Word: mercilessness
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...European embassies report a rise in the number of Israelis applying for passports in the past year-but outrage at Palestinian terror is boundless. Polls show that more than 40% of Israelis want the army to retake land held by the Palestinian Authority. A majority still supports Sharon's merciless campaign against Arafat and suspected Palestinian terrorists. Few Israelis see an end to the violence, and most are prepared to keep fighting. Last week Sharon tried to boost public spirits by recounting the country's achievements and resilience. In the understatement of the year, he added, "These are not easy...
...indefinitely. But our most elusive enemy is not the Taliban or the international network it depends on for support. Our most elusive enemy is our own short-sightedness and the unrelenting anxiety that causes it—a very human anxiety born from months in the crosshairs of merciless predators. Although soldiers with automatic weapons might make us feel less vulnerable to terrorism—even though we aren’t—what’s the point of defeating one lifestyle of fear while we cultivate another...
...bumped shoulder or a stomped-on foot amid the thick smoke and boozy haze of a Bangkok disco. Then comes the chilling glare and the sudden appearance of men in black safari suits?often moonlighting cops or soldiers. But the sure sign there is about to be trouble?a merciless beating, a pistol-whipping or a shooting?is when the offended party with a chest full of gold chains asks: "Do you know who my father...
...raids in the heart of Taliban country, to prove to the regime that the U.S. is willing and able to cut them down. Facing off against the Taliban on its turf won't be easy, and the human toll could be horrific. But that's the point in a merciless war. Last week Rumsfeld acknowledged as much when he defended the military's use of flesh-shredding cluster bombs on Taliban trenches. "They are being used on front-line al-Qaeda and Taliban troops," he explained, "to try to kill them." Americans rarely hear so blunt a sales pitch. From...
...Mather 302. Even though the bat flew at his head last Saturday, Black doesn’t really mind that the bat might be a semi-permanent resident. He argues “they just get a bad rap from the same following that said wolves were merciless killers throughout the twentieth century...