Word: blame
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...built as an ornament but to prevent Palestinian suicide bombers killing and crippling Israeli citizens. It has cost Israeli taxpayers hundreds of millions but it is effective: the bombings have been stopped. When the Palestinians - and TIME - criticize the wall, they should think about who is to blame for its origin. Leo Kramár, STAFFANSTORP, SWEDEN
...built to shrug off lightning strikes). Most aircraft accidents stem from an unfortunate cascade of events rather than from any single system malfunction. It's becoming clearer that some combination of weather, an unknown flight-control failure and perhaps the crew's inability to respond is probably to blame. The pilots' margin for error at the time was small; in addition to encountering bad (but not extreme) thunderstorms, the plane was operating near its "coffin corner" - a combination of speed and altitude at which it becomes difficult to maintain stable flight...
Whatever happens to the economy, many Iraqis will long blame the U.S. for the strife they have suffered since 2003. In previous postings, Hill has been known for tackling anti-American sentiment; while ambassador to South Korea, he made impromptu visits to the country's universities, where the U.S. is far from loved. But that sort of gesture is tough in Iraq; U.S. ambassadors must travel with a small army of guards. And even the highest security couldn't prevent an angry journalist from hurling his shoes at George W. Bush when the then President visited Baghdad in December...
...bank CEOs who have taken taxpayer money to clean up companies' balance sheets. If Warren's journey from Harvard to the center of the emergency financial-rescue effort were a movie, it could be called Out of the Library and into the Snake Pit. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...triumvirate Iranians blame for the disputed election result and ensuing violence - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ali Khameni and their henchmen, the Basij militia - Iranians have added an unlikely candidate: state media. The wrath of many Iranians toward the state's all-powerful organ of propaganda, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), known in Iran as seda va sima, has been mounting over the past two weeks. It reached a fever pitch this weekend, as state television ignored the killing of "Neda," an Iranian woman protester shot on a Tehran street who has rapidly emerged as an iconic symbol...