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...long way toward regaining public faith in his ability to rescue India from a deepening hole of debt, drift and alienation. His death sickened the country with shame and impotent rage. It was horrifying enough that a bomb could have ripped apart the latest and perhaps last standard bearer of the Nehru-Gandhi line. But India, like most mourners, basically wept for itself. Said Natwar Singh, a former deputy in Gandhi's Cabinet: "What has this country of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi come to? We were an example to the world. Now we are a warning...
...motivation for Mr. Atwater's apologies to former political adversaries is between him and God alone. If Ron Brown, chair of the Democratic National Committee and standard bearer of liberal politics can not only forgive Mr. Atwater but become his close friend, why does Mr. Templeton feel the need to mutilate the character of a dead man? We find such naked cruelty disgusting. Let Mr. Atwater rest in peace. Kimberly D. Harris '92 Kristen L. Silverberg...
...Association Against Learning in the Absence of Religion and Morality recently published the first issue of its new newsletter "The Standard Bearer." Here's a quote from the first article, titled "Why the Standard Bearer...
...have complete information. He gave priority to ( positive reports: for example, about the support Iraq was receiving in the Arab world, about the antiwar demonstrations in the West, about the first hints of differences between the allies in the anti-Iraqi coalition. And as for bad news, the bearer could pay a high price...
...Cold War and the decline of bipolarity has driven a large wedge into the U.S./Israeli "community of interests." The U.S. no longer needs a vigilant standard bearer in the global battle to stem the tide of Communism. It no longer needs to maintain costly alliances that have outlived their usefulness in order to preserve America's status as a trustworthy protector. Budget deficits now take precedence over credibility crises...