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National Post (Canada) Terrorism expert Mark Ensalaco said in a story about hostage negotiations that “terrorists have a certain advantage over democratic governments because they are willing to sacrifice lives. Governments in democracies where we value human life are in an insuperable moral dilemma.” The Associated Press; Globalsecurity, Memphis Commercial Appeal and The Florida Times-Union Mark Ensalaco discussed the effect of a new Osama bin Laden tape. “His voice is the adrenaline of the mujahedeen, he wants a propaganda victory. He is trying to say: ‘You have not defeated me, I am winning, you are losing in Iraq, and my appearance is proof of my victory.’” The Christian Science Monitor English professor Jim Farrelly, director of UD’s film studies program, predicted movies with dark themes such as There Will be Blood and No Country for Old Men are a “mere passing fancy,” despite their Academy Award Best Picture nominations. Ohio News Network Dennis Doyle, professor of religious studies, and Donna Cox, professor of music, shared what words they would impart to students if they were writing their last lectures. The (San Jose) Mercury News Law professor Susan Brenner, who studies Internet policing, was featured in a story about the cybercrime epidemic. The National Law Journal Susan Brenner, law professor, shared her observations about states that allow grand juries by petition. ‘ Terrorists have a certain advantage over democratic governments because they are willing to sacrifice lives. Governments in democracies where we value human life are in an insuperable moral dilemma.’ —Human rights program director Mark Ensalaco, Canada’s National Post The Associated Press Law professor and bankruptcy law expert Jeff Morris discussed student loan debt, saying bankruptcy courts may be forgiving of private loans if a borrower can prove that paying the loan poses a long-term undue hardship. The Oakland Post Jeff Ingram, associate professor of criminal justice studies, commented on the controversy over a taped confession in a high-profile murder case. Newhouse News Service, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and The (Syracuse) Post-Standard Rob Durkle, director of admission, talked about the college admission process. National Public Radio As a guest of NPR’s Day to Day, history professor Larry Schweikart weighed in on President George W. Bush’s view of his own legacy. 17 Telling the Story http://news.udayton.edu
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