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...some of the most ardent peace activists that turning over full control of the West Bank to the Palestinians could be dangerous. With land for peace discredited, the Israeli public turned to deterrence, using the strongest army in the region to crush opponents. Once Palestinians realize that they cannot defeat Israel - the thinking goes - Israel's other adversaries will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Lonesome Doves | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken,” Obama said. “You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Obama Inaugurated as 44th President of the United States | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits and do our business in the light of day." Overseas, he warned, "those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents ... You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Promises New Destiny, Work Begins Today | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Inaugural Address: The Full Text | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...Rwandans failed to defeat the Hutus, despite several attempts and more invasions, and out of that crucible of conflict came a full-scale war involving a plethora of rebel groups, some Hutu, some Tutsi, some Congolese, some criminal mercenaries - as well as Congo's national army and the world's largest U.N. peacekeeping mission. In 1997 the rebels of Congo's Laurent Kabila managed to overthrow then President Mobutu Sese Seko and install Kabila as President. Later, Kabila's son Joseph took the reins when his father was assassinated. But none of them managed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rwandan Troops Enter Congo | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

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