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...most dangerous region in the world worth fighting and dying for? Undoubtedly. But has this war--with its disdain for allies and institutions, its willful blindness to any scenario other than easy victory and immediate democracy, and its planners' irresponsibility so deep as to be immoral in failing to protect the heritage, infrastructure and lives of a people who never asked for war--been worth it? Squandering lives and vast sums of money through a combination of arrogance and negligence can never be worth it. And if the Administration had been willing to make a full and honest assessment...
...Liberty Program at the A.C.L.U. Some responsibility, of course, rests with the individual. Since his data were revealed, Clark took his mobile number off his business cards. Wireless carriers also recommend that customers avoid giving out their mobile numbers online. But Clark insists that the law should change to protect our privacy, no matter how much technology allows us to connect. "One thing we value in this country," he says, "is the freedom to be left alone...
More than four years have passed since terrorists attacked the U.S., too long to wait for legislation to protect the country's essential chemistry industry [March 6]. The American Chemistry Council, representing companies that make approximately 85% of U.S. chemical products, supports federal legislation to give the Department of Homeland Security authority to secure chemical facilities across the U.S. It's not often that an industry asks to be regulated, but homeland security and the protection of America's vital assets must be addressed as a national priority...
...child pornography, child sex tourism and marriages of convenience. The report has been in the hands of the Solomon Islands government and ngos, as well as Australia's AusAID, for more than a year. It calls for an investigation of the allegations, tough countermeasures including a comprehensive child protection law, rapid tightening of existing laws against child abuse, regulation of the hotel industry, and a police crackdown on the exploitation of children. But most of the allegations have never been investigated, and many of the report's key recommendations have still not been implemented. Unwieldy laws carry vague definitions...
...unicef report. Yet for all of RAMSI's successes to date, this is an area where authorities can't afford to wait, says Dr. Holly Aruwafu, a former government advisor on hiv/aids. She warns that no one should have any illusions about the cost of failure to protect the Solomons' youngsters. "Anyone who thinks helping children is not their mandate, in terms of political and economic stability, needs to think again," she says. "These are the children who went through the tensions, and in 10 years' time they are the ones who'll be standing there asking hard questions...