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...families said the demonstration was simply "for peace" and not aimed at pressuring Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to withdraw Italy's nearly 3,000 troops from Iraq, as the insurgents had specifically demanded. But the net effect was the same, and so many Italians stayed home. "Participating is an error," says Enrico Boselli, an opposition leader with the Socialist party. "It can make the captors think that you are available to comply with their requests." Still, the unknown hostage-takers were apparently gratified by the sight of 5,000 people marching in Rome on Thursday. They released a statement...
...would be a mistake to focus exclusively on these errors, ignoring Annan’s unparalleled authority on international affairs and his exemplary devotion to public service. And while such absurdities as Libya’s membership in the Human Rights Commission call coalition building as an end in itself into question, the events of the past year have made abundantly clear the error in thinking that international coalitions are convenient but not essential. Indeed, the world stands to benefit tremendously from its future leaders recognizing the value of international cooperation—and Harvard, which has recently striven...
...added its final run in the bottom of that frame. Sarah Kellner pinch ran for Jacqui Goodchild, who had reached base on an error. She crossed the plate on a single from Obrest...
After Wirkowski reached on an error and Courtney Jenkins singled to right, the Bears came within one on an RBI single from Melisssa Brown...
Since 1968, in a Biafra facing extermination and famine, he has revolutionized humanitarian assistance. He went to provide medical attention; he ended up bearing witness, becoming a spokesman for the voiceless. He swore to banish forever the kind of error made by the Red Cross from 1940 to 1944, when it distributed packages but remained silent over the crime of the death camps, where his grandparents perished. He co-founded Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), which was awarded the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, and then Medecins du Monde. These are organizations that break the silence and strip mass assassination...