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...face of this tragedy, we must devote ourselves to mourning the dead, treating the wounded and comforting the bereaved—secure in the knowledge that we as a peaceful society are stronger than those who would threaten our freedom...
Others in the Administration see the world through a different lens. For them, the overriding issue facing the U.S. is the search for a way to defend itself against those who might threaten its shores with an intercontinental ballistic missile. In a way not anticipated before the election, national missile defense lies at the heart of Bush's conception of the world and that of his many like-minded advisers...
...hands may be tied. Under a 1971 United Nations convention, signatory nations agreed to prohibit the advertisement of psychotropic substances to the public. But the U.S. never passed such a law. So when the DEA recently complained to Celltech about its ad, it could only express strong concern--not threaten legal action...
...Others in the Administration see the world through a different lens. For them, the overriding issue facing the U.S. is the search for a way to defend itself against those who might threaten its shores with an intercontinental ballistic missile. In a way not anticipated before the election, national missile defense lies at the heart of Bush's conception of the world and that of his many like-minded advisers...
...Ardoyne has been a disaster for the Unionist politicians seeking international sympathy for their reluctance to press forward with the peace agreement while the IRA remains fully armed. And despite their limited scope, attacks on young children there threaten to plunge Northern Ireland back into a far deeper crisis as images of unmitigated hatred threaten to provoke inter-communal clashes at other flashpoints. And it's a crisis that will ultimately hurt the Loyalist cause. Indeed, there are signs of increasing impatience, or even distaste in Britain over the Loyalist's desire to keep Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom...