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...taken large numbers of common Iraqis and given them few prospects beyond being paupers, criminals, or insurgents. One of our senior officers tallied the numbers, including affected family members and the like, and came up with a pool of a hundred thousand Iraqis who had been driven toward the brink by the de-Ba'athification order alone. In the end, too many of them chose insurgency...
...writing as board members and alumni of Harvard’s Diversity & Distinction (D&D) magazine to express our extreme disappointment at the inaccurate depiction of our publication in the Crimson’s recent article, “Groups on the Brink.” The article overlooked Diversity & Distinction’s many accomplishments, instead portraying a misleadingly negative picture of the publication’s financial status. In so doing, the author missed an opportunity to tell the truth: that Diversity & Distinction provides an inspiring success story of a student organization that has overcome financial challenges...
...endless: the new pub in Loker Commons, the creation of the Lamont Library Café, the renovation of the Mather and Dunster dining halls, and the creation of a new dance center when the old one was shut down. All of these major student life initiatives were on the brink of doom or significant delay because of the whim of one person—the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...fatalistic than ever. Brock has described the album as a “nautical balalaika carnival romp,” which gives some insight into the controlled chaos that dominates each song. This album doesn’t necessarily break new ground, but it pushes old ideas to the brink. “Float On” gets outshone and blown away by the full-on dance single that is “Dashboard.” Which makes sense: if it worked well before, it’ll work better louder, longer, and faster. For the most part, Brock...
...Khalilzad can at least tout disasters that have not happened as accomplishments: The Sunnis did not leave the government; the country managed to pull back from the brink of a full-blown civil war; the Iraqi parliament - however ineffective - did not dissolve. During the hour-long press conference, Khalilzad, who has made an art of providing quotes so diplomatic and academic that they cannot be sound-bitten, hedged every statement with a well-chosen adjective. Nevertheless, on balance, he saw hope ahead. He said the country was "fundamentally" heading in the right direction. He described himself as "cautiously" optimistic...