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...demands bribes, not only from me—the foreigner—but the impoverished families in the camps as well. Those who can’t pay are jailed en masse. Ask him why he does this, and he won’t publicly blame his own poverty. He echoes the minister, smiling at the wisdom of his explanation, “Zimbabwe is at war!” While official rhetoric at its best convinces—and in most cases just baffles—in Third World dictatorships like Zimbabwe, it excuses murder...
...away the greatest failure of Kirby’s tenure, in Summers’ mind,” said the individual who has spoken to members of the Corporation about the relationship between the dean and the president. Others close to Summers have echoed that assessment.THE BLAME GAMEThe Faculty’s looming budget deficit has also led Summers to gripe about Kirby’s leadership, according to several people close to the central administration.In an interview last week, Summers said the Faculty “is in a sound financial condition.” He voiced confidence...
Some critics have tried to put the blame for the U.S.'s scientific decline on President George W. Bush, citing his hostility to stem-cell research, his downplaying of global warming, his statements in support of "intelligent design" as an alternative to evolution, and his Administration's appointment of nonscientists to scientific panels as well as its alleged quashing of dissenting scientists (see story on page 37). Although that record has certainly roiled the scientific community at home, experts in business and academia have been warning for decades that U.S. science was heading for trouble for three simple reasons...
...Palestinian narrative is merely a tale of surprises and enigmatic suspense.Hamas won a significant victory in last week’s Palestinian elections, to many observers’ surprise. What happened? The entire universe of reason and common sense seems to be falling apart—who is to blame? The responsibility for Hamas’s electoral victory lies across the board. Fatah’s decades of corruption and incompetence, and Israel’s fixation on improvising unilateral plans of action to resolve a persisting crisis, has diverted precious resources that could have helped thwart the fledgling...
...poseur, disgracing and shaming other Jews by his deceitful actions. Sharon Zeidan Los Angeles It is high time that congress be held accountable to the laws it is sworn to protect. The old slap-on-the-wrist attitude about those who betray the public trust is in part to blame for this disgrace. Another reason is the never-ending need for politicians to raise money. Voters must demand meaningful campaign-finance reform. Elected officials found guilty of accepting bribes belong in jail like all other crooks. They should forfeit their costly, publicly paid pensions. John Hobbs Mount Arlington, New Jersey...