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...arguments about Iraq. The first variant, largely confined to the political Right, connives to apportion blame for the ‘mess’ in Iraq to the Iraqis themselves. Aside from ignoring Coalition troops’ direct hand in Iraqi deaths (according to the Lancet study, 56 percent of all cases where a perpetrator was known, amounting to hundreds of thousands of Iraqis), not to mention their role in fomenting Iraq’s sectarian bloodshed, this claim whitewashes the gross illegality of their presence. In the words of the Nuremberg Tribunal, preemptive aggression of this sort constitutes...
...athlete in this day and age to say what’s on his or her mind. With the media vultures circling about and radio pundits with hours of talk-time to fill, no one wants to become tomorrow’s overblown story. This is why 99 percent of press conferences have been reduced to the same buzzwords like “team chemistry” and “hard work” and “focused on (insert next game...
...away with the secret ballot, has been aptly described as arcane. In addition, voters who cannot make it to the primary because they are working, sick, or deployed overseas have no way to participate. The sampling of Iowan voters that make it to the caucuses—under 15 percent of the voting-age population, even with this year’s record turnouts—is therefore not necessarily representative of the state. While the decision to abandon the primacy of the caucus system or the current primary schedule would be vigorously opposed by party leaders and special interests...
...true that the storied anti-Americanism of ivory-tower intellectuals remains prevalent; though it is subtler than right wing talk-show hosts make it out to be. Polls reveal universities to be hotbeds of both concern and vehement criticism with regard to American society and politics: a full 63 percent of our research faculties say they seriously doubt the future of their country...
...around my neck. Wanting to be a good caucus goer, I offered to take off my top, but Margie suggested I refrain. She also made a huge batch of homemade cookies and brownies - the time-tested strategy to lure the supporters of candidates who don't get 15 percent- but the school janitor didn't permit any food in the building. Chris Dodd supporters had, it seemed, severely miscalculated by not eating...