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...people in Gaza. I'd like to see humanitarian help in its broadest sense going in - that's not just food and fuel but also help in rebuilding infrastructure and houses. The Israelis obviously are concerned about anything that might have a security implication. But we have to distinguish between what is a security risk [for the Israelis] and, as it were, a decision that while Gaza remains under Hamas control, that even necessary help for rebuilding infrastructure will be denied...
...have to distinguish between the content of the message and its form," says Nicolas Sartorius, president of the Madrid-based Alternatives Foundation, a foreign-policy think tank. "In terms of content, it would have been inconsistent for the government to keep forces in a country it doesn't recognize. But in terms of the form in which it was delivered, well, obviously something wasn't done right...
...period, dubbed the “January Experience” to distinguish it from an academic term, will last from Jan. 3 to Jan. 23 of next year...
...Just as important, science is working to develop tests that are more precise than the fallible feel method or even the PSA reading. Ideally, once a blood test reveals elevated antigens, it could also spot particular markers for cancers that are aggressive enough to be deadly and distinguish them from markers for cancers that are tamer...
...course, there are some experts who are less sanguine about the capabilities of "autonomous" robots than the Pentagon. Says Daniel Goure, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a public-policy think tank: "It is tough enough for us to train human soldiers to distinguish between combatants and noncombatants on the battlefield. It is much more difficult to write software that does that." Goure adds, "How does a robot distinguish between a friendly ally, a local civilian or a hostile fighter? The distinguishing characteristics are for the most part very small. What are the distinguishing characteristics between an enemy column...