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...Israel's "greatest successes" - quickly turned into a chorus of self-flagellation Wednesday in the face of fierce international criticism over the civilian casualties. Israel's President Moshe Katsav, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and a number of military officials described the decision to drop a one-ton bomb in densely populated Gaza as a mistake. The IDF and the Shin Bet security service even launched an inquiry into the "intelligence failure" that resulted in such high civilian casualties...
...attack were inevitable. The strike was heavily criticized by U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan for precisely this reason, and even White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said Tuesday that "This heavy-handed action does not contribute to peace." Even in Israel itself, the decision to use a one-ton bomb dropped by an F-16 drew strong criticism, and even Israeli military officials called it an "error." Indeed, despite Sharon's lauding of the raid's "success," the Israeli Defense Force and Shin Bet security service on Wednesday launched an investigation into its failures...
Dugout Canoes The crew carved 15 canoes by hand during its journey--and carried some of them on crude wagons for 17 miles around the Great Falls of the Missouri. Empty, each weighed more than a ton...
...ultimate trust-no-one investment. What's more, they can provide ballast for a sinking stock portfolio. "Bonds have actually outperformed stocks over the last five years," points out portfolio manager Ian McKinnon of the Vanguard Group. While stocks have gained 6.1% annually over that period (and lost a ton lately), bonds have earned better than 7% per year...
...were hitting the ball solid in the first game, but we were hitting it right to people,” Allard said. “Then things started falling our way. Buehler started to get tired, but she had an unbelievable day. I give Columbia a ton of credit. To come in here as a No. 4 seed and finish in second place is tremendous...