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...Russia sees the entire Chechen separatist guerrilla movement as indistinguishable from al-Qaida, and won't appreciate the distinction being drawn by the Georgians between the small al-Qaida element they intend to pursue and the bulk of the Chechen fighters who will, presumably, be left unmolested unless they challenge Georgian authorities. But Moscow's chagrin is ultimately fueled by the profound strategic consequences of the arrival of U.S. forces in what has traditionally been Russia's backyard...
...still contains considerable bite, considering Watson’s matter-of-fact refusal to sugar-coat his judgments. Even his good friend, Gamow, is described rather unflatteringly as possessing a “high-pitched squeal” which “did not go with his generous bulk.” The Biological Labs of Harvard “reeked of ’30s mustiness,” and Linus Pauling is “a popelike figure.” Watson evidently delights in gossip. He almost gleefully describes Peter Pauling’s predicament after...
...adds. But despite the trauma of that allegedly instructional experience—and a half-dozen creative writing classes later—Budnitz realized she was cut out to be a author. The 20-odd short stories that made up her senior thesis formed the bulk of Budnitz’s first published collection, entitled Flying Leap. Reid Professor of English and American Literature Philip J. Fisher was one of the oral examiners of Budnitz’s thesis and this year decided to add “Dog Days,” a short story she wrote...
This is what the government says Lindh told an FBI agent in interviews on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, interviews that will provide the bulk of the prosecution's case: after converting to Islam in the late '90s, Lindh traveled to Pakistan to study the religion and learn Arabic. By last June, he had become so passionate about radical Islam that he went to Afghanistan to join the Taliban. Soon he was training at a camp run by al-Qaeda, a group Lindh knew to be "against America...
Once again, the Crimson relied on Peltjo to carry the bulk of the offensive weight. Her game-high 16 points kept Harvard close going into the half, only trailing Yale...