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...title, told us that Poland was in Russia's sphere of influence and so we should not worry about it, and that Afghanistan was really not worth mentioning, since it might pact Third World and Eastern Bloc representatives to the Council. Now we have a Crimson editorial blaming the callous destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 on the continuing atmosphere of distrust brought on by the Cold War, and an article by Errol T. Louis which accepts as gospel Russian propaganda claiming the Korean jetliner was really a spy plane, and thus Korea, and by extension...
...life, she edited scholarly publications, and while she had no real interest in the discipline, regarded its practitioners as endlessly amusing. A Few Green Leaves is structured like an anthropological study of a small English village. Less Than Angels is a particularly astringent account of social scientists: when its callous hero Tom cannot decide between an excellent woman and her young rival, he flies off to Africa (no escape there, however: Pym kills him off in the bush). A colleague named Lydgate sits in his study intending to do important work but ends by poring over wine lists...
...will never know for sure why the Korean airliner strayed off course, nor whether the Soviets attempted through non-lethal means to make the jet land or change course. But we do know--or have been violently reminded--how paranoid the Soviets are about defense. Because of its callous act, the USSR risks the wrath of the rest of the world and, more importantly, significant setbacks in its geopolitical strategy. Such a nation must be either so brazen that a policy of detente is hopeless (and fallout shelters a national priority) or very afraid of its adversary's military potential...
...that could not be farther from my intent, Your reporter portrayed my comments about the University's failure to take seriously the concerns of students when considering faculty retention decisions as to-suggest that I do not believe that Professor Ethel Klein, the most recent victim of Harvard's callous and insensitive attitude, is a professor worth fighting for I regret the misunderstanding and write to clarify my remarks...
...your political and education community is allowed to display such callous immorality, what hope can there be for mankind...