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...Five years ago, I stood at this podium and called on the community of nations to defend civilization and build a more hopeful future. This is still the great challenge of our time; it is the calling of our generation. This morning, I want to speak about the more hopeful world that is within our reach, a world beyond terror, where ordinary men and women are free to determine their own destiny, where the voices of moderation are empowered, and where the extremists are marginalized by the peaceful majority. This world can be ours if we seek...
...citizens of many nations. Since then, we have watched you choose your leaders in free elections and build a democratic government. You can be proud of these achievements. We respect your courage, and your determination to live in peace and freedom. We will continue to stand with you to defend your democratic gains. Today forces from more than 40 countries, including members of the NATO Alliance, are bravely serving side-by-side with you against the extremists who want to bring down the free government you've established. We'll help you defeat these enemies and build a free Afghanistan...
...infamous words of a 14th century Byzantine Emperor - "Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached" - without some context or interpretation. One might even defend the Pope's use of the historical quote in order to pursue his intellectual point - but not his simply leaving it there to flap in the wind, without saying what he thought of its merits. At his Sunday Angelus prayer, Benedict in fact stated clearly that he did not agree with...
...uranium-enrichment program but said, "We are opposed to the development of nuclear weapons. We think it is of no use and that it is against the interests of nations." He waved a hand dismissively when I couldn't grasp his logic in questioning the Holocaust. Asked to defend his claim that the Holocaust was a myth, he went on a rambling rant, claiming that those who try to do "independent research" on the Holocaust have been imprisoned. "About historical events," he says, "there are different views...
...Department of Justice. Moreover, any sacrifice in interrogators’ freedom will be well worth the integrity of the Conventions. And listing the techniques in a bill will not jeopardize their secrecy, as Congress can classify the list and keep it safely out of enemy hands.The Bush administration defends the new bill and the CIA program by arguing that tough interrogations produce information that saves American lives. But undermining the Geneva Conventions, as both the bill and the program do, endangers American lives. When American soldiers are captured, we want the Geneva Conventions to be intact. They are not merely...