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...individuals and groups whose accounts are being targeted for alleged terrorist links operate globally and boast a variety of stated missions. Among them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frozen Assets | 10/8/2001 | See Source »

...fellow Californian, who made the trip cross-country to Harvard, Ara’s production has been a big boast to the Crimson offense and one reason why they are putting up such big numbers...

Author: By Tyson E. Hubbard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Showdown Looms for M. Soccer | 10/5/2001 | See Source »

Through the match, the Eagles had a heavy prescense at net, perhaps owing to the substantial height advantage of B.C. over Harvard. While there are only three Crimson players over 6’, the Eagles boast...

Author: By Daniel M. Sirotkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Eagles Prey on W. Volleyball | 10/4/2001 | See Source »

...more violent. Got me there. But women of power can hardly boast blush-free resumes. Queen Elizabeth I oversaw the colonization of the Americas, highlighted by mass genocide of Indians, while leading the persecution and execution of Catholics. Queen Victoria sat idly by while millions of Irish starved to the point of emigration or death. Indira Ghandi introduced mass sterilization, imposed martial law after waiving all civil rights and jailed political opponents. Even Margaret Thatcher, an inspiration to me, has the Falklands and ruthlessness in Northern Ireland to her credit. Women of power are not immune from spells of violence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

...Reality-tour sponsors boast of building a "new grass-roots internationalism." But was it titillated voyeurism or earnest solidarity that the vacationers in Zapatista-land felt as the weathered campesinos of San AndrEs Sakamch'en pulled on their ski masks? A measure of both is what keeps reality tourists coming back for more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greetings from Zapatista Land | 9/3/2001 | See Source »

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