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Editorial/Opinion ArticlesCalling for a better foreign policyAmerican media ignores important conceptsByThe Los Angeles Times recently reviewed the story of 17 Chinese nationals who were ordered to be released from the "enemy combatant" detention center at Guantanamo Bay. The piece was intended to discuss the domestic ramifications of the Bush administration's ambiguous legal policies in holding such prisoners in jurisdictional limbo. Believing in something gives you hopeFaith means having complete trust in somethingBy"Hope" and "Change" have been inescapable buzzwords in America for the past two years and I'm not going to let you off the hook just yet even though the election is over. I have hope. I'm calling for change. The change I'm talking about, however, has nothing to do with President-elect Barack Obama. Supersize MeCanada jail sets dangerous precedent by releasing prisonerByIf Fat Joe ever plans on committing a crime, he may want to travel to Canada to do it. According to a Nov. 13 Associated Press article, a 430-pound convict has been granted early parole by a two-officer parole board because a Canadian prison cannot accommodate his frame. |
