Word: calling
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...fact that his letter of resignation was released to the media by Richard Butler even before it went to the Security Council suggests that Butler may concur with some of its sentiments." Despite Ritter's principled protest, the tide of realpolitik may have turned against him -- Kofi Annan's call for a "comprehensive review" of the UNSCOM-Iraq relationship reflects an emerging consensus in the U.N. to try to bring the arms control-sanctions saga to a close...
...course it wouldn't be a Reno investigation without someone crying for an independent counsel -- except this time it's not Republicans, it's Ray's brother Jerry. "If the FBI does it, they'll say James done it and he's a racist," he said Thursday. That call, at least, should be easy for Reno to ignore...
...have used pipe bombs to attack suspected gang members on a number of occasions. If such disparate elements are now turning their attention to attacking targets linked (however spuriously) to the U.S., it may be a sign that the strike on Bin Laden has fueled a response to his call for global jihad...
That's what friends are for.[10] But even as we build a bridge to the 21st century,[11] it's hard to imagine a black, Hispanic or Asian journalist getting into the same kind of trouble and being able to call on that kind of support without being accused of pleading for special treatment because of race. If Barnicle were black and, say, Jesse Jackson had spoken up for him, it would have unleashed a torrent of complaints that affirmative action has led to the hiring of less-qualified minorities and a diminution in journalistic standards. That's what...
...bother bargaining? As Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Monday, the proposal is "a way to call the Libyan government's bluff," whether or not it results in a trial. "The U.S. is being pragmatic," says Waller. "If Ghaddafi accepts, then this is the best justice the U.S. -- and the victims' families -- are going to get. If not, the U.S. will use his refusal as fodder to convince the U.N. Security Council to keep the sanctions...