I was thinking about some things, and I just think that Random is a good title for this.
This section will contain random blurbs and questions and ...well just random thoughts... peace
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News article that I personally find very interesting.
It located at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6479377.stm .
Bolton admits Lebanon truce block
A former top American diplomat says the US deliberately resisted calls for a immediate ceasefire during the conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.
Former ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the BBC that before any ceasefire Washington wanted Israel to eliminate Hezbollah's military capability.
Mr Bolton said an early ceasefire would have been "dangerous and misguided".
He said the US decided to join efforts to end the conflict only when it was clear Israel's campaign wasn't working.
Israel was reacting in its own self-defence and if that meant the defeat of the enemy, that was perfectly legitimate under international law - John Bolton
The former envoy, who stepped down in December 2006, was interviewed for a BBC radio documentary, The Summer War in Lebanon, to be broadcast in April.
Mr Bolton said the US was deeply disappointed at Israel's failure to remove the threat from Hezbollah and the subsequent lack of any attempt to disarm its forces.
Britain joined the US in refusing to call for an immediate ceasefire.
'Damn proud'
The war began when Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers, but it quickly escalated into a full-scale conflict.
BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall says the US-UK refusal to join calls for a ceasefire was one of the most controversial aspects of the diplomacy.
At the time US officials argued a ceasefire was insufficient and agreement was needed to address the underlying tensions and balance of power in the region.
Mr Bolton now describes it as "perfectly legitimate... and good politics" for the Israelis to seek to defeat their enemy militarily, especially as Hezbollah had attacked Israel first and it was acting "in its own self-defence".
Mr Bolton, a controversial and blunt-speaking figure, said he was "damned proud of what we did" to prevent an early ceasefire.
Also in the BBC programme, several key players claim that, privately, there were Arab leaders who also wanted Israel to destroy Hezbollah.
"There were many not - how should I put it - resistant to the thought that the Israelis should thoroughly defeat Hezbollah, who... increasingly by Arab states were seen as an Iranian proxy," said UN special envoy Terje Roed Larsen.
More than 1,000 Lebanese civilians and an unknown number of Hezbollah fighters were killed in the conflict.
Israel lost 116 soldiers in the fighting, while 43 of its civilians were killed in Hezbollah rocket attacks.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/6479377.stm
Published: 2007/03/22 13:10:27 GMT
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Have you ever noticed that when you are trying NOT to do something, actively avoiding something, that that thing appears completely irresistible?
As some of you know, today marks the first day of Lent for me. I am Greek Orthodox as even more of you know. For us, lent is prescribed sort of. We give up all meat, all poultry,...we give up all animal products. We become vegans for Lent and for all of our other fasts. This is something that is kind of big with me. Even though I allergic to milk- and egg- products, I LOVE drinking milk, I LOVE CHEESE. I think I am going to write more about this later, and I am assuming that most of you know already the reasons for fasting and for Lent.
If anybody has any recipes that are good..please share..My experiences with tofu, are very limited and so far, I'd rather eat charcoal.
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Question for everybody
Has anybody received any letters of recommendation? Has anybody in this class asked for letters of rec.?
I am just curious if it is standard procedure for people to ask people to write your own letter of recommendation?
The reason I am asking is probably obvious by now..I am currently in the process of gathering letters of recommendation and I was pretty successful with my first three...however one of the people I asked had emergency surgery on his heart. Obviously, with this being a serious event, I did not feel that I should make him write it. I therefore began to ask others I knew if they could perhaps write me one? The next 4 people I asked instructed me to write my own letter of recommendation/take one from others that have written me one and they will copy the letter on their letterhead and sign it. Obviously, I do not agree with this practice as I have asked so many people.
I was just curious, and still am, if this is a common practice in University and in life. Granted writing a ''good'' letter of recommendation is time consuming but, that is what makes it ''GOOD''. OH well, sry about mini rants.
...for grad school or for scholarships? In the past, I've asked for letters of recommendation for scholarships. I'm fairly certain you're going to have to ask for those letters from faculty (or whomever) for grad school as well. I've received letters for a fellowship application through a faculty representative, and according to him, they (faculty) volunteered. - Cory
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Random Things again
I have realized now that I really don't care that much about money. There is only so much a person really needs; anything more is just for showing off. Please don't get me wrong, I do like to dress nice, look good (even if I usually look really plain and blahhhhh), have nice things, etc. But I am not a person that really cares how much another person has in their banking account. All that truly matters is if they are able to afford what they NEED to afford and if the person can provide for his/her family. I was watching a show yesterday, I have never seen it but it was on around 1 am and as I was studying for my exam and yes, I am a slacker, but it was on and I was listening to it and this girl told her father that she doesn’t need money, she can live in a hut and be happy, and her father just laughed at her. He told her no. I just wonder how many people in the world feel the same way as he did. Do people believe in the almighty dollar more than love? I am becoming sappy, I know, but I just feel that it's better for a family to be poor and happy than rich and distant. I really don't want my family to grow up poor, I do not want my family, my children, to ever experience any hunger pains, to live on butter pasta, to never have anything nice, or anything that they want. My parents sacrificed a lot of things for me. They don’t have to do any of what they do. I have amazing parents. I know that they have had a hard life, but this has just made me appreciate more the small things. I do want to make money, I just dont want to be driven by money, I don’t want money to become my god. Just random thoughts...
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I have realized that everybody has some sort of hidden agenda...well more like some sort of agenda, may that be hidden or not. I went to the Law School Admissions Seminar last night, and as soon as we walked in, it was obvious he was trying to sell us something. Please, don't misunderstand what I am trying let you all know. The lecture was great. He was great. It was totally and completely enlightening. I just.. It just is totally weird, when you listen to something, and it ends up being a virtual infomercial for a product that you don't necessarily need.
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