December 30, 2004 | 18 Dhu-l-Qidah 1425 Hijriah
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The ClipboardDesmond Tutu on America
Just look at the facts on the table: He'd gone into a war having misled people—whether deliberately or not—about why he went to war. You would think that would have knocked him out [of the race.] It didn't. Look at...
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The ClipboardYou don't have to be Christian to respect Christianity
Last week, this commentary page carried an opinion piece by Ibrahim Hooper, who represents the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations. Reflecting the season's sentiments of peace and good will, Hooper wrote of the commonalties of Islam and Christianity. Among other...
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The ClipboardLegal Breach: The Government's Attorneys and Abu Ghraib
This upheaval has been particularly vivid at the Pentagon, where the usual balance between civilian and military authority has been stood on its head. The American system of civilian control of the military recognizes that soldiers' attention must be fixed...
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The ClipboardForget Torture; It's the Sex That Matters
These are the "moralists" who are compelling General Fiscus to retire at a lower rank because he misbehaved with a dozen women. Numerous reports, including reports from the FBI, have made it clear that torture of prisoners is more widespread...
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veiled4allahBush Administration's stinginess shames America
Update: $350 million now pledged. Much better. Next time, let's not wait until we have to be shamed into it. More commentary. Facts and figures: Cost of one F-22 Raptor tactical fighter jet -- $225 million Cost of the ongoing...
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The ClipboardTechnical Hurdles Separate Terrorists From Biowarfare
Hoping to hasten the doomsday their leader foretold, scientists who were members of Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult brewed batches of anthrax in the early 1990s and released it from an office building and out the back of trucks upwind of...
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The ClipboardNuclear Capabilities May Elude Terrorists, Experts Say
Despite the obvious gravity of the threat, however, counterterrorism and nuclear experts in and out of government say they consider the danger more distant than immediate. They point to enormous technical and logistical obstacles confronting would-be nuclear terrorists, and to...
