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...When I said bellicose I wasn't referring to her stance against Obama but against the world. When she talked about obliterating Iran, well, that was too much for me. There are children living in Tehran, for one thing. I think that she has been far too willing to assert her machismo in foreign policy...
Strong words, and ominous for Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who next month will convene the Communion's once-a-decade Lambeth Conference. If all the conservatives walk out, they will diminish attendance at the July 20 conference by more than one-quarter. (Liberals assert that the number of abstainers will be much smaller.) The entire process could well result in the diminution of the power of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the titular head of the Communion and the closest thing the denomination has to a Pontiff...
...Burgos' name is the word "neutralized." The memo bears the name of the 56th Infantry Battalion's chief intelligence officer, but is not signed. Bacarro will not confirm the document's authenticity. "It is the subject of an investigation so we're leaving it to the court to assert the authenticity," he says...
...disingenuous to assert that the U.S. has no influence over the Hizballah takeover in Lebanon. In fact, these events are the culmination of inept and inconsistent U.S. policies there, and the situation might still be changed if we assessed facts correctly instead of pandering to the illusions of American special-interest groups. Hizballah is powerful because the U.S. cut and ran from Lebanon when it bombed our airport Marine barracks in the '80s. The U.S. must display respect for the leaders of all other countries and parties, friend or foe, and stop calling our enemies names to please the crowds...
...today’s UC was prepared for a battle to assert authority over its funds, refusing to end the program. In both disputes, the UC turned to their constitution and pointed to the clause, “The Council shall receive term-bill income for its own operations, for grants to undergraduate organizations, and to stimulate social life. The Council shall have final control over this income...