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...villages in southern Darfur and attacked a camp in the center of the region. The U.N. says government soldiers and police officers often fail to intervene to prevent the slaughter. In some places Janjaweed fighters are incorporated into the security forces meant to protect civilians. The Janjaweed's latest tactic is to encircle camps of displaced Darfurians and attack any who venture out to collect water or firewood. Women are often sent to do those chores because they will be raped rather than killed. The government, which is encouraging people in the camps to return home, dismisses the violence...
...Administration expanded the definition of terrorist, it contemplated ways to skirt long-observed prohibitions against torture. A March 2003 draft of a Defense Department report, leaked to the Wall Street Journal last week, argued that the President had the authority to approve almost any physical or psychological tactic, including torture, in the name of national security. Though Administration officials say they never authorized the use of torture, some members of Congress are furious that the U.S. even looked for ways to justify it. "It's just incredible," Republican Senator John McCain told TIME. "Why doesn't every nation...
...that really does listen to his private entreaties - and sometimes acts on them. With the cumulative failures of American strategy, British influence over the conduct of the occupation has grown. In April, as U.S. forces seemed determined to go with guns blazing after every faction that challenged them, the tactic threatened to create a backlash that would engulf British troops. In conversations with Bush, Blair urged calm, according to government sources who argue he can take some credit for the April 30 pullback from Fallujah. For both Blair and Bush, much now depends on being able to hand over...
...also emphasized that the Palestinian people bear responsibility for supporting a regime that advocates terrorism, which he called “the tactic of choice that has been used by Palestinians since 1929.” Dershowitz challenged Palestinians to say “we have not been served” by the present regime...
...nearly as offensive as his unnecessary delving into Rebecca Levy’s past. When writing a review one ought to keep one’s focus on the show at hand. There is no need for the reviewer to list actors’ past performances, and such a tactic becomes inexcusable when it is used as a weapon against the actor...