Word: condemnation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...breakaway republic of Chechnya [WORLD, Dec. 6] is similar to what happened in Waco, Texas, in 1993. In both cases a group of extremists was trying to undermine the authority of the established government. How can anyone condone the fbi's moves at Waco and at the same time condemn the actions of Russia in Chechnya? JOHN ZACHARIAS Scunthorpe, England
...smallest amounts--sends a clear message of intolerance to the entire gay community. Unfortunately, because the acts appear to be the work of one or a few isolated individuals and do not reflect a campus-wide sentiment, the House Masters and administration can do little but continue to condemn the incidents strongly...
...distribute pro-sex, free-love propaganda to unwitting students. On the other hand, many of those who favor a more inclusive attitude toward sex education (one that includes discussion of condoms and other contraceptives) worry that abstinence-only programs will, in their refusal to address the mechanics of sex, condemn students to disease and pregnancy that might have been prevented by condoms. The truth of the matter, of course, is that neither position is quite as absolute as its opponents might believe...
...essential to understand the reasons the Russians have adopted this strategy. In order to maintain popularity, they must minimize Russian troop casualties. It is easy to condemn this strategy and its real and atrocious human cost, but it is not unlike American justification for the use of the atomic bomb on Japanese cities during WWII. Moreover, as in all wars with guerrilla fighters, it is often hard to tell Chechen rebels from ordinary villagers...
...hope the 50-plus professors who signed the petition don't limit themselves to signing the petition, he said. "They must use their power as Harvard professors to actively denounce and condemn this decision...