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...stones. Who knows why? Because America had dropped bombs on them? Because we had an armed guard in a uniform as an escort? Because it was a novelty to throw stones at foreigners instead of always at each other? Maybe for all those reasons. Our armed guard and protector cowered behind a wall. He was to redeem himself later on, though...
...Michael Chabon's pulitzer prizewinning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Josef Kavalier flees fascism in Europe for America, where he creates the Escapist, a comic-book hero based on the Golem of Prague, the clay giant and protector of ancient Jewish legend. Mythic defenders, Chabon shows, have long been with us. But it took America to make them into superheroes: big, magical men (and sometimes women) who protect us and embody our national character...
...importantly, it insults the memory of all those who died on Sept. 11, by discouraging young women and men from fighting to avenge the terrorist attack and to prevent future one. The U.S. military, despite its flaws, remains our country’s most selfless institution and the ultimate protector of our civil liberties...
...best interest of the United States and of the world. Nor can there be any question that removing the Taliban from power is necessary in order to achieve a lasting peace. The Taliban regime has shown itself again and again to be the sponsor, ally and protector of terrorists. With full knowledge of bin Laden’s announced intentions, the Taliban made him its guest of honor. Not only has the Taliban allowed bin Laden to train new recruits and plot anti-American attacks from his Afghan strongholds, they have defiantly stonewalled international efforts to bring bin Laden...
...myriad small villages that make up the city, the local firehouse is not just a protector but a nerve center, a town square and a hearth. JoAnn McCluskey, whose husband was with Engine 54 before his death five years ago, says, "This place was like a family. We did Christmas parties and picnics. One guy used to get on top of the building across the street and get in the cherry picker on the fire truck and be Santa." Even, or especially, for neighbors who didn't have a personal connection to the fire fighters or the victims, the station...