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...reading their vague descriptions of internet obsession, you’ve probably thought, “Dang, with all that Facebooking, that sounds like me! But hey, I could be addicted to worse things—like heroin or methamphetamines.” False! The Internet is the real danger! According to the Internet Addiction Survey at www.stresscure.com, linked on the Bureau of Study Counsel’s website, Internet addiction isn’t anything special: “Whether you are addicted to heroin, gambling, cigarettes, sexual deviancy, or eating Milky Way bars, all addictions have certain basic...
...suicide bomber detonated himself outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan this morning, less than 24 hours after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney arrived to discuss mounting Taliban activity with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. While Cheney himself was far from danger, the well-timed attack underscores the urgency of the Vice President's mission in the region. Cheney had just arrived in Afghanistan following a highly secretive four-hour stopover in Pakistan, where he delivered a muscular private message to President Pervez Musharraf, in which he urged him to crack down more aggressively against Taliban and growing al-Qaeda...
...Lieberman's G.O.P. flirtation has its risks - and a time limit. By this time next year, the 2008 election cycle will overshadow anything that happens in the Senate. The longer he waits to capitalize on his moment, the greater the danger that he'll be tagged as one of those politicians for whom having power is more important than using...
...military force against Iran that they're discussing legislation prohibiting Bush from doing it. So it's worth asking straightforwardly, Is a propensity to rely on military force a vice to which we Americans are prone? And doesn't the Bush Administration need to learn a lesson about the danger of using military force in pursuit of foreign policy goals...
...Engel wonders why Frank sprang into action in April 1941. After all, the Nazis had occupied the Netherlands since May 1940. Did the situation suddenly turn more desperate for Jews there, or did Otto Frank sense personal danger? Engel suspects the latter, referring to a theory first raised in Carol Ann Lee's 2003 book, The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, which reported that a member of a Dutch pro-Nazi party was blackmailing Frank. After Otto was heard making a remark showing skepticism of prompt German victory, on April 18 the blackmailer requested a payoff. Twelve days later Frank...