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That's not happening yet. The inadequacy of Iraqi forces has come under a harsh spotlight since March, when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched an offensive in the southern city of Basra against Shi'ite militias loyal to the rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The operation, named Saulat al-Forsan (Charge of the Knights), was an opportunity for the Iraqi troops to show just how far they have come as an independent force. But barely a day into the offensive, al-Maliki had to call for backup as his troops ran into resistance from the militias. British and American...
While the remarks are among the more vitriolic uttered by professors around Harvard, they are reflective of harsh words that the two have been exchanging for decades. (While Chomsky largely avoided Dershowitz in his speech last night, he did take a swipe at Dershowitz’s book, “The Case for Israel...
...French employer. For those whose prime concern is the productivity of their workforce, May is anything but kind. That's because a series of public holidays create ponts ("bridges") that allow the weekends to eat into the 35-hour work week. And 2008 will be particularly harsh on employers: With the May 1 holiday falling on Thursday, chances are slim that most French employees will show up for work on Friday, either, despite the fact that it's nominally a working day. The pattern will be repeated the following week, when workers kick off their weekend with Thursday...
...Indiana, referring to her only once by name to underline to the audience the important choice that lies ahead: Indiana and North Carolina are the next states to vote on May 6. In contrast, Obama's speeches over the weekend-his closing arguments in Pennsylvania-were lengthy and sometimes harsh explanations of the differences between...
...this kind we've ever seen," said Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo in an emergency press conference at the Casa Rosada presidential palace. "It was started by farmers clearing land for cattle grazing driven by greed for profit with total disregard for human life." The President was just as harsh. "This is not a natural disaster, this is the result of certain aspects of human nature, irrationaity and irresponsibility...