When these average Israelis pushed their government to war, Hamas was ready for it, despite the terrible, awful losses that resulted from Operation Cast Lead.

None of the lurid tales about Bo s wife have been proven.

Mexico, Australia, Germany, India, China, all have massive problems of obesity and bad health.

The problems that brought us the terrible crisis of 2007 08 have not been fixed.

And there are the crimes of human history. The horrible crimes.

The catastrophic consequences of a nuclear war make it imperative to prevent one from ever taking place.

It is up to all of us to make sure this horrible famine is the last.

This support persists despite the terrible humanitarian cost more than 1.5 million internal refugees.

The killing of nine civilians by those commandoes was a terrible consequence.

Perhaps even in the depths of Mongolia, you would have heard the dire warnings emitted by journalists.

It is women as well who are helping to calm tensions and heal Africa s terrible wounds of conflict and violence.

The horrible computerized telephone answering systems that we all now suffer with might actually improve.

The rest of the world, however, has marveled at the admirable, dignified manner in which ordinary Japanese are dealing with terrible adversity.

Millions of men, women and children, citizens of many nations, saw their lives engulfed and crushed by the horrific machinery of war.

Despite scientific critics of the Club of Rome s methods, the public was ready to believe the dire forecast.

The international community, for its part, should respond to that dire humanitarian situation by stepping up its assistance and engaging with the Government with a view to promoting dialogue.

But, whatever Mao s terrible failings, during his years of absolute power there was a sense of common purpose and solidarity that went with shared hardship.

I always remembered his words during those terrible days of the Iraqi Occupation, they gave us hope, enforced our need to remain steadfast in our hopes of returning to our country.

The area was then recovering from the terrible Gothic Wars, and the small Byzantine army left for its defence could do almost nothing.

In the aftershock of the cataclysm of the atomic bomb, a terrifying truth was revealed that with every technological leap forward, greater and more terrible dangers arise.

This outrageous statement contradicts the international community's efforts to instil peace and security in the Middle East and learn the horrific lessons of war.

The President I wish again to express our condolences to the Governments and the peoples of the countries suffering as a result of these terrible natural disasters and their effects.

Still, Africa remains burdened by severe disadvantages, not the least of which is a terrible image.

As a result, the terrible violence that has afflicted the region has largely stopped in areas where the mission operates.

I should also like to congratulate Mr. Alvaro de Soto on the assumption of his important and daunting tasks and to commend him for his clear, comprehensive and professional report.

With our knowledge, science, and technology, the horrendous living conditions of the world's poorest people could be dramatically improved.

As long as moderates keep their heads, a new Netherlands may be born out of the terrible events of the past weeks.

We couldn t live with ourselves doing nothing, while children are drowning in the sea, families are without shelter after their horrible and inhuman journey.

Sincerely facing these facts of history, I once again express my feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology, and also express the feelings of mourning for all victims, both at home and abroad, in the war.

For all the dire warnings that the window for a two state solution is rapidly closing (or has already closed), it is the solution itself that is the problem.

If they are serious about preventing the spread of these monstrous weapons and averting their use they will work energetically and expeditiously to eliminate them completely.

The EU must also accept that it is a Herculean political task for Congress to pass mandatory emissions reduction legislation before the Copenhagen meeting.

But when tensions relax, the idea of taking up arms again becomes painful and unsupportable inasmuch as it means a return to the familiar and terrible experience of suffering.

But forcing such changes on his coalition partners could be as difficult for Prodi as tackling Italy s daunting economic problems.

That moment marked the end of years of war and terrible hardship the revolution had been won through blood, sacrifice, heroism, the mistakes of enemies, and the manipulative assistance of Stalin, who purported to be a friend.

PALO ALTO The beginning of 2009 will long be remembered for terrible economic news and controversial economic policy in virtually every country.

Yet, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines remains extremely vulnerable due to its small size, limited resources, the insufficiency of its economic diversification, its huge dependence on exports and the awesome impact of natural disasters.

The unbelievable crimes. Our history grips us like a nightmare, for the crimes of the past scar the present and induce yet more crimes in the future.

But China s draconian capital controls and massive financial repression currently disqualify it from anchoring the global economic system.

Each time such horrible stories were published, we had to remind ourselves that, yes indeed, the acts were demonic, but the perpetrators remained each a child of God.

Expressing its deep concern at the dire consequences of the conflict for the humanitarian and human rights situation, as well as at the reports of the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,

In the Middle East today, it is reckless and radical invading a country, wrecking its institutions, and expecting that freedom will grow in the ensuing state of anarchy.

Maybe the terrible floods in Pakistan and China are not the direct result of climate change. But the evidence seems to suggest that variations in climactic conditions are increasing in scale and frequency.

All the other awful pressures that are driving so many women into bankruptcy will still exist, but at least more women will be facing these pressures with their eyes wide open, and, one hopes, with many better options.

These eye popping statistics have sparked a widespread, sometimes rancorous debate about whether people are taking far more medication than is needed for problems that may not even be mental disorders.