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...added bonus, Simpson, who delivered his first commencement speech in 1967 and has addressed the graduating classes of Colorado College, Notre Dame and American University, among others, said he promises to avoid preaching and excessive length...
Annihilation of the memory of genocide is an atrocity even more insidious than annihilation of a people. Turkey's denials of the Armenian Genocide began 80 years ago and continue to this day. Its strategic geographical location allowed it to avoid compliance with the points of the Treaty of Sevres (1920), which was intended to punish Turkey has attempted to annihilate both a people and a memory. Turkey for humanitarian crimes and to secure the freedom and independence of Armenia. Today, the Republic of Armenia is less than one-tenth the size of historical Armenia, and Armenian churches and homes...
...Milosevic will accept political defeat for only one reason--to avoid real military defeat," Drnovsek said...
...Milosevic will accept political defeat for only one reason--to avoid real military defeat," Drnovsek said...
...give Arafat an opportunity to rally his own supporters, who've had to accept some backing down over the promise to declare a Palestinian state on May 4," says Beyer. On the other hand, the reason for Arafat's soft-pedaling the statehood issue has been a desire to avoid stampeding Israeli voters to the right. "Clearly, Arafat wants to do whatever he can to ensure Netanyahu's defeat at the polls," says Beyer...