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...They want to do something that is new and novel and that is very problematic," Graham says. "How can you effectively defend someone if you can't even talk to them about the case? I do not think that will survive judicial scrutiny." More important, he argues (as do Department of Defense lawyers) that restricting the rights now for even the worst of America's detainees could mean similar restrictions on the rights for America's armed forces captured in the future. "It?s a bridge too far, and that's a precedent that could come back to haunt...
Success on standardized tests is, of course, only one measure of learning--and only one purported goal of homework. Educators, including Cooper, tend to defend homework by saying it builds study habits, self-discipline and time-management skills. But there's also evidence that homework sours kids' attitudes toward school. "It's one thing to say we are wasting kids' time and straining parent-kid relationships," Kohn told me, "but what's unforgivable is if homework is damaging our kids' interest in learning, undermining their curiosity...
...West. Americans have three choices: submit to their will, convert to Islam or fight. I prefer that we - and all freedom-loving people - stand up to terrorism no matter who is sponsoring it. Robert Reichert Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S. Beyer's statement that Hizballah's main goal is "to defend Lebanon from Israel" is appalling. Anyone who understands Arabic or has listened to Hizballah's occasional statements in English knows that the group aims to destroy Israel. To doubt that is to accept the doublespeak of Hizballah propagandists and apologists. Aryeh Green Beit Shemesh, Israel Radical Islam...
...Knowing the history of the region, how could President Bush respond to the crisis in Lebanon by simply saying Israel has a right to defend itself? He gave a green light to the excessive use of force. The price will be continued fighting for generations. This Administration is a terrible disaster for those of us who believed in the America of "a thousand points of light." Jacques Jobin L'Ange-Gardien, Canada...
...Crimson fences well enough in Philadelphia on Feb. 10 against the Ivies’ South entries to defend its league championship two weeks later at home–and it will–fans can expect an event that is blissfully heavy in drama and light in Orlando Bloom...