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From Washington to London to Istanbul, politicians and experts were quick to lay the blame on bin Laden's al-Qaeda. Officials noted that last week's bombing spree bore all the hallmarks of the group's operational style: using suicide bombers to launch multiple attacks almost simultaneously at soft targets. An obscure militant group even invoked bin Laden's name in claiming responsibility...
...even during Nehru's own lifetime, his halo began to fade. His concentration on industrialization, rather than reforming the primitive agricultural sector, led to food shortages by the late 1950s. The state-controlled economy bred corruption and stagnation. Kashmir was another growing problem; as Tharoor notes, most Indian commentators blame Nehru for his decision to take the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations, thereby turning it from a domestic matter into an international issue. (Tharoor's day job is as an under secretary-general of the U.N.) Then, in 1962, the Chinese invaded India-a crushing humiliation for Nehru, whose...
...feeling the heat, he has only himself to blame. In the past, the Blue House could sway?or kill?sensitive investigations by putting pressure on senior prosecutors, analysts say. But Roh's promise to clean up South Korea's dirty politics has given a freer hand to law-enforcement officials. At a town-hall-style meeting in March, Roh told a gathering of prosecutors that "there will be no phone calls" from the Blue House squashing investigations. And the public is squarely behind a cleanup drive. The lead prosecutor for the campaign-financing investigation, Ahn Dae Hee?known...
Young people tend to blame politicians for their electoral apathy. However, moments in the CNN/Rock the Vote debate gave politicians good reason to question whether young voters truly care about the relevant issues. It is rare that young people have a chance at the microphone. Instead of using their time wisely, many audience members asked the candidates about their marijuana use and which of the candidates would do the best keg stand at a fraternity party. The CNN/Rock the Vote debate was probably of little help to viewers trying to decide among the candidates for president. However, it did make...
...Coach Sullivan said, ‘That’s my fault. I should have drawn up a different play’ and I think that’s really different from last year, where a lot of times people wouldn’t shoulder the blame...