Word: detailism
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...trying to come to terms with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, some academics have argued that we need to examine how U.S. policy prompted the anger that led to these horrendous acts. Most of these arguments have examined Osama bin Laden’s fatwa against America in great detail: Was U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia and its support for its royal family responsible? Or, did the continuing sanctions against Iraq cause bin Laden’s rage? Was it U.S. support for Israel...
...prioritize talent and musicianship, as they reflect the very sort of ostentation and self-commodification from which the entire movement seeks to distance itself. Musically, this plays itself out in a total lack of polish and shine—counterpoint melodies, precise articulation and attention to structure or harmonic detail are rare commodities in the corpus of punk rock...
While Halberstam nicely wraps up the stories of the characters he has been following throughout the book in the final chapter, the ending still seems somewhat abrupt. After explaining in exhaustive detail the course of American foreign policy—and domestic presidential politics—over the past decade, he is content to devote his final page to a rushed rundown of President George W. Bush’s first few months in office. The conclusion is not so much an ending as an added segment in a continuing story, but it has, in the aftermath of Sept...
...considering many options, one of which might be having a security detail at every party with a keg,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t know what goes on in other Houses, but we want to make sure our students are safe...
...especially aware of the importance of the presidential office at a time of crisis. He counseled his son to return to Washington as soon as possible, as soon as the Secret Service was satisfied there would be no follow-up attack, instructions the President had already given his detail. Much of the talk even in this trauma and at that level of authority was father-son talk, reasserting his faith that No. 43 was up to the task. The later news reports of his son hunkered down in an Omaha, Neb., bunker irritated his father, even though he had learned...