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Israel’s approach to terrorism is certainly stern and unyielding, but isn’t this the appropriate response to barbarous, senseless acts of mass destruction? The Israelis are pragmatic above all else; constant threats to its national sovereignty have given Israel a clear, unambiguous need to eliminate all those who would do harm against its citizens...
...atrocities to be absolutely deplorable. We send our collective condolences to the families of the bereaved. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones. As members of the American community, we are shocked by these tragic events and hope that the perpetrators of these senseless acts of violence are brought to justice as swiftly as possible...
...meters or 26 miles? And what compels us to watch them at play and pay them exorbitantly for that privilege? It is better explained from inside a stadium filled with 80,000 singing, screaming fans, strangers bonding to celebrate the physical prowess of mortals, sharing victory that, although senseless in the abstract, provokes a kind of unfettered joy that even art and music can't match. It's millions of French citizens pouring into the streets to celebrate a World Cup triumph. It's the exhilaration of a downhill run, sinking a jump shot, holing a long putt...
...actually a good thing. As scary as it seems to conceive of admission decisions hinging on an officer's personal politics or mood, there is something comforting about the randomness of it all. It makes signing up one's third grader for violin, judo and Boy Scouts suddenly seem senseless. Or hiring a $20,000 college consultant to help package your child. Or doing anything other than relaxing and letting your child pursue what he or she actually wants to do - even if that means going off to join the circus...
...Winners KOFI ANNAN U.N. Secretary-General gets reelected to second term with almost no discord. His simple platform: Lap-Dancing Fridays ANITA HILL David Brock apologizes for sleazing her in articles and a 1993 book. Anita celebrates by beating him senseless?then apologizing SHEIK HASINA Bangladeshi Prime Minister finishes full term in office, the first ever in country's history. Holds last-minute coup "for old times' sake...