Word: forgiven
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...Bush on Iran" - a notion that sounds good now, but which will become untenable if the White House seriously proposes military strikes that Sarkozy has previously termed "catastrophic." The New York Times underlined a conclusion that leaves many in France dumb-founded: Sarkozy's Congressional acclaim demonstrated, "France was forgiven for opposing the American-led war in Iraq...
...credible is the view that France could be 'forgiven' for taking a principled stand on a war that turned out so catastrophic a majority of politicians and voters in the U.S. now oppose it?" asks Jacques Mistral, head of economic research at the French Institute on Foreign Relations, and former official at the French Embassy in Washington during the darkest days of the Franco-American Iraq spat. "Virtually everyone in France is happy to see friendly feelings and a positive atmosphere restored, but people are also aware that Iraq, Guantanamo, Iran, and most issues that still divide us were carefully...
Listening to Administration officials in Washington this week, you'd be forgiven for thinking Iran is an incorrigible hegemon, making violent mischief in every corner of the Middle East in order to drive the U.S. out of the region. Iraq is often presented as Exhibit A in the indictment of Iranian malfeasance. And yet, the outlook appears a little different from the U.S. embassy in Baghdad...
...scientific eminence to advance his own political and social views as a citizen,” Jeyifo added. Jeyifo said that the public should forgive Watson if his apology is genuine. “If his complete renunciation of what he said is true, then he should be forgiven,” Jeyifo said. “It’s a distraction.” Now, the question of Watson’s historical legacy lingers. “He’s going to be remembered as a racist, which is sad because he’s infinitely...
...liberation movement that is now the ruling party, has been a disappointment. Unemployment is 40% overall, but in some areas - and among people under 30 - it is significantly higher. Given the poor sanitation, medical care, and water and electricity supplies to millions of impoverished South Africans, they could be forgiven for wondering how much the end of apartheid changed their lives. And the continuing economic apartheid - in which the haves now include a sizable black middle class - remains at the center of criminal violence...