Word: disregard
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...word "recommend" is not accidental. Clinton's decision is an imposition to the people of Puerto Rico because it will mean that bombing in Vieques will occur for the next five years. But to the Navy it is only a recommendation that any following U.S. President can disregard, because following presidents will not be bound by Friday's decision. The end of this five-year time period will coincide with the next presidential election. Conservative Americans who fervently defend U.S. military interests will be able to exert much more pressure than Puerto Ricans, since we are not a part...
...their mockery. Further, the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic affects us all but certainly has a special resonance in the gay community. By holding their absurdly denoted dinner on the one day of the year set aside for remembering AIDS and its victims, last week's organizers demonstrated abhorrent disregard for the feelings of other students...
...council member, Shai M. Sachs '01 said, "I don't want to hear from the students on this issue." Blatant distrust in and disregard for the democratic process is fostered in the current council environment. Because members don't fear for their reelection, they have the leeway to disregard what students actually think and want...
...heart of South African author J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace (Viking; 220 pages; $23.95) lie two rapes--or rather, two scenes of violence, domination and utter disregard for humanity. And although rape is not the true subject of this book, with these parallel violations Coetzee has devised a subtly brilliant commentary on the nature and balance of power in his homeland...
...health care in general and obesity treatment in particular attract charlatans. You made little mention of the health risks of their schemes. Entrepreneurs who market diets via their books are promoting not health but self-image. Your report gave my patients permission to eat whatever they choose with utter disregard for their health. CLARENCE M. LEARY, M.D. Lodi, Calif...