Word: bitter
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...They naturally "portray Jews as the real villains," says Rosenbaum; they always have, always will. Well, I just don't believe this about the post-1945 generations of Europeans, though I suspect that's because I don't want to. But, undeniably, past European anti-Semitism has had a bitter effect on present European attitudes. Put at its crudest, most Europeans know very few Jews; they killed too many of them. In America there is a thriving community for whom the survival of Israel is a passionate commitment; in Europe there isn't. No number of school lessons or church...
...long-awaited summit on dividing the oil-rich Caspian Sea between its five surrounding states ended in complete disarray. The Caspian's status is still governed by a 1940 agreement between the U.S.S.R. and Iran, and the summit was meant to end a decade of bitter squabbling. But the meeting failed to adopt even a planned declaration after Iranian President Mohammed Khatami walked out and Turkmenistan accused Azerbaijan of intransigence over a disputed oil field. "More problems emerged than expected," admitted Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev...
...number of cases where the Prophet warns against the breaking of oaths and treaties in the strongest of terms, and tells Muslims to disregard the costs and potential benefits from breaking treaties and oaths. He was known widely in Arabia for his integrity and honesty. Even his most bitter enemies could not deny these qualities of the Prophet, even when trying to forge an alliance with the Byzantine emperor against the early Muslim community...
...style flexibility, such employment uncertainty is becoming common. Eurostat reports that the number of workers on short-term contracts rose 14% between 1996 and 2001. In Italy, where a job-for-life is still considered a national birthright, this economic reality is viewed with trepidation. And as a bitter nationwide labor showdown enters its third month, workers like Bruno have become the conflict's poster children - for both sides. Pushing for legislation to loosen the labor market, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says Italy can't compete - and good new jobs will never be created for people like Bruno - if companies...
...wake of Japan's World War II surrender and - among other things - harvested wars in Korea and Vietnam. Following the Soviet Union's loss in the Cold War, Washington - with help from al-Qaeda - is now setting up shop in central Asia. Whether there will be any bitter harvests here remains to be seen...