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...This concern is practical, defensive and not nearly so exciting as zapping an al-Qaeda leader with a Hellfire missile. It goes under the dreadful name of homeland security - and it has the further disadvantage of inducing feelings of utter helplessness. Guys don't do helplessness very well; they do action...
...American place - downtown Manhattan - where cops and fire fighters are routinely trained to deal with catastrophe. Next time we might not be so lucky. Next time it might be anthrax in Las Vegas or a dirty bomb in Disney World. Next time the first response may be utter chaos. The unthinkable looms, and we seem incapable of thinking about...
...Clinton was a man of unnecessary brilliance. What about Putin? The Russians have never known democracy, so transformation will take a long time. Putin cannot escape decentralization. Take Chechnya. The only solution is autonomy for the regions. A unitary state with Moscow or St. Petersburg as its capital is utter nonsense. Your latest project is the study of prejudice. Why such an abstract idea? It's not abstract at all. Prejudice is the destructive root of most human conflicts. Conflicts can be sorted out at the conference table or tackled on the battlefield, but you cannot solve them as long...
Parlato says he was pleased to discover that the west wall of the inner-sanctum is illuminated by the sun. Parlato hopes the utter calm of the space will be brought out by the silhouettes and the sound of feet on gravel...
...feel utter relief that, seven semesters on the UC later, I stand before you still filled with that same enthusiasm and faith I felt for the Undergraduate Council even before I was elected,” Lee said to an audience that included her parents and brother, who traveled from New York to attend the meeting...