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...certain policy changes for the U.S. Moves are currently underway in Congress to lift many of the sanctions that had been imposed on Pakistan in response to its nuclear testing, the objective being to shore up the military government of General Pervez Musharraf in the face of a domestic backlash against his support for Washington's drive to get Bin Laden. Also, the Bush administration has plainly assumed a more activist role in knocking together Israeli and Palestinian heads to achieve a cease-fire, fearing that ongoing violence may hinder Arab support for the campaign against Bin Laden...
...standards, and his desire for attention evoked negative reactions. A nightmare-like sequence at the end of his video for the first single, “Black or White,” in which he repeatedly grabbed his crotch and smashed the windows of parked cars, provoked a strong backlash. As a result, the video was edited for content before being rebroadcast. Despite big budgets and famous Hollywood stars, Jackson’s cutting-edge videos were no longer the events they had once been. Although Dangerous bought forth several No. 1 singles, the album failed to perform as well...
1.Why do the terrorists hate us? 2. Will there be a draft? 3. Are we at war? 4. What is being done about an anti-Arab backlash in the United States? 5. What is Congress doing to respond to the attacks...
...What is being done about an anti-Arab backlash in the United States...
...course, the vast majority of Americans do not condone hate crimes. All over the country, people of all religious beliefs and walks of life have come together to denounce the backlash. Nevertheless, as much as some people are preaching “tolerance” and denouncing crimes of hate, the vast majority of Americans still seem unaware that Muslim-Americans and Arab-Americans abhor terrorism as much as anybody...