Word: staunchest
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Apparently it can?t be said enough. Again last Friday, European leaders reaffirmed their "staunchest support" for the U.S. military actions in Afghanistan and promised to redouble their efforts across the board to "combat terrorism in every form, throughout the world." Earlier in the week, with the American bombing campaign against the Taliban in full flourish, it looked as if such wholehearted support might be hard to pin down even in words...
Toward that end, the U.S. got a big boost last week from one of its staunchest allies. While the U.S. had presented its case against bin Laden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization privately--asserting that secrecy is needed to protect sources--British Prime Minister Tony Blair last Thursday laid out much of that evidence for the world to see in a speech that was accompanied by a 4,500-word precis. (Though the U.S. didn't orchestrate the release of the information, which included some intelligence collected not by the CIA but by British spies, it was vetted...
...Columnists and pundits alike declare that clashing values and narratives are at the root of this conflict. President Bushs first address to the nation stated that it was because America is the brightest beacon for freedom and staunchest advocate for individual liberties that it was attacked. But if it is values and narratives that clash, the eight students profess that they are not Judeo-Christian values clashing with Islamic ones...
...opposition and Labour was broadly supportive of the Palestinian cause. Michael Levy, a leading Jewish businessman with close ties to the Israeli political establishment, befriended Tony Blair in 1994 and was instrumental in effecting a policy shift so complete that Blair is now considered one of Israel's staunchest European allies. Levy became a key fund raiser for the Labour Party and after the 1997 general election was rewarded with a seat in the House of Lords and an appointment as Blair's personal envoy to the Middle East. Since 1997 LFI, which also has close ties with the Israeli...
Palestinians were predictably outraged at the attack, and they vowed retaliation. The European press, which has long been critical of Israel’s methods in its war on terrorism, seemed almost united in its condemnation of the military strike. Even the U.S., Israel’s staunchest ally, expressed disapproval. But rather than buckle under the international criticism and soften their stance on terrorist activity, the Israelis remained steadfast in their commitment to preserve their national security...