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...torture observes that the feelings of shame, remorse and guilt ?would not have been experienced had the subjects been physically scarred.? Physical scars can be shown without shame; they win sympathy and recognition from families and communities. But the photographs at Abu Ghraib put the survivors in a vicious bind. What is necessary proof of modern stealthy violence also revives painful colonial memories and ancient humiliations. No wonder a bullet in the head is more preferable...
While there was some talk by council members about whether the legislation would bind future councils, it was eventually agreed upon by both sides that it would have no legal binding, but instead serve only as a “moral guide...
...course, Kerry has to choose between capping spending and letting the Bush deficits swell. But let’s be clear: We are in this bind because voters have bought into the credo that, when it comes to taxes, What Goes Down Must Not Come Up. Perpetual and irreversible tax cutting is a recipe for a fiscal crunch, and we’re hurtling toward one now, as the GOP pursues ever more tax cuts and Democrats feel compelled to follow...
...council meeting last week, student representatives voted down an important amendment—which would bind the council to the outcome of the student referendum—by a startling margin of 28 to 6. We are disappointed that the council is so willing to flaunt its readiness to circumvent the will of the student body. Instead of yielding to the outcome of the referendum, it appears that because members of the council are so eager to pass the termbill increase, they are prepared to petition the administration directly—no matter the results of the referendum...
Shortly after the College’s 1636 founding, Harvard was crippled by financial trouble. Henry Dunster, who became president of the University in 1640, hoped to make Harvard into the American version of England’s prestigious Cambridge and Oxford Universities. But Dunster was in a bind: the college faced a severe housing crunch, and he lacked the money to build new residences...