludi said that she remains hopeful and optimistic.“The attack on 9/11 gave us a historic opportunity to confront...