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...deaths of 37 innocent Israeli civilians. What perverse culture is this that glorifies death, the killing of innocent civilians, and incites hatred? I wonder if the Crimson Staff would similarly propose that the U.S. should reconsider its aid to the Palestinian Authority if its leaders continue to foment hatred. For the Crimson Staff to accuse Israel and its settlements for hurting peace efforts while forgetting the ideology of vitriolic hate and terror that is present among Palestinians is a shameful omission...
...spoke to the protesters by video Saturday evening, is in Switzerland. He has been based in Dubai for the past two years, but Thailand's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the United Arab Emirates government had asked Thaksin to leave because he was using their country to foment political unrest in Thailand. Thaksin initially denied he had been expelled, but told followers in his video that he was now in Switzerland because the government had been "whining" to the UAE. (See pictures of people protesting Iran's election...
Grand Ayatullah Hossein Ali Montazeri was known as Iran's defiant cleric, first in challenging the autocratic rule of the Shah, and then later in confronting the very revolution he had helped foment. Now, the big question in Tehran is whether his sudden death of natural causes will catalyze a broader showdown between the regime and the opposition Green Movement...
...officially joined Michael as co-manager and Dwight is pissed. Really pissed. He spends the rest of the episode trying to foment a revolution to oust Jim (who, granted, has kind of been a self-righteous jerk lately). Meanwhile, Jim and Michael struggle to figure out how to distribute the cost-of-living raises fairly—since, due to budget cuts, there isn't enough money to go around...
Despite predictions that the Great Recession would foment a wave of lawlessness, U.S. crime dropped 1.9% from 2007 to 2008, according to statistics compiled by the FBI. Violent crimes were down across the board, and rapes fell to their lowest level in 20 years. But the news is not all good: burglary spiked, and black men remained about six times as likely as white men to be murdered...