Word: harshness
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...good thing is that many of these problems can be dramatically improved with strong diplomatic efforts and increased funding. But such extensive efforts require a lot of public pressure and support. And that cannot happen when we push our nuclear past, no matter how harsh a reality it might be, under the rug. Instead, public awareness must dramatically increase—and what better way to do it than by commemorating the horrors of nuclear warfare on the anniversaries of our two nuclear attacks...
Although Harper spared no harsh words for Summers in his letter dated July 14, his real antagonist appears to have been Houghton, whom Harper described as unwilling to discuss Summers’ performance at the board’s annual retreat...
...deadly July 7 bombings in London exposed the Pope's desire to be heard on the topic of Islam. Within hours of the carnage, the Italian newswire ANSA reported that he intended to call the attack "anti-Christian." It seemed a harsh and narrow attribution, and indeed his actual statement replaced the term with "barbaric." Yet Vatican Secretary of State Angelo Sodano subsequently muddied the waters by saying that "anti-Christian" had been intended to suggest that the attacks were inconsistent with Christian values rather than aimed at Christian targets. That in turn led to a careful clarification by Benedict...
...Southern Methodist University looking glumly at their sneakers as they're sized up by their "sponsor," who serves as unpaid coach, chaperone and shoulder to cry on. "Stunts, good. Cheer, good. But your spacing was off," says Tangela Washington. Her tone isn't angry, though it might sound harsh to a 13-year-old. The squad is about to face its first evaluation at a three-day summer camp run by the National Cheerleaders Association. "We've got to work like a team," Washington stresses. "You were off in la-la land, and somebody is going to get hurt...
...that half of those who replied said they were sanguine about the prospect of an increasingly powerful Japan, with more than 60% of respondents in Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam approving of its growing clout. But in South Korea and Hong Kong?places that still bear grudges over Japan's harsh wartime occupation?a majority of those polled were worried. Asians were also less than enthusiastic about Japan's ambition to become a permanent member of the Security Council; only 49% felt it deserves a coveted seat...