Word: defendable
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...rips up from behind the ridge. Then explosions are heard and the fireworks begin. After some time someone off-camera makes a short speech in Arabic. Translated, it says: "The people who made this operation are from the few honored Iraqi mujahideen and we ask any honored Iraqis to defend this country and we can't accept any forces, Arab or foreigners, whoever it is, whether it is to reconstruct or occupy it. Depend on Allah, mujahideen...
Harvard’s policy of secrecy has no compelling justification. The University has attempted to defend its irrational secrecy by claiming it is concerned about student privacy. But this specious argument is a red herring. The public records law in Massachusetts is as stringent as any in the nation at protecting the rights of victims of sexual assault and the privacy of individuals. Under the public records law, Harvard would be obligated to continue protecting the privacy of students, as well it should. Student privacy and openness about crime are not mutually exclusive. HUPD can provide important information about...
After capturing the Harvard/Dartmouth Challenge Cup—a symbolic trophy the two teams compete for—last season, the Crimson headed to the Big Green’s home course to defend its title...
...half of all Americans think things are not back to normal and never will be. It has become easy to wonder whether the President has done too little to protect the country or too much. On the one hand, his Attorney General is making speeches in 16 states to defend the Patriot Act because Congress is trying to repeal it, and more than 150 cities and towns have passed resolutions saying they don't like being spied on. On the other hand, you can read the latest reports about flimsy border security and lethal germs and how easily...
...couldn't live up to the 2002 recruiting," says a G.O.P. official, the political math still leaves the party "pretty happy where we are for 2004." The Democrats need to pick up two seats to win back the Senate--a tough assignment, since they have 19 seats to defend, compared with just 15 for the Republicans. --By Douglas Waller