Word: humaneness
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...democratic world, especially members of the European Union responded in a reactionary frenzy. Failing to be persuaded by the commitment to democracy and human rights the new government had signed the previous evening, and outraged that Austria could swear into office a party led by a man who has publicly praised Hitler's labor policies and the Waffen SS (these comments were later retracted by Haider), the fourteen other member nations of the E.U. downgraded Austria's diplomatic status and boycotted the inauguration. Israel immediately withdrew its entire ministerial envoy and the United States temporarily withdrew its foreign minister...
...policy, which could take effect as early as next semester, was confirmed yesterday by Associate Dean of the College for Human Resources and the House System Thomas A. Dingman...
...where they work and whom they love. Like elaborate humanoid Tamagotchis, the Sims' needs (like food, hygiene, comfort and fun) pop up on a little control panel on the bottom of the screen. Ignore the warning signs, and you'd better be prepared for trouble. "They're like human guinea pigs," says Wright. "It makes you realize how much of your own life is a strategy game...
...report released this week by Human Rights Watch says both sides are wrong. After inspecting bomb sites in the former Yugoslavia, researchers found that civilians had been killed at 90 targets attacked by NATO jets. And yet total civilian casualties were about 500, less than half the Yugoslav estimate. NATO war planners "were obsessed with avoiding collateral damage," says William Arkin, who led the investigation. "But it doesn't necessarily mean they made the right target choices." The Pentagon, which hasn't been able to send officers to Serbia to assess damage, had no comment on the report...
According to lead prosecutor Eric Warner, the evidence will show that the four cops never called out a warning to Diallo, such as "Stop! Police!" or "Don't move!" before they opened fire. The cops, said Warner, kept firing at Diallo even after he was down. "A human being should have been able to stand in the vestibule of his own home and not be shot to death," said Warner, "especially when those doing the shooting are police officers sworn to protect innocent people...