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...willing to ignore previously cold relations with the U.S. or to cooperate for the sake of debt relief and favor in the eyes of the world’s only superpower, their citizens often are not. Protests and violence at the prospect of U.S. military action against Afghanistan often occur in these countries, and images of individuals celebrating the attacks against America should remain emblazoned in all of our minds...
Graham, who offered perhaps the evening’s strongest criticism of the U.S.’s foreign policy, suggested that the horror of the attacks is relatively small compared to the human rights violations that occur regularly across the world...
...bookstores that sponsor them. Larger than expected audiences require a rapid mobilization of extra chairs. Other times, even well-publicized events will commence with meager attendance. Very small audiences can lead to more informal, conversational events, depending on how the author chooses to proceed. Other times, thoroughly unpredictable events occur. Newhall recalled the amusing incident in which Anne Heche suddenly disappeared from where she had been, shortly before the start of her event. After several nerve-wracking minutes of running up and down Brattle Street, he finally found her—in his office, checking her e-mail...
Reppert says that staff need to be trained both to prevent incidents and subsequently to respond to incidents if they occur...
...think it is "very likely" that bombings or similar acts of violence will occur elsewhere in the U.S. in the near future. (This is fewer than the 50% who thought such actions were very likely following the Oklahoma City bombing...