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...kick start. He wants a "whole Middle East strategy," grounded first of all in a robust drive by the U.S. to make peace between Israel and Palestine, but including enhanced dialogue with Syria and Iran as long as they behave better, and some changes in Iraqi arrangements too. That approach, he argues, will help "pin back" the extremism that fuels terror both inside and outside Iraq. Viewed from 10,000 m up, that's perfectly sensible. But down at the level where bullets fly and deals get struck (or don't), this strategy looks like a sack of airy promises...
...connection between Islam and violence, the Pontiff suddenly became a lot more interesting. Even when Islamic extremists destroyed several churches and murdered a nun in Somalia, Benedict refused to retract the essence of his remarks. In one imperfect but powerful stroke, he departed from his predecessor's largely benign approach to Islam and discovered an issue that might attract even the most religiously jaded. In doing so, he managed (for better or worse) to reanimate the clash-of-civilizations discussion by focusing scrutiny on the core question of whether Islam, as a religion, sanctions violence. He was hailed by cultural...
Unlike John Paul, who had a big-tent approach, Ratzinger has always favored bright theological lines and correspondingly high walls between creeds he regards as unequally meritorious. His long-standing habit is to correct any aide who calls a religion other than Christianity or Judaism a "faith." Prior to his papacy, the culmination of this philosophy was his office's 1999 Vatican document Dominus Jesus, which described non-Catholics as being in a "gravely deficient situation" regarding salvation. The fact that this offended some of the deficient parties did not particularly bother him. Notes the same assistant: "To understand each...
Some have argued that Harvard’s money is better spent on energy research than on reducing its own emissions. While it is true that Harvard must continue to be a valuable source of research, this approach in no way excludes a commitment to reduce our own carbon footprint. Should we cut funding for the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, to research instead how to end poverty where it starts? Should Harvard cut University Health Services funds and instead only research how to prevent us from getting sick in the first place? Research and reductions should go hand in hand...
...generally, you don’t account for the defensive tackle when you’re running a bootleg, because you figure the handoff will take care of it.”Not exactly prophetic, but the explanation is indicative of Berg’s modest, matter-of-fact approach to the game. It’s an approach that has earned the 265-pound tackle from Stamford, Conn. Preseason All-American honors as well as double-teams on virtually every play. And though those double teams have resulted in numbers slightly less spectacular than you?...