Word: callously
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...bombing of the Sudan with no credible pretext, destroying half its pharmaceutical supplies and killing unknown numbers of people.” As a result of his poor timing and unwillingness to moderate his tone, his message was lost to anyone not already on the extreme Left. He sounded callous and dogmatic; instead of provoking change, he provoked disgust...
...immediate aftermath of 9/11 few in the Muslim mainstream identified with the terror attacks. That much was obvious from the wave of denial that blamed the attacks on the Mossad or the CIA. The truth - that the callous murder of almost 3,000 civilians was carried out by 19 Arab men who considered themselves devout and pious Muslims carrying out a blessed act - was too horrific to swallow. Cowardly attacks on civilians elicited little pride in the Muslim world, and plenty of revulsion. That was why they had to be blamed on somebody else...
...history of Harvard Yard, I can neither understand nor condone this senseless removal of a talented administrator like Lewis. The manner in which he was forced out has made me reconsider fundamentally my support for the current administration. I cannot help but wonder whether the University’s callous treatment of one of its most dedicated alumni demonstrates that the loyalty that Harvard asks of its graduates is only a one-way street...
...Hillary? Tough, determined, thin and lithe, "bags and bags of energy." And what did Band think now of the - to modern ears - hilariously measured tones with which Hunt described the moment of triumph? Oh, said Band, all climbers are stoics. They have to be, for climbing can be "somewhat callous and barbaric. It's a dangerous sport." Besides, he added quietly, "it was a different world...
...shocked by this decision, and by the callous refusal to offer me any justification for it." MICHAEL JORDAN, retired basketball great, after the Washington Wizards failed to rehire him as president of basketball operations...