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Most Amusing Section: The first section I ever taught, I sat down to say hello and the chair fell apart. It was a little awkward
...sense, they are correct. It is impossible to deny that aspects of U.S. foreign policy—in particular our support of fundamentalist guerilla fighters in Afghanistan during their war with the Soviet Union and tolerance of the extreme interpretation of Islam being taught by Wahhabism-based schools in Saudi Arabia—contributed to the development of radical Islamist sentiments throughout the Muslim world. It is clear that in encouraging pan-Islamism to exorcize the Soviet demon, we helped create the Islamist demon of today...
...Dale Andersen, of Bourbonnais, Ill., have two kids, Jeremy, 25, and Jill, 23. Their daughter lives with her boyfriend, which the Andersens were reluctant to tell her grandparents. Yet they are seeing some benefits in her living arrangement. Dale thinks it has made her more mature "and has taught her many life lessons." Jill is spending money on bills and things for the apartment rather than on clothes and socializing. But the Andersens have got an earful from disapproving parents. "One woman even told me that kids have no morals and no respect for marriage these days," says Cheryl. Jeremy...
...received me with open arms. And I learned about business. The Americans taught me that you can't let your emotions get in the way. You can't make a decision with your heart. You can't do business to help someone. You can't do business with members of your family. You can't appoint someone to be president of your company because he is a friend or your brother. You have to appoint the most capable person. Business is business. You have to be tough...
...talented computer scientist, he secretly applied his skills to ensure safe Internet communication between network members. "These are the people you?d never suspect when attacks occur - the handful of ?sleepers? hiding among millions of potential suspects and victims," the official says. "They all carefully applied the technique taught in Afghan camps: act, look, talk and dress like the impious and corrupt people around, in order to better plan the blow against them...