Member 4482The truth about timetables (USATODAY.com)16-07-2008 13h15USATODAY.com - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's statement that he would consider agreeing to a scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops from his country brings up one of the great canards of the Iraq war: the idea that giving a "date certain" for drawing down our forces helps the enemy. Our view on border security: At the border, your laptop is just another 'container' (USATODAY.com)16-07-2008 13h22USATODAY.com - Next time you're inching toward the Customs inspector at an airport or the Mexican or Canadian border, consider not just what's in your suitcase or your pockets, but what's in your laptop, cellphone or your digital camera. Many travelers don't know it, but Customs officials can search these or any other electronic devices, confiscate them, copy their contents and keep the device and the data as long as they like. Opposing view: Searches are legal, essential (USATODAY.com)16-07-2008 13h21USATODAY.com - Since the founding of the republic, the federal government has held broad authority to conduct searches at the border to prevent the entry of dangerous people and goods. In the 21st century, the most dangerous contraband is often contained in laptop computers or other electronic devices, not on paper. This includes terrorist materials and despicable images of child pornography. Voices too often missing in op-ed land: women's (The Christian Science Monitor)16-07-2008 17h00The Christian Science Monitor - As newspapers struggle for readership, publishers seeking to expand their market need look no further than their opinion pages to see who is missing: women. Peace before justice in Darfur (The Christian Science Monitor)16-07-2008 17h00The Christian Science Monitor - Four years ago, the US declared the conflict in Darfur to be genocide. Later the UN found "serious" human rights violations by Sudan. Now an international court is ready to finger Sudan's leader for genocide and war crimes. Do such edicts on behalf of justice help stop mass killings by a ruthless government? That's not likely in Darfur. <<< Prev member Next member >>> Randon Members Member 4827 Member 4392 Member 2478 Member 1461 Member 1925 Member 2677 Member 1561 Member 5085 Member 5187 Member 1702 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 | |
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