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...decisively against Hamas and Islamic Jihad; it's that Palestinian public opinion right now is overwhelmingly opposed to any such action in pursuit of a cease-fire. A majority of Israelis and Palestinians would agree that Arafat is an authoritarian, deceitful and increasingly unpopular leader of a corrupt administration. But right now any Palestinian leader more responsive and accountable to his base than Arafat is would almost certainly be less, not more inclined to comply with the cease-fire terms currently on offer...
...there an antidote to arrogance? Humility, no doubt--though arrogance gags on such medicine. Humility is one of the neglected and unpopular virtues, like chastity--a little brown wren of a virtue, unsatisfying, unphotogenic, ill suited to a media age. Let us try instead...introspection...
...light of its recent widely unpopular initiatives affecting immigrants, the administration should be careful in its rhetoric regarding the initiative. While promoting the program last week, Ashcroft accentuated the link between providing essential information and becoming a United States citizen. “If the information that you provide is reliable and useful,” he said, “we will help you obtain a visa to reside in the United States and ultimately become a United States citizen.” Although citizenship can potentially follow after a visa-holder undergoes the naturalization process, the incentive...
...there an antidote to arrogance? Humility, no doubt - though arrogance gags on such medicine. Humility is one of the neglected and unpopular virtues, like chastity - a little brown wren of a virtue, unsatisfying, unphotogenic, ill suited to a media age. Let us try instead...introspection...
...letter dated Nov. 1, she rejected the notion of repressing unpopular viewpoints...