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...Bilmes has also found herself an unlikely resource for soldiers, veterans and their families as they struggle to cope with the human cost of the conflict...
...invasion would probably succeed in its immediate goals.” Louise M. Richardson, a lecturer at the Law School and the author of “What Terrorists Want,” was the only one who predicted that night just how difficult the course of the conflict would be, Frieden wrote. Richardson said she remembers voicing doubt about how easy it would be to defeat Saddam—not a particularly prescient comment, it turned out—but also about how easy it would be to win the peace. “I certainly felt...
...always, donations do play a role in funding judges’ campaigns. All too frequently, however, judicial candidates will receive contributions from firms or attorneys who will potentially present cases, or at least play a role, in their prospective courtrooms. Of course, this eventuality would constitute a blatant conflict of interest, and tarnish any presumed objectivity in the judge. Worse, this unfortunate effect is not a matter of speculation, but a reality attested to by many in the justice system: According to a 1999 report, 48 percent of Texas judges and 79 percent of Texas attorneys think that campaign contributions...
...Ironically, the charges will likely strengthen the hand of the AKP at a time when it under pressure to deal with two pressing issues - the Kurdish conflict in the southeast, and wildly unpopular social security legislation sought by the IMF. Erdogan, a powerful orator, does well as the underdog. He raged publicly against the prosecutor's bid, citing a Koranic verse, "They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have eyes, but they cannot see." He appears less confident when trying to govern from a position of power. Just a few days ago, he denounced millions of workers protesting social...
...that global warming will have a growing impact on global security, multiplying existing threats such as shortages of food and water. His report said that climate change could cause millions of people to migrate toward Europe as other parts of the world suffer environmental degradation. He pointed to the conflict in Darfur, migration from flood-prone Bangladesh and continued instability in the Middle East as issues that already had an environmental dimension...