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...killer had an attractive, open face and an engaging manner. But he was unwavering in his convictions and certain that his cause would prevail in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He offered no apologies for all the deaths Hamas has caused in more than a decade of armed struggle or for the collapse of every attempt to negotiate a peace. Hamas, he said, had "evened the balance of terror," and he would keep killing Israelis "until God decides...
...internal disputes and personal power struggles, and undermined by Israel's campaign to strip Arafat of relevance, the Authority is weaker than ever. Its jealous assortment of security forces are at one another's throats, not Hamas'. Nor, says the general, do his men have the firepower to prevail. "Would Israel allow us to have a battalion armed with tanks so we could really fight Hamas?" he asked. "No. We are not strong enough for Hamas to fear us." Hamas, he says, "exists in the middle of the people. You can't fight them without fighting your brothers." Some Gazans...
...interview with The Crimson yesterday, Ogletree—who assembled the Tulsa plaintiffs’ star-studded legal team—predicted that the survivors would prevail at the appellate court level...
Even more so than George W. Bush, he is amply prepared to revolutionize the GOP, while many Republicans are still seeking to turn back the clock. In the long arc of the American political tradition, Arnold’s social liberalism is destined to prevail. He has already abandoned all opposition to abortion, homosexual “marriage” and gun control. A few years from now, it’s quite possible that the governor will be universally admired for his courage and foresight. To have any chance of winning future elections, Republicans must appeal beyond their evangelical...
...counterpart, though, shined for the remainder of the series. Colgate’s Steve Silverthorn stopped 25 and 26 shots in Games 2 and 3, and the Raiders received just enough offense to prevail...