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...only way to understand modern Iran is through the sort of prism of theological debate,” he said. “We found almost universally that educated young people want to hold on to their Islamic background. They want some sort of Islamic system, if not this Islamic system...
...this face-off. At the core of the conflict are two different ways of looking at the world. Rumsfeld and his team of neoconservative civilians at the Pentagon favor an activist and often unilateralist approach to advancing America's interests abroad. Powell's camp sees the world through a prism of interlocking interests that need to be protected by alliances and stability. The fight between internationalists and unilateralists has gone on in the Republican Party for a generation. What's different this time is that Rummy and Powell are engaging in it at the very moment when the principles...
...What you do as much as you can is enlist the citizenry of the city. We've asked them to be more vigilant, to look at things through the prism of Sept. 11. There's been an awful lot of thoughtful calls. We've asked the real estate community to look for people renting an apartment for cash, anyone who might be tampering with the ventilation...
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...Security Council's unanimous choice. The hawks still complain about Blix, but the White House has quietly set about working with him, summoning him for consultation three times in as many weeks before he left for Iraq. Trained in law, Blix views his assignment through a legalistic prism: inspectors are mere witnesses, the Security Council will be judge and jury in the case against Iraq. "Our job is to establish the facts, not to humiliate or provoke anyone," he says. "It's the Council, not UNMOVIC, that will choose between war and peace." Blix took an active role...