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...will be secured best by winning the support and sympathy of Muslims throughout the world. As we use our might and our wealth to bring stability and prosperity to the people of Afghanistan, our leaders must call upon the governments of Islamic states to publicize our humanitarian efforts and plead America’s case to their own citizens. We have recognized that our cause is against the terrorists, and not against innocent people—but the Muslim world must recognize this as well...
Hawkins went to the headmaster to plead for his friends, and revealed the details of the hazings that had been committed in the past...
ADVICE Drink lots of fluids, wear loose, light-color clothing: What else is new? (We plead guilty; see page 66, last week.) Most original, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: check your urine (dark=dehydration...
...computer and telecom-equipment makers now facing rebellious shareholders and piles of inventory, the prospect of a cash infusion from the sale of their factories to EMS companies is especially appealing. "We used to have to fight and plead for companies to divest assets to us," says Dave Fargnoli, a director of finance at Flextronics. "Now we're in the driver's seat because they are rushing to off-load them." Marks, a salesman to the bone, tells potential customers: "You can be a market-leading company and not make a single thing." Why not, he adds with a grin...
President Bush's nomination of Bob Mueller as director of the FBI should have raised more eyebrows [NATION, July 16]. As a prosecutor in the northern district of California, Mueller instituted a policy, known as a "Brady waiver," that requires defendants who plead guilty to a crime to forgo their constitutional right to present evidence of their innocence at a later date. Given Mueller's past use of a policy that effectively shields the government from accepting responsibility for withholding and concealing evidence, it's questionable whether he is the right person for the position at this critical juncture...