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...secret proxy army against the I.R.A. The U.D.A. did find more I.R.A. targets, but continued to kill ordinary Catholics in large numbers. In murdering Finucane, it broke a taboo against targeting defense lawyers, considered immune because they represented both sides of the terror war. When U.D.A. members began to boast about official help, to the point of plastering secret security files on brick walls, the stench of collusion between loyalists and government forces could no longer be ignored. Still, it has taken the detective called in to conduct the investigation, John Stevens, 14 years to penetrate a tenacious cover...
...American record does not justify confidence in its boast that it will bring democracy to Iraq. Should Americans welcome the expansion of the nation’s power, with the anger this has generated among so many people in the world? Should we welcome the huge growth of the military budget at the expense of health, education, the needs of children, one-fifth of whom grow up in poverty...
...lipped lyrics, overblown guitars and radio-friendly riffs might make for a hit single, but simply can’t sustain an 11-track album. The Detox formula wears thin far too quickly. Remnants of the original Treble Charger can be heard in the layered and harmonized vocals (they boast two singers), but the predictable three-minute progression of songs such as “Over My Head” negates this creativity. For all the noise, Detox lacks the energy needed to keep Treble Charger going...
Together they boast three Harvard diplomas, an award-winning musical and an upcoming Jim Carrey movie. They’ve been inspiration for a Seinfeld episode and their own Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor. Now the O’Keefe brothers—Mark, Danny and Larry—will bring their family saga to a new semi-autobiographical show on Warner Brothers...
...NIGHT OF STUDENT OPERA PREMIERES. This weekend, the Leverett House Old Library will boast an evening of brand new, world-premiere operas, composed and written by Harvard students. In this fourth year of the dramatic project, entitled “VI-4,” students will perform four short chamber operas, accompanied by chamber ensemble. The operas include the psychological drama “Dr. Magic,” with music by Carson P. Cooman ’04 and “Strapped,” with music by Matthew T. O’Malley...