Terms: prestige
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- Sanctions - Effects on Children (CNN)
Question - "Can we be assured that assistance [to Iraq] would go to the children, given Saddam Hussein's history?"
Denis Halliday, former U.N. Humaniatrian Coordinator for Iraq answers, "Before the war, all Iraqi children were given breakfast and lunch in the school system. So, the fact is that we, the United Nations of the West, have demolished the human rights of the Iraqi children. There's no history of the Baath Party not meeting the basic human rights of Iraqi children. In summary, I think we have no basis to be suspicious of Baghdad’s approach to its own children."
Question - "Aren't you concerned that by lifting sanctions now, you could give Saddam Hussein a major political victory and increase his prestige among the Iraqi people?"
Halliday responds, "Yes, undoubtedly, he will claim a victory and, of course, he will also undoubtedly stay in power. If one considers the alternative, using UNICEF data, some 4-5,000 children are dying unnecessarily each month. I don't believe loss of face on the part of Washington or London is important if we can save the lives of the Iraqi people. I think we should do that, regardless of a victory or not a victory for Baghdad." 10-02
- Limits of Conformity and Obedience (BBC News - Saleh)
" 'The results raise the possibility that ... American democratic society cannot be counted on to insulate its citizens from brutality and inhumane treatment at the direction of malevolent authority. A substantial proportion of people do what they are told to do, irrespective of the content of the act and without limitations of [sic] http://www.lermanet2.com/cos/motivate.html so long as they perceive that the command comes from a legitimate authority. If in this study an anonymous experimenter could substantially command adults to subdue a fifty-year-old man, and force on him painful [and potentially lethal] electric shocks against his protests, one can only wonder what government, with its vastly greater authority and prestige, can command of its subjects.' " 01-06
- -Editorial: A Victory for Law (WashingtonPost.com)
"AFTER SEPT. 11, 2001, the Bush administration chose to set aside the standing legal procedures and treaties for fighting this country's enemies and make up rules of its own -- at the expense of violating human rights, tarnishing U.S. prestige around the world, and undermining the checks and balances of American democracy. Yesterday, at last, the Supreme Court responded. In a decision with vast implications, it invalidated a major part of the administration's ad hoc system, its special trials for terrorist suspects, and rejected its exclusion of many detainees from international protections against inhumane treatment." 07-06
- -Best Careers Chart (US News)
Provides an alphabetical list of the top 25 careers and includes median pay, job market outlook, quality of life, attainability, prestige, and typical degree required. 07-07
- Central Air Conditioner Reviews 2 (ConsumerResearch.com)
"The highest-efficiency models listed here include the American Standard Allegiance 18, which tops the list in all ranges except the 2-ton range where it does not offer a product. Other high-performing models include the Rheem RAPB in the 2-ton category, and the Amana Prestige Ultra and the Carrier Two Speed w/Puron in the 2.5- and 3-ton categories." 5-05
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