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...United States may have the power to cause harm and pain, but it is also susceptible to harm and pain. So if the United States wants to pursue that path, let the ball roll." JAVAD VAEEDI, senior Iranian nuclear negotiator, warning the U.S. not to push the U.N. Security Council to take strong action against Iran for unresolved questions about its nuclear program when the Council meets this week...
...tinderbox region around Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, the centuries-old code of Pashtunwali is supposed to protect peaceful visitors from harm. So when a four-man Canadian military-outreach team accompanied by Afghan army troops arrived March 4 in the village of Shinkay, 70 km north of Kandahar, to discuss construction projects with local elders, the soldiers felt comfortable removing their helmets. It was a near fatal mistake. They had barely settled down for a chat when a young man, shouting "Allahu akbar" ("God is great"), leapt to his feet and struck Canadian Forces Reserve Lieut. Trevor Greene...
...puzzling to think that anyone could enjoy blasting away at quail. The quail's bobwhite whistle is one of the most beautiful sounds. Quail are farmers' friends, eating insects that are harmful to crops. These birds harm no one and take good care of their families...
...humor is the freedom to be wrong—to be, even, stupid, and sometimes, even to be insensitive. I don’t think humor can properly operate within the line if it can’t cross the line…I guess I think more harm has been done by respect in the world than disrespect. FM: Do you think comedians should avoid things like religion? Do you think it’s okay to mock things that some people consider “transcendental” and holy? MANKOFF: That which is put forward without evidence...
...IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei urged all parties to cool the rhetoric and apply themselves to the search for an agreement: On Tuesday, Vice President Dick Cheney threatened "meaningful consequences" for Iran's defiance, while Iran's ambassador to the IAEA warned that Iran was equally capable of inflicting "harm and pain" on the U.S. in retaliation...