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There's certainly room for straight talk and firmness in U.S. diplomacy. Bush's clarity could inspire sounder policy. To keep the tough talk constructive, though, Bush will need perfect pitch. Some may dismiss his verbal "realism" as the bluster of a green President who wants to puff up his toughness and resolve. Others may see the candor as a sign of overt hostility?and simply stop listening. Bashing Russia fuels anti-American forces in Russian society. Isolating North Korea doesn't reduce its threatening missiles. The Aegis could hurt rather than help Taiwan's security. How, asks Brookings Institution...
There's certainly room for straight talk and firmness in U.S. diplomacy. Bush's clarity could inspire sounder policy. To keep the tough talk constructive, though, Bush will need perfect pitch. Some may dismiss his verbal "realism" as the bluster of a green President who wants to puff up his toughness and resolve. Others may see the candor as a sign of overt hostility--and simply stop listening. Bashing Russia fuels anti-American forces in Russian society. Isolating North Korea doesn't reduce its threatening missiles. The Aegis could hurt rather than help Taiwan's security. How, asks Brookings Institution...
...military barracks that killed 19 U.S. airmen. Sources in Lewis' camp say some in the FBI have pushed to move too aggressively, given the wispiness of the evidence. FBI officials counter that the issue was a lack of support from Lewis' office, but lawyers familiar with the case dismiss bureau complaints as a power play. Said one: "Freeh wanted to be both the investigator and the prosecutor...
Explaining this discrepancy isn't all that the study has accomplished. By helping establish a universal neurological basis for dyslexia, the scientists make it clear that teachers ought to think twice before they dismiss the reality of a child's dyslexia. This, sad to say, still happens all too often more than a century after the disorder was first identified...
...Lewis's camp say some in the FBI pressed for indictments and advocated other aggressive moves, but prosecutors have considered the evidence far too thin. FBI officials counter that the issue was never indictments but rather a lack of support from Lewis's office. Lawyers familiar with the case dismiss bureau complaints as a power play. "Louis Freeh wanted to be both the investigator and the prosecutor," said...