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...head of the local mosque, Hakim Hasbulla, 48, tried to hold the mob back, and a TIME correspondent attempted to plead for the man, but the two dozen attackers were beyond reason. Everyone wanted to get in a kick or a cut--it was a badge of pride to have taken part. "I don't agree with this," said Hasbulla immediately afterward, still shaking...
Although this column deals with race, I will not start with qualifications, hesitations and disclaimers. I will not apologize for discussing the issue even though I am not a person of color, or plead ignorance...
This sort of fanatical experience may not be within the immediate reach of everyone; home cooking is generally appreciated and the best food can be appreciated by the masses, but I plead guilty to a kind of food obsession that make raspberry squares only the idle munching that accompanies true plans for greatness: a casual lunch of spinachball appetizers, turkey scallopine with mushrooms in a marsala sauce, roasted eggplant, wild rice, a good white wine and a suitably square, suitably raspberry dessert choice...
...business. A significant handful are plagued by doubts about the integrity of their career choice, having been bamboozled by some peers into believing that they are "selling out." Many on this campus paint investment bankers, management consultants and indeed the entire capitalist business system as socially irresponsible, and plead with seniors to take up "responsible" careers that will benefit the 1.3 billion chronically poor of the world. I would like to echo this impassioned plea to ask yourselves what kind of career will really improve the world for these people, and for others...
...superpower, it's your job to know. A superpower cannot plead ignorance or inability. Preparation for nuclear tests leaves a signature three months long," he said...