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...problem in the H-bomb that was not present in the Abomb, none in the A-bomb that was not present in the mass bombing of cities, none in these that is not present in war itself, and no grave problems in war that are not present in the basic question of the permissibility of force in any circumstance. This does not mean that the traditional morality does not meet a host of appalling questions in the whole area of when and how force may be morally used. It does. But it meets them on the basis of motive...
...basic facts of the battle are not in dispute. Some time between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. on April 17 a well-known Iraqi army checkpoint at a prominent Adhamiya intersection came under intense fire from insurgent forces in the town. Other Iraqi units responded and a blazing battle ensued. American advisors from a Military Transition Team (MiTT) with the 101st Airborne, embedded within the battalion under attack, were called out and were soon fighting for their lives. A coalition quick-reaction force was summoned...
...usually on the side of the developers, but this is a matter of basic fairness and consistency,†he said...
...boom in the background-screening industry. About 700 firms exist now, compared to only a handful 10 years ago. Analysts say revenues for the industry are growing 7% to 10% a year. Though exhaustive checks on CEO-level individuals can cost $10,000 or more, some companies offer basic vetting for as little as $10. HireRight of Irvine, Calif., screens 1 million résumés a year and says business has grown tenfold over the past five years: employers have grown so watchful, says David Nachman, the company's head of marketing and business development, that they now check...
...BUZZ Actually, not bad. A strong trailer suggests that despite what Ratner says-"It's not just a bunch of superheroes saving the world and kicking ass. It deals with a lot of issues, prejudice and alienation and all that stuff"-he has grasped one of the basic truths of the series: the more mutants, the mo'better...