Word: distrusts
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...justice. But he manages to redeem himself from excessive negativity, or intellectual masturbation, for that matter, by offering at least some valuable direction: “Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.... Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence...
...Conference for Peace and National Unity gathered together groups of every creed and allegiance. Rival proposals hummed from cell phone to cell phone, as exiles canvassed their old cronies inside Afghanistan. The Afghan leaders jockeying for power were talking, talking, talking--but plagued by indecision, misjudgment, self-interest, distrust...
...Koran are incompatible with acts of terrorism. And yet all over Pakistan, students in Islamic seminaries known as madrassas—which, according to The New York Times, number 7,500 and have a total student body of 750,000 to a million—learn to distrust and hate the United States. Many of their scholars have already left to fight America. “They have gone for jihad,” exulted one student. “It is our moral and religious duty...
...interest there in the political infighting among the Taliban's would-be successors. Ankara's Turkish Daily News carries a lively account of the sit-down in Pakistan among mostly Pashtun mujahedeen leaders hoping to forge a "southern alliance" against the Taliban (and the Northern Alliance, whom many Pashtuns distrust). The delegates urged the U.S. to halt its bombing campaign on the grounds that this was supposedly consolidating Pashtun support for the Taliban. They'd prefer to bring down the Taliban by coaxing its supporters away. And they want a Muslim force to keep the peace (Turkey being the prime...
...Tehran; then he uncorked the plan to Bush over dinner. Bush was surprised, but immediately suggested that Straw tell the Iranians they could have a new relationship with Washington if they renounced terror. Blair knows from his travels that many Arabs who disdain Osama bin Laden's terror nevertheless distrust America; accordingly he has pressed for bountiful long-term international aid to Afghanistan, and last week made news by promising a quick push for Israeli-Palestinian peace. None of this directly contradicts Bush's own views. But by staying half a step ahead of the American juggernaut, Blair can keep...