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...National Interest deal with the subject. In the Weekly Standard, Max Boot--whose recent book, The Savage Wars of Peace, kicked off the whole fad--concedes that "formal empire is passe" while arguing that in carrying out President Bush's policy of democratizing Iraq, "it would be a grave mistake to look for an early 'exit strategy.'" The length of time U.S. troops would have to stay in Iraq, Boot writes confidently, "will have to be measured in years, not months...
...problem just as grave as the execution of innocents is that of executing those who should not be eligible for the same punishment as rational adults: the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders. Forty-four mentally retarded convicts have been put to death since 1976, representing 5.2 percent of all executions during that time. Only since Atkins v. Virginia last June has it been illegal to carry out such sentences. But it was only 9 hours before the execution of Texas inmate Robert Charles Ladd last Wednesday that the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay so that...
...National Interest deal with the subject. In the Weekly Standard, Max Boot - whose recent book, The Savage Wars of Peace, kicked off the whole fad - concedes that "formal empire is passe" while arguing that in carrying out President Bush's policy of democratizing Iraq, "it would be a grave mistake to look for an early 'exit strategy.'" The length of time U.S. troops would have to stay in Iraq, Boot writes confidently, "will have to be measured in years, not months...
...Allah. There are homages to her favorite mutt, Sandi. There are political slogans calling for solidarity among Iraq, the Arab nations and France, where she was educated. And then there are some doggerel verses that don't always make sense but are apparently designed for self-motivation: in the grave, there are no cowards. i will never give up. This isn't how Lahib Nouman's life was supposed to turn out. Her father was a wealthy dealer in engineering tools. The Noumans lived in the then tony district of Saadun and sent their 13 children to the city...
...comments as presently written do not take a position on the sale,” he told the assembled residents. “They do, however, indicate grave concerns...