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...more Iraq unravels, the closer Iraq's Kurds will edge toward outright secession. And the closer they get, the more likely it is that their Kurdish brethren across the border--who make up 7% of Iran's population--will try to join them. As non-Persians (and Sunnis to boot), Iran's Kurds get nothing but abuse from their Shi'ite masters in Tehran. In July 2005, Iranian police killed a Kurdish opposition figure, strapped his body to a jeep and dragged it through the streets of a Kurdish town, sparking riots that lasted six weeks. Many Iranian Kurds would...
...Crimson’s–which re-incorporated Chu, junior Caitlin Cahow, and sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt into the mix this fall–was Dartmouth’s, which returned a trio of medalists and added a fourth in freshman sensation Sarah Parsons (8-17-25) to boot. Stone attempted to downplay the importance of the clash. “It’s one big game in a schedule riddled with big games,” she said.But the prospect of carrying winning momentum into the upcoming 13-day exam layoff and the fervor usually inspired...
According to Kelly, Richard “has a good fashion sense. It is a very personal fashion sense,” marked by her fondness for cowboy boots. When Edward P. Bass, the Yale Corporation member and benefactor from Texas, saw Richard’s boots, Kelly says, he insisted that she be outfitted by “the boot maker to the Texas elite...
...you’ll be sorry that you messed with / The U.S. of A. / ’Cause we’ll put a boot in your ass / It’s the American way.” –Toby Keith, “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American...
...Reaching for the Center" [Nov. 20]: The American people used the power of the vote to boot the corrupt, ideologically blinkered, full-of-themselves Republicans out of their congressional majorities. Our Founding Fathers were skeptical of the notion that seemingly virtuous politicians would always govern wisely. The founders knew from historical experience that even the most righteous can succumb to the temptations that power brings. Troy Lee Zukowski Portage, Michigan...