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...people saddled on the western slopes of the Pyrenees has since the 1960s trudged a destructive path of terrorism, extortion, government dirty wars and the social numbness that often accompanies deep fear and unspoken pain. ETA's goal of Basque independence from Spain and France was pursued, from the outset, through selective attacks against police and military forces but became more and more indiscriminate - a bomb in a Barcelona supermarket in 1987 caused 18 deaths. Eventually, the violence threatened a wide swath of Basque society, including businessmen, journalists, judges, professors and artists, among others...
...fighting in the south is the worst in five years. Are you ready for it? We knew right from the outset that this was a combat operation. The troop-contributing nations are absolutely trained at the tactical level for what we are about to do. When troops are first confronted by a real enemy, they take time to get into their stride. [But] statistically, when we are confronted by large numbers, the coalition and the alliance have always come out on top. I see no reason why this should change...
...stated aim of the Israeli campaign at its outset was to free Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a soldier captured by militants during a raid on an army outpost on the Israeli side of the border. Israel has conducted air strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, but the initial focus of the ground effort was on the south, where it is believed Shalit is being held. Further incursions soon followed in northern Gaza, provoking intense fighting in the neighborhoods of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun, just inside the border with Israel. Israeli officials say their purpose in the north is to prevent militants...
...when the attacks started after your “women in science” speech, did you not strongly defend yourself and your argument from the outset? You’re certainly capable of engaging in a debate. It felt a little like John Kerry’s reluctance to confront the Swift Boat veterans, who eventually got the best of him. What was holding you back? LHS: Every group has had, can have, and will have great scientists, and I never wanted to do anything that suggested that I or Harvard thought anything else or wanted to send...
...plan that we had been using wasn’t good enough,” Kauble said. “We decided that we wanted to try and go out there and win the championship, and we decided that we were going to try and be aggressive from the outset.”The Crimson’s approach paid off. Though Harvard was in fifth place after the first 300 meters, its attack allowed it to chase down its competitors and to come within inches of upsetting Cornell.And though the Crimson had its sights set on taking home...