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...During World War II we didn't see the media asking stupid questions like "How much longer?" If the U.S. had called it quits back then, we would all be living in a much different world today, one with far less freedom. Likewise, why the hell should we quit the war in Iraq now? We have at least as much to lose there, maybe more given the Islamic militants' goal of world dominance. If the media and Democratic Congress force a withdrawal from Iraq they are going to cost millions of Americans their lives. Robert M. Moon, Fort Worth, Texas...
...young. He works closely with ACHAP. It laid his basketball court - even bringing NBA stars to open it - and in return he funnels his charges to the cabin for regular tests, blood donations and counseling. As a passionate sportsman whose love for the game led him to quit his old life as a merchant sailor, he is only interested in results. "Some organizations talk a lot, but they don't do much," he says. "I've worked with a lot of NGOs, looking for support. But they say, 'We don't do that, we only do this.' It doesn...
During WW II we didn't see the media asking stupid questions like "How much longer?" If the U.S. had called it quits back then, we would all be living in a much different world today, one with far less freedom. Likewise, why the hell should we quit the war in Iraq now? We have at least as much to lose there, maybe more, given Islamic militants' goal of world dominance. If the media and Congress force a withdrawal, they will cost millions of American lives...
...until you get a little farther into the alcoholism that it begins really to exact a toll on you. It was a factor in the dissolution of my first marriage, and I was headed towards ruining the second marriage. That was really the impetus for me to quit. Carol [his second wife] is an extraordinary woman. She was worth making some changes for, and it turns out, so was I. I haven't had a drink for 20 years, I'm very proud to report. I don't even drink wine at church when I take communion...
...threats. Islam is false, no god exists, and someone should say that loud and clear.” The description later extends its antipathy to religion to Christianity and Judaism as well. A slew of Facebook groups have sprung up against this anti-Islam group, some threatening to quit Facebook altogether if the group is not removed. According to John G. Palfrey Jr. ’94, the executive director of Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, while the laws for free speech are the same in cyberspace as in other contexts, hate speech...