Word: reaction
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...they're turncoats; criticize the government, and they're unpatriotic. Last year, a group of prominent Muslims sent a soberly worded open letter to then Prime Minister Tony Blair, arguing that British foreign policy fueled extremism. Government ministers denounced the letter, one calling it "dangerous and foolish." The reaction showed that "well-adjusted, contented and successful British Muslims are considered the biggest traitors of all by the powerful in the British state," wrote columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in the Independent newspaper. "A new abominable social contract is being offered to us. If you Muslims want to be accepted here...
Earlier this month, the vaunted theatrical society saw publications like The New York Times report that its prestigious “Woman of the Year” award would be given to Paris Hilton, the scandalous socialite-cum-TV-star-cum-jailbird. The reaction was scathing: alumni and patrons inundated the society’s producers with angry e-mails, and some even demanded refunds on tickets...
...mused with a fatalistic sigh: "They'll be asking that question in political science classes for years to come." As he campaigned on Tuesday at a couple of Florida delis and thanked his volunteers at a couple of his campaign offices - he didn't visit any polling stations - his reaction to why-the-kooky-one-state-strategy questions was oddly muted. "My message for today is go vote, so the strategy will be correct," he said with a wan smile...
...been involved in military engagements beyond its backyard before, but such an ambitious mission so far from Europe is being touted as a turning point in E.U. foreign policy. It is considerably larger that 2003's Operation Artemis, a 1,400-strong E.U. rapid reaction force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and smaller, mainly humanitarian missions to Georgia, the Aceh region of Indonesia and Ukraine...
With luck, some of these groups may consolidate or disappear. One day, for example the Americans may go home. The National Police may draw down, the Iraqi police step up and shape up, the quick reaction force remain at the station unless otherwise needed, and the CLCs integrate into the Iraqi army and police. But for students of history and armchair generals, the parallels with Beirut, circa 1975, may be striking: More sectarian-aligned groups are organized and armed and funded now than at any point...