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...would bring an Islamic government to power. But religion now motivates him to oppose the U.S. "Islam tells us that no one should occupy our land," says Abu Abdullah, who earns his living by building houses along the Euphrates River. "The Koran allows us to kill anyone to defend our country." He contends that some sheiks and mosques in the area support his group of about 15 fighters. But he won't allow his cell to target civilians. "We believe we have only the right to kill soldiers," he says...
...Your report on the firing of ALAbama state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore for his refusal to remove the Ten Commandments statue from his courthouse [Nov. 24]: I would defend Moore's right to read the Bible on the courthouse steps, but citizens do not have the right to put religious monuments of their choice on public property. If the judge truly believed in the law, including the Ten Commandments, he would have explored legal channels for setting up the monument before taking things into his own hands. MARIE EVANS Clayton...
...recognize that the U.S.?and its supply of military hardware?is all that stands between the island's freewheeling democracy and mainland rule. Until now, few U.S. Presidents have offered more support to Taiwan than Bush. In 2001 Bush said the U.S. would do "whatever it takes" to defend the island against a Chinese attack. In the last two years, a Taiwanese deputy defense minister visited Washington a couple of times?after no one as senior had made a visit of the kind in more than two decades. And last month, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chen shook...
...based challenge, which can be brought whether or not Harvard University itself agrees to participate, only asks that the statute be interpreted according to its clear language—an interpretation which Judge Lifland’s decision strongly supports. Additionally, through this avenue, the defendant would not be the federal government, which is likely to defend the statute vigorously, but rather a law school that is on record as opposing the Solomon Amendment...
Criticism from the crowd mostly came from Eric S. Fish ’07, a Democrat, who challenged the panelists to defend the issue of support for the Confederate flag and anti-gay sentiment within the party...