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...just because the pursuit of the scoop has pushed the news cycle forward, the enormity of the tragedy is nowhere near processed or mourned. The deceit of news is its relentless disregard for what is past. But don’t let the headlines that cry for war rather than scream of horror delude you that life will ever be the same. The process of mourning has just begun, even if the news has moved...
...Jordanand then blamed the Jews for denying the Palestinians their homeland. Arab governments sacrificed the Palestinian Arabs to a fate of refugees so that they could hold Israel responsible for their displacement and misery. The politics of blame is incompatible with any mature assumption of political responsibility, and the pursuit of such politics over the past 54 years has created the infrastructure for terrorism unleashed...
...citizens who care deeply for the future of our country, we must keep from letting our despair push us into destructive actions that may ultimately make the situation worse. There is a thin line between the pursuit of justice, which will promote healing and security, and the pursuit of revenge, which will only serve to expand the scope of this tragedy...
...were sure that the protection of the liberal media had kept President Bill Clinton in office, just as Clinton’s defenders spoke of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” that was keeping the scandal alive. Without a method to employ, however imperfectly, in pursuit of objectivity, the concept of bias becomes less of a tool for seeking truth than a convenient way to ignore evidence whose implications one resists...
However, the nation must be careful not to compromise its basic values in the pursuit of safety. Some members of Congress are already considering loosened restrictions on telephone and electronic wiretaps. Any such changes should undergo heavy scrutiny. Effective intelligence does not require more invasive government control. There is a delicate balance between serving the public good and treading on civil liberties; Americans are willing to accept inconveniences in the name of security, but few want to give the federal government unrestricted power to pry into their lives. It would be a shame if improvements to the national defense were...