Word: weaknessness
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That?s a fundamental weakness, since sovereignty is what drives this conflict. Leaving the boundaries vague leaves everything to fight for. Leaving it up to the two sides to agree on them misses the point that their nationalisms are, by tradition, mutually exclusive.
Of course, it isn't just big guns like Gross who have the power to move markets and cause interest rates to spike. Many bond traders are like Brian Edmonds, head of Treasury-bond trading for Banc of America Securities. Blond, trim and a former Harvard lacrosse player, he sits...
At the same time, Epps said that it was difficult “for students to meet each other” and acknowledged “a weakness in social life” that led him to push for the creation of Loker Commons. Epps in later years challenged Lewis?...
Tuesday's outrage in Jerusalem, however, made that position untenable - Washington began pressing anew for Abbas to confront Hamas and Islamic Jihad. That simply underscored the prime minister's political weakness. His function in the current process has essentially been that of an emissary between the Israelis and Americans on...
The blame for the breakdown will inevitably land at Abbas's door - the Bush Administration and Sharon will chide him for failing to find the political will to act against terrorism; the Palestinians will chide him for being duped by them. But the problem may lie not only with the...