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...home of a vibrant interdisciplinary community pursuing solutions to global challenges and encouraging students in their quest to do the same. Losing the CID would dismantle the University’s strongest pillar of research and innovation in the field of sustainable development, and deal a major blow to future undergraduates who aspire to affect positive change in the developing world...
...connection between Iraq and al-Qaeda, it may not be the kind the Bush campaign is likely to dwell on. The same day the President spoke, the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies released its annual survey that found, among other things, that far from dealing a blow to al-Qaeda and making the U.S. and its allies safer, the Iraq invasion has in fact substantially strengthened bin Laden's network and increased the danger of attacks in the West. And the London-based IISS is not some Bush-bashing antiwar think tank; it hosted the president's keynote address...
...local men and therefore was a key part, Ryan says, of his plan for defusing support for the insurgency in the Sunni-dominated area. Now he is opting for offering small-scale projects through tribal sheiks, nurturing his ties with them. Still, the prison-abuse scandal has been a blow to even that strategy. "Every time we want to discuss starting a new project, their agenda is, 'We want to talk about the detainees,''' says Major Scott Kendrick, executive officer of the Thunderhorse Battalion. "We say that [what happened] doesn't represent our ideals. But it's more and more...
...debauchery, during which soldiers of the 372nd Military Police Company joked and laughed and subjected the prisoners under their control to sexual humiliation and physical pain. When detainees were reluctant to strip, he said, Graner punched one in the temple so hard, he lost consciousness. Sivits said the blow apparently injured Graner's hand, quoting Graner as saying, "Damn, that hurt." After naked prisoners were forced to pile up on the floor, Sergeant Javal Davis jumped into the human heap and stamped on fingers or toes. Frederick seemed "mellow" when he commanded prisoners to masturbate. Once, for no particular reason...
...Muslim world rejected this practice of Romans and Persians. Consider for example this story of the early history of Islam. In battle, Ali, Mohamad?s son in law, was about to deliver the death blow to an idolater, Talha. At that moment, Talha?s lower garment fell away and exposed his genitals. Ali averted his face, and spared the man. Mohammad asked him why, and Ali replied the man was nude and asked that the life be spared...