Word: belief
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Given his conviction that the Iraqis are in violation of international law and his belief that war is an acceptable remedy for such violations, does Butler see any reason for optimism in the current situation? "It's not particularly hopeful," he concedes. But having spent his entire career - with the exception of a brief foray into Australian domestic politics - working in foreign affairs and disarmament, he has not lost faith in the power of diplomatic persuasion. He holds out hope that...
Contrary to the beliefs of many U.S. observers, this resistance is not due to "Eurowimp" syndrome but to the strongly held belief that any conflict must be just. "I supported the war with Iraq over Kuwait," says Richard Harries, the Anglican Bishop of Oxford, who signed the Pax Christi petition submitted to Tony Blair. "I supported the war in Afghanistan. I supported the effort in Bosnia. War can be justified, but certain conditions have...
...belief is that [genetic engineering] doesn’t have any negative effect on food safety,” Glickman said. “In fact, my prediction is that in 10 to 15 years we’ll have foods with things that fight cancer in them...
...engage with Palestinians, to meet and take seriously their leaders, and to treat Palestinian needs and aspirations on the same level as those of Israelis. Mounir and his family have already canceled their usual summer trip to the East Coast, their affection for the U.S. having shifted to a belief that it's a country "hostile to Arabs, as a people, as a nation." This is what the CFR report terms "attitudinal resistance" to American policy, and its depth and intensity is unlikely to be reversed by slick re-packaging...
Bush may cling to his belief that the market's woes won't affect the basic soundness of the economy, but he knows from his father's experience that politicians who don't appear to take voters' pocketbook fears seriously pay for their callousness at the polls. "This President is acutely aware of the impact of the economy, both on regular Americans and on Presidents," says Mark McKinnon, a campaign 2000 veteran who still advises Bush. "Americans fundamentally understand a President can't move the markets, but they want to be assured that he cares about it and is doing...