I bet if the situation was reversed, and they were ‘Jewish' students, especially the ones wearing yarmulkas (head-coverings) who rioted, the lead stories would have been quite different.
I figure it this way. If Thabo Mbeki, the president of the impoverished country of South Africa has enough money to razzle and dazzle them at his opening, then he doesn't need any money from me.
Decent people with a brain in their head will know exactly on which side to stand. For everyone else, including the intellectuals, they could stand in hell for all I care.
Chrétien said in his "sort of" resignation speech, that he was doing it for the good of the country, so that Parliament could once again concentrate on good governance. Bull!
Once the war was totally engaged, and all sides knew the consequences of defeat, especially the Allies: winning became the only consideration. And at all costs.
Like Sherman in 1864 and Truman in 1945, Sharon chose to put the lives of enemy civilians at risk in order to achieve his military objective. By Robert Sauvé - Ottawa
I saw a Washington Post Bureau Chief being interviewed on CNN (Crescent News Network), the evening of the fatal attack. And what she said was incredible. She described this event as an equal to the Passover Massacre.