Word: harshness
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...come to life. One Iraqi soldier at a guard post looked at them and waved. King "believed in error that Blue was his assigned route," wrote the Army in its report. "A navigational error caused by the combined effects of the operational pace, acute fatigue, isolation and the harsh environmental conditions." In the cabs of the trucks, the soldiers knew only that someone had messed...
...Moreover, Israel's response must be crafted while the Gaza campaign continues - its goals as yet unmet, its efficacy thus far unproven and its tactics drawing harsh criticism from some quarters of the international community. The bombing of the territory's only power plant, the source for more than 40% of electricity in Gaza, has been especially condemned...
...They have to reestablish the power of deterrence of the Israeli military, some of which has been lost," says Golan. In Gaza, Olmert, Peretz and the generals are authoring a harsh script; early indications are that they have the same in mind for Lebanon. With reservists in the Israeli military being mobilized, it's clear they are preparing for more than just a few aerial attacks...
...That may be too harsh, but certainly the report doesn't bode well for future enrollees or just those looking to change their plans. Though seniors had until May 15 to enroll without penalty in a Medicare drug plan, which proved to be a daunting task for many of the 16.4 million who did, millions of others have yet to join the program - and many low-income seniors can still do so without a penalty. From Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, the elderly who are already signed up can switch plans during the open enrollment period. Each state...
...Sociology Professor at the University of Deusto, in Bilbao. Elzo, who has been under threat from ETA for more than 10 years and dropped his bodyguards the day after the group announced its current truce, believes ETA has finally recognized that it cannot achieve its objectives through violence. "The [harsh] reaction of Basque society after breaking [the 1998 cease-fire], the police and judicial pressure, and the March 11 train attacks in Madrid [by a radical Islamist cell] have made ETA understand that there is no room for armed activity...