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...that would basically move us out of consideration with the American people, rooted in the receding memory of the '60s. You know, weak on crime, fiscally irresponsible, never met a tax we didn't like, never met a program we didn't like, couldn't defend the country...
...they are growing beards and donning local robes to hide their identities. As for the Saudi leaders, a U.S. official says they do not yet face a direct threat to their rule. But, he says, "there could be a long period of violence that is almost impossible to defend against...
...embezzlement. Messier, who was freed last week on bail of j1.35 million, denies any wrongdoing. Under French law, being placed under judicial investigation is one step from being formally charged. But Messier said in March that he would welcome such a probe because it would enable him to defend himself; the formal declaration allows him access to all the evidence collected by the two magistrates. The sight of Messier in custody inevitably provoked feelings of schadenfreude - after all, in his glory days Messier lived in a swank Manhattan penthouse bought with Vivendi's money. Yet some of his critics...
...innocent people. It is most appalling now to see that the torture has not ended but is simply being inflicted by different people. Even if it took place in only one prison, it is enough to make the already explosive situation in Iraq much more volatile. Some Americans might defend the actions of the guards at Abu Ghraib by arguing that Iraqi insurgents would do much worse to captured U.S. citizens, as unfortunately was the case with Nick Berg. But the U.S. should certainly not rely on the same methods that terrorists use. Because of events at Abu Ghraib...
McLaughlin may need his magic powers, for one of his first challenges will be to defend the agency against attempts by the Pentagon, which already controls 90% of the roughly $40 billion the U.S. spends on intelligence annually, to take over more responsibility for gathering and analyzing intelligence. But Tenet's departure may set the stage for much larger changes. The 9/11 commission report, due out on July 26, is expected to call for the creation of a new Cabinet-level chief who would consolidate control over all the nation's disparate intelligence operations--an idea supported by Bush...