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...crisis in Lebanon by simply saying Israel has a right to defend itself? He gave a green light to the excessive use of force. The price will be continued fighting for generations. This Administration is a terrible disaster for those of us who believed in the America of "a thousand points of light." Jacques Jobin L'Ange-Gardien, Canada...
...true that the latest Baghdad security plan - which has seen several thousand American and Iraqi troops isolating and searching the city's most dangerous neighborhoods - has reduced the violence here for the moment. But over and over again Iraq's insurgents have shown the willingness to bide their time during major US operations only to resurface when the American troop presence inevitably declines. So the real (and more difficult) question is not what the operation accomplishes in the short-term, but whether there is any genuine hope of stemming insurgent violence and sectarian strife in the long-term...
...crisis in Lebanon by simply saying Israel has a right to defend itself? He gave a green light to the excessive use of force. The price will be continued fighting for generations. This Administration is a terrible disaster for those of us who believed in the America of "a thousand points of light." Jacques Jobin L'Ange-Gardien, Canada time referred to Hizballah's "struggle with Israel." What exactly is Hizballah struggling for? Israel pulled out of every last inch of Lebanese territory in 2000. Hizballah is a terrorist organization, armed to the teeth by Iran and Syria and firing...
...lamps and brass rails (yes, they gleam), but he added another tier of banquettes to make the stage feel more like a boxing ring. "I wanted to give the musicians the feeling of absolute power," says Garcia. And where the food was always a bit of a joke - "A thousand flies can't be wrong, sir," was Scott's fond quip - its refitted kitchen can now produce a decent crab risotto or duck breast as part of a two-course meal that costs $42. On top of ticket prices that leap from $45 to $85 for the likes of Wynton...
...Like thousands of others over the past three years, the mostly sub-Saharan African victims had embarked with the promise of safe passage into European Union territory from human traffickers who charge several thousand dollars for the two-day journey. Officials estimate that this year nearly 10,000 aspiring immigrants have reached Lampedusa, a rocky 9.6 sq. mi. island that sits between Sicily and North Africa. At least 11 died in July near the island of Malta, before the latest two incidents. On Sunday, 10 bodies were recovered after a boat with more than 30 immigrants overturned south of Lampedusa...