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...homicide bombers” to describe Hamas suicide attacks. Fleischer was exhibiting that classic Bush-administration courage by scoring rhetorical points against terrorists, but the actual term is meaningless and even counterproductive. What bomber is not homicidal? The term “suicide bomber” exists to distinguish between terrorists who kill themselves and those who don’t. The distinction is important in dealing with terror, since the former are more powerful and more motivated, but it didn’t matter to Fox News, who dutifully and instantly adopted the term “homicide bomber...
During the stroll home, it is nearly futile to distinguish between which properties belong to Harvard and which to Cambridge. Our fellow Cambridge residents are often quick to remind us that it is their neighborhood too. For this reason, it is also their responsibility to ensure the safety of our city. The act of leaving on a porch light that adds a little illumination to a dark street is a small gesture that makes a difference. Installing motion detectors in the dark spaces between houses and business establishments is another means by which our neighbors can do their part...
...Best Sandwiches in America, and are prepared with eight fresh vegetables and herbs. Sure enough, the insides of Masoud’s falafels are distinctively dark green, with a crunchy outer shell—so light that it’s nearly impossible to distinguish between the baked and fried varieties offered at Sepal. The evening buffet, available Mondays through Wednesdays, presents a basic selection of fatoush salad, hummus and baba ganoush, okra with cilantro and garlic, chicken with sumac, lima beans and a deliciously savory maklouba—hearty chunks of lamb or tofu, cauliflower and eggplant sealed with...
...only way to distinguish between teams that are equal on paper is to let them battle it out on the field. The BCS is a mistake and a playoff is the answer. But don’t look for the BCS representatives to pay this argument much heed—they’re too busy mortgaging the game to the highest bidder...
...policy questions, it was hard to distinguish the candidates, who both pledged support for 12-member blocking groups, a black cultural center and increased diversity on the council...