Word: callously
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...have to wonder if Giuliani would be such a perfect wartime mayor if he hadn't had his own brush with death. No one would wish all those dark nights of sickness on anyone. But in a man who had often seemed indifferent if not callous to the feelings of others, prostate cancer brought out a gentler side that New Yorkers had rarely seen. As he dropped out of the 2000 Senate race, Rudy acknowledged how suddenly vulnerable to the slings and arrows of life he'd become. A soulful awareness of the fragility of life and an inexhaustible supply...
...seminal details that shaped the man U.S. officials believe to be not only capable but also guilty of one of the worst single massacres of civilians since Hitler's camps were shut down. How does any one man, and an intelligent man, come to be so angry? And so callous? Bin Laden has considered himself at war with the U.S. for years, even if the U.S. is getting there only now. Still, how does one man come to be so comfortably certain in the face of responsibility for so many devoured lives...
...realize that, by writing this, I run the risk of sounding as callous and jaded as those who dislike the sight of American flags hanging from every window. I spent the first 18 years of my life in New York City, and no matter what I call my “official residence,” I will always be a New Yorker at heart. I mourn for my hometown along with the rest of the country, and wish to see those responsible brought to justice. If that means military action...
...about their business, doing their class shopping,” he said. “I think it’s very difficult for anyone to relate to this. What has happened is largely the stuff of fiction, the stuff of movies. And that can make us almost callous to the real disaster...
Both the terrorists and the firefighters ploughed into the World Trade Centers knowing that they could well die. But while the hijackers entered in the height of callous selfishness, hoping to kill innocent people to fulfill their goals, the rescue workers demonstrated the ultimate selflessness in risking their lives to save others. It is with this sense of unity and common purpose that Americans must proceed over the next days, months and years...