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Timothy Chester, chief information officer for Pepperdine University, which recently partnered with Google, says his staff is 20% smaller than it was three years ago. Taking advantage of Google's economies of scale means that his smaller team can focus more on improving the way computers are used for learning on campus. "We want our staff working more with students and faculty and less on the nuts and bolts of delivering technology...
...mentioned, there are laws that govern the armed forces. Yes, I am the commander-in-chief to these forces. But there is a joint chiefs-of-staff; there are joint chiefs for the army, the air force, like [in] the organization of any armed forces. The army conducts military operations with the support of the air force. There are joint-operations staff, units and leaders that manage operations on the ground in addition to field commanders...
...example, the U.S. air force in Afghanistan mistakenly bombed a wedding and killed 147 civilians. But you cannot say that the U.S. president should be tried for this because he is the commander-in-chief of U.S. forces, not even the [American] head of chiefs-of-staffs would be put to trial. But if it was proven that the field commander that ordered this operation made this decision without confirming whether this was a gathering of civilians or combatants, then he is the one to be held responsible and laws are clear on this. I mentioned that the law holds...
...member African Union last month declared solidarity with al-Bashir against the ICC, a small but growing number of African countries - Uganda is the latest - say they could arrest him if he tries to cross their borders. "It could take two months or two years," says the court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo. "But President Bashir's destiny is to face justice." (Read TIME's Q&A with Omar al-Bashir...
...said. Mistakes have been made, he conceded, but the commanders responsible have been tried and punished. "The U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan mistakenly bombed a wedding and killed 147 civilians. But you cannot say that the U.S. President should be tried for this because he is the Commander in Chief of U.S. forces," al-Bashir told TIME. "Not even the [U.S.] head of Chiefs of Staff would be put to trial." The ICC, he said, "is a tool to terrorize countries that the West thinks are disobedient...