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...willing to use the word "terrorist" for Hamas or Islamic Jihad, because many Arab leaders see these groups as responding to what they consider Israel's illegitimate occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. So while they would agree with President Bush's preference for "lawful change," many Arab statesmen also maintain that terrorism is the inevitable consequence of the absence of such change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mideast Conflict Haunts Bush's U.N. Address | 11/10/2001 | See Source »

...idea to repeat a line from the 19th century French anarchist thinker Pierre-Joseph Prou-dhon: "The fecundity of the unexpected far exceeds the prudence of statesmen." America, in the spasms of a few hours, became a changed country. It turned the corner, at last, out of the 1990s. The menu of American priorities was rearranged. The presidency of George W. Bush begins now. What seemed important a few days ago (in the media, at least) became instantly trivial. If Gary Condit is mentioned once in the next six months on cable television, I will be astonished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Rage and Retribution | 9/14/2001 | See Source »

...idea to repeat a line from the 19th century French anarchist thinker Pierre-Joseph Prou-dhon: ?The fecundity of the unexpected far exceeds the prudence of statesmen.? America, in the spasms of a few hours, became a changed country. It turned the corner, at last, out of the 1990s. The menu of American priorities was rearranged. The presidency of George W. Bush begins now. What seemed important a few days ago (in the media, at least) became instantly trivial. If Gary Condit is mentioned once in the next six months on cable television, I will be astonished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Rage and Retribution | 9/12/2001 | See Source »

...idea to repeat a line from the 19th century French anarchist thinker Pierre-Joseph Prou-dhon: "The fecundity of the unexpected far exceeds the prudence of statesmen." America, in the spasms of a few hours, became a changed country. It turned the corner, at last, out of the 1990s. The menu of American priorities was rearranged. The presidency of George W. Bush begins now. What seemed important a few days ago (in the media, at least) became instantly trivial. If Gary Condit is mentioned once in the next six months on cable television, I will be astonished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Rage and Retribution | 9/12/2001 | See Source »

...because it isn't Yale." (Toor, a Yale alum, writes of her own college years: "While I was there I never used the words 'Yale' and 'happy' in the same sentence.") "I was personally most turned off," she confides of her first year on the job, "by the Junior Statesmen of America and by kids who started investment clubs at their schools." Nor did she look kindly on applications that seemed too polished, sensing the handiwork of a pricey college consultant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Admissions Officers Look for More Square Pegs | 8/24/2001 | See Source »

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