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...Saddam Hussein stood up at his trial and shouted, 'I am not afraid of execution!' Until his lawyers explained, 'You are not going to execute anybody. It's you that is going to be executed.' At which point [Saddam] said in Arabic, and this is a rough translation...
...you’re an Undergraduate Council candidate, you are, in all likelihood, afraid of Steve Y. Lee ’06. As one of the co-moderators of last week’s debate, he added his own sardonic flourishes to the script. “It’s kind of cool that I came off as the bad cop,” Lee says. “The only instruction I had was to be obnoxious and to get answers...
...seem to care. Roommate Saviz Sepah ’06, who has known him since junior high, says that while he disagrees “vehemently” with Lee’s views, the two enjoy heated political conversations. “He’s not afraid to speak his mind, for better or for worse,” Sepah says. But while Lee’s views may not mesh with those of the typical Phillips Brooks-ite, he is popular with the do-gooder crowd. “People don’t think...
...abortion-seeker to abuse and coercion from her parents. In theory, one might suppose that a law requiring parental notification except if the daughter fears abuse would prevent parents from hurting their children. However, data show that child abuse and sexual abuse are underreported. Young girls may be so afraid of their parents that they would not disclose any abuse. Thus, a notification law could subject already traumatized girls to mistreatment. Nor is the law likely to achieve its intended goal to increase communication between parents and their children. Minors who have a healthy relationship with their parents will tell...
...it’s basically trying to buy us out of the race and additionally trying to use some powers that they don’t really have,” Grimeland said. “I think it’s a response to them getting afraid we were getting a lot of votes from them and gaining a lot of momentum...