Word: condemned
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...prisoners during interrogation [June 21]. Have we sunk to the level of those we are fighting-those who we say are using immoral methods? I never thought I would see the day when high-level U.S. government agencies would be exchanging memos attempting to justify actions that Americans would condemn if perpetrated by others. I remember the outrage that we felt during the Korean War when the North Koreans were accused of brainwashing American prisoners. Similar activities were decried in subsequent wars. Now, as an American living in Canada, I see us carrying out equally repulsive actions. Richard Andersen Victoria...
...warning shots over the heads of a crowd of Palestinian protesters--fearing they would cut off a clutch of Israeli infantrymen--and wound up killing seven people. The deaths provoked international outrage. Even the U.S., Israel's staunchest ally, withheld its veto and permitted the U.N. Security Council to condemn the incursion into the Gaza Strip...
...Council passed a proposal to create a women’s center at Hilles; yet, the idea struck a discordant note with some and incited knee-jerk criticisms from students who didn’t know what it was about. The plan’s antagonists were quick to condemn the center as just some half-baked ultra-feminist plot or a token effort to recognize women. Students who oppose the proposal, however, need to do some serious reassessment...
Students were not so quick to condemn Tommy’s product as subpar, but generally confirmed that the crust change would likely not alter their allegiance...
...into compliance with U.N. resolutions, the hard decision was made to employ military intervention. In international relations, humanitarian military intercession can be justified. The U.S. took a bold step in Iraq, even if it was also strongly driven by its national interests. It is unfair for European countries to condemn every U.S. action in the Middle East. Thugs like al-Sadr prove that people are ready to destroy their homeland for personal gain and power. You cannot deal with hoodlums by resorting only to diplomacy and negotiations. The U.S. has risked its troops, resources and security to tackle evil...