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...spite of the region’s tragic history, there may yet be hope on the horizon. In the past two months Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have committed to a two-state solution where Israel and Palestine could co-exist peacefully. Since then, the pressure to engage in a new peace process has been applied by President Bush during his first visit to Israel as president. While it is all too possible that this latest process will also be unsuccessful, a continual push toward peace is necessary, and a two-state solution...
...second, more fundamental criticism of Amtrak underscored by the looming strike is that its prospects of ever reaching a state of self-sufficiency are bleak. In spite of modest increases in revenue this year, Amtrak, which has been the beneficiary of rising gasoline costs and long lines at airports, may never be able to operate without federal subsidies. Given its permanent state of dependence, the federal government should cease prolonging Amtrak’s operational control of intercity rail services and instead allow competing firms to bid on rights to operate passenger trains on corridors of their choosing a strategy...
...never took his children back into the Garden of Eden. But in spite of the familiar narrative with which they worked, those children were able to present an entertaining, if not suspenseful, tale of their lives outside that Garden...
...than 500 people have died and tens of thousands have fled their homes. What was a peaceful nation, a beacon of hope in Africa and an economic powerhouse in the region, is now descending into havoc. It is increasingly clear that opposition party leaders are instigating the violence in spite of their public statements advocating peaceful protest. It is Odinga’s imperative to ensure that supporters of his party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), do not continue to use violence By provoking anger, Odinga and his cohorts only embolden the government’s position when it prevents...
...intractable march towards the Trojan War. The sense of frustration that lingered as diplomacy broke down into violence at the end was the best indicator that the themes of “The Trojan War Will Not Take Place!” really are universal. Almost in spite of sometimes heavy-handed direction and overly emphatic dialogue, “The Trojan War Will Not Take Place!” remained a prescient reminder of how quickly injured honor can devolve into violent conflict. Hector’s reappraisal of his own impressions and assumptions about war was a persuasive...