Faces of Suffering and US Response Across Conflicts
Geneva Overholser discusses how the United States reacted to genocides in Rwanda and Cambodia compared with Kosovo. She notes gun-shyness after Somalia, Africa's distance from US geopolitics, and the moral weight of American leadership, urging careful consideration of how to respond to human tragedy.
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Moral instruction falls by wayside these days
An opinion piece reflects on the Littleton tragedy and the moral decline seen in society. The writer condemns gun-control politics, laments lost children, and critiques media and constitutional misreadings in the wake of the Colorado incident.
Public schools religion debate prompts moral questions
The column argues that reciting a public school prayer is challenged by atheists and that value neutral curricula replace clear moral instruction. It cites Littleton and rifle violence, blaming absence of firm moral guidance and suggesting schools teach better reasons rather than leaving children to self guided subcultures. Tom Clancy cited with Rainbow Six as context.
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Nixon Announces Resignations of White House Aides and Officials
On this day in 1973 President Richard Nixon announced the resignations of White House aides H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman along with Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and White House counsel John Dean.
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