By asserting, for political purposes, that the nation's two wars are ending while planning behind the scenes for a longer-term war against Al Qaeda terrorists, the man who pledged to bring America's wars to an end has instead laid the basis for an endless battle.
He could have spoken for his base by asserting, for instance, that doctors, nurses and university lecturers do not want to become border guards, policing the documents of people who turn up to hospitals and universities.
Recognizing that this sounded like a lot even at the time, King rationalized it by asserting that for every undocumented immigrant in the country we know about, two or three sneak in without our knowing it.
The FBI had compiled a list of 200,000 persons in its Communist Index; since the CPUSA had only around 32,000 members in 1950, the FBI explained the disparity by asserting that for every official Party member, there were ten persons who were loyal to the CPUSA and ready to carry out its orders.
People usually telegraph such things, such as by asserting the contrary, for example.
The hotel had remained a refuge for smokers by asserting that it was preparing to apply for an exemption to the smoking ban.
The critical fact justifying this Court's review -- and review before judgment in the Court of Appeals -- still remains: by asserting a purported privilege for governmental attorney-client communications, the President of the United States has directly challenged the ability of the Federal grand jury to obtain evidence of possible criminal acts by the President and others.
Mr. Jackson's supporters rallied around him, as some of Mr. Dukakis's supporters turned Mr. Gore's attacks on Mr. Jackson to their advantage by asserting that a vote for Mr. Gore would ensure that Mr. Jackson would defeat Mr. Dukakis in New York.
In the Six4Three case, Facebook has also cited Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, US legislation that paved the way for the modern internet by asserting that platforms cannot be liable for content users post on their sites.
But now, in contrast to Mr. Blair's decision to follow President Bush in the invasion of Iraq, Mr. Brown is hoping to achieve a greater stature for Britain by asserting his independence, coming up with a plan that veered from Washington's approach but then was followed by the Bush administration almost to the letter.
· First, while our goal is to put functional and political authority in the hands of Iraqis as soon as possible, the Coalition Provisional Authority has the responsibility to fill the vacuum of power in a country that has been under a dictatorship for decades, by asserting temporary authority over the country.
