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… that burn in the Baghdad sky Insist there’s a price we must pay A soldier returns from the war in the Gulf A soldier named Tim McVeigh . . . ―Charlie King, The War is Coming Home , 1996 On April 19, 1995, a date fraught with … former soldier Timothy McVeigh—along with several accomplices—detonated a three-and-a-half ton fertilizer bomb …

… the cost of prevention would have been great, but less than paying to repair the damage. If we raise billions to fight … that followed the earthquake wiping out its business and commercial districts. Still the scope of the two disasters is comparable. The number of residents displaced by nature's …

… North to share collections. Ironically, it was the shortcomings of a UNESCO convention that brought M’Bow to this … in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, suggested that in the coming five years “conditions be put in place for the … restitution” of African cultural heritage. He subsequently commissioned Senegalese academic Felwine Sarr and French art …

… the last decades of the 20th century. Tales of Americans committing atrocities in Korea have persisted for decades. … Calley of killing 22 villagers at My Lai. He may have become a sort of folk hero during his trial and was later … the moral fabric of their nation will not allow them to become war criminals, even if that means losing a war. It is …

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… over the last four years.  The reasons for that are many, complex, and subject to change in the near and far future.  … to its lowest level in seven years.  Americans are paying on average just above $2.00 per gallon of gas .  Many … the height of the Great Recession in 2008, and through a combination of possible trader manipulation , political …

… German Republic. Delinquent on World War I reparation payments required by the Treaty of Versailles , Germany … nation, Bavaria appointed Gustav Ritter von Kahr as State Commissioner General ( Generalstaatskommissar ), granting … organizations. Lossow joined in alliance with Kahr and the commander of the Bavarian police, Hans von Seisser, to form …

… today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both …

… DDT were among the most important. But without the will and commitment on the part of governments, health care … By making formerly sick people well they could then become productive citizens. They would learn the benefits of … experts had this to say in 1995: “Consistently, the world community has failed even to implement those effective and …

… remain determined, said Bush; if we waiver, Iraq will become another Vietnam. No one should be surprised that Bush …

… phenomenon. This is why Congress should examine the recommendations made in a 2002 British government Green Paper … Mercenaries — professional soldiers who fight for pay rather than out of ideological conviction — have been … British-based mercenary firm, has contracts with major oil companies such as Texaco and Chevron to protect their assets …

… epidemiological data on infectious diseases, and offer recommendations on sanitation. The OIPH would later become a partner of the League of Nations Health Organization … Commission’s work. Second, medical professionals still grappled with the intangibility of social rather than …

… which have changed little in 150 years.  Simply put: Parks pay. Like Central Park, the High Line has proved an instant … spirit. Even in the mid-19th century, New York City was in competition with new garden suburbs that beckoned well-to-do … dwellers with natural landscaping, open space, and cheap commuter steamer and train service into the city.   …

… to Byzantium , Herrin relates a story of two builders coming to her office after passing it daily to ask her what … I found myself flying through the pages, feeling very accomplished as I finished each short chapter. This division … The Transition from Ancient to Medieval, Byzantium Becomes a Medieval State, and Varieties of Byzantium) and then …

… power and with pampering their members at the cost of the common good. Union leaders, however, have offered to make economic concessions, including pay cuts, in response to the need for shared sacrifice. … will add nothing to state coffers, whose depletion will be compounded when Walker's tax breaks for business begin to …

… the development of new technologies to reduce the cost and complexity of operating in space.   These proposals, … the high cost of reaching orbit. When I fly domestically, I pay about $2 per pound of me for a ticket. In contrast, … are rockets infallible: Insurance rates for the launch of a communications satellite can be 10 to 15 percent of its …

… trade, encouraging the development of the European common market and paying the lion’s share for NATO, the multilateral alliance … supporting right-wing dictatorships in the name of halting communism, but also saw the United States as a defender of …

… formally by a court or informally by a non-judicial “truth commission”? Or should he be applauded as a patriot?   Look … would attack, power would be seized and Catiline would become dictator.   Cicero, however, foiled the plot. By adroit … corners. It was a sign that traditional Roman politics was coming to an end when, a few years after the execution of …

… administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … War (1962-1970) at the same time that Egypt’s overextended commitment of troops to North-Yemen’s republicans had … of whom would garner glory in the conflict and become Prime Minister—proved particularly adroit in pushing …