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Gerhard Schröder, 2003 News
chancellor of Germany, was an outspoken foe of war in Iraq without the backing of the UN Security Council. He said he considered the weapons inspections to be effective, and favored using…Acheson, Dean Gooderham
(Encyclopedia) Acheson, Dean GooderhamAcheson, Dean Gooderhamăchˈĭsən [key], 1893–1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949–53), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919–21)…Attila
(Encyclopedia) AttilaAttilaətĭlˈə, ătˈələ [key], d. 453, king of the Huns (445–53). After 434 he was coruler with his brother, whom he murdered in 445. In 434, Attila obtained tribute and great…Akkadian
(Encyclopedia) AkkadianAkkadianəkāˈdēən [key], extinct language belonging to the East Semitic subdivision of the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages (see Afroasiatic languages).…The Devil's Dictionary: Disabuse
by Ambrose Bierce DIPLOMACYDISCRIMINATEDISABUSE -v.t. The present your neighbor with another and better error than the one which he has deemed it advantageous to embrace.2012 World News: Syria
As Casualties Mount, No End in Sight in Syria's Civil War by Beth Rowen Bashar AssadRelated Links Syria Country Profile 2012 Year in…Dick Cheney, 2003 News
vice president, drew on his experience as secretary of defense during the 1991 Persian Gulf War as the Bush administration prepared for war in Iraq. While Cheney remained holed up in an…The Devil's Dictionary: Digestion
by Ambrose Bierce DIEDIPLOMACYDIGESTION -n. The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead - a circumstance from which that wicked writer…Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer and politician who fought for the cause of India's independence from Britain, then moved on to found a Muslim state in Pakistan in 1947. Jinnah entered politics in…Dominique de Villepin, 2003 News
French foreign minister, emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of President Bush's pursuit of war in Iraq. He earned rare applause at a UN Security Council meeting in February, when…Trending
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