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...Security Council, and advocated in public by Sen. John McCain, the "surge" has become the hot tactical idea of the season. The debate over a surge is now under way - both about how big to make it and about whether to do it at all. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said over the weekend that he was not convinced a surge in troops would work, while Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said his party would support a limited, short-term jump in troop levels...
...schedule last weekend, sent ten of its players to the USSRA Five Man Team Championships this weekend in Hartford, Conn. for a final workout before the players broke for the winter holidays. Representing the Crimson (4-0, 3-0 Ivy) on the A Team were captain Ilan Oren, freshman Colin West, seniors Garnett Booth and Mihir Sheth, and sophomore Verdi DiSesa. On the B Team, Harvard competed with sophomore Niko Hrdy, senior Todd Ostrow, sophomore Ned Reeves, freshman Frank Cohen, and senior Brett Auerbach. The A Team finished fifth for the Crimson after losing a second-round match...
...Regardless of the pain caused the Pentagon by the Haditha probe, it can take some solace from a new study by Colin Kahl of the University of Minnesota. "Despite some dark spots on its record, the U.S. military has done a better job of respecting noncombatant immunity in Iraq than is commonly believed," Kahl, an assistant professor of political science, says in the November-December issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. "I have found not only that U.S. compliance with noncombatant immunity in Iraq is relatively high by historical standards, but also that it has been improving since the beginning...
Four blacks will chair committees in the new Congress, Massachusetts has its first African-American Governor, and Obama is a possible '08 candidate. Is this a new era for African Americans in politics? There have been gradual increases in opportunity. Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell are examples as to the progress that has been made politically. But in terms of economic advancements, it has been far slower than the political advancements. It's hard...
...three or four points in the last few matches.” HARVARD 9, CORNELL 0The Crimson continued its shutout streak by defeating the Big Red (1-4, 0-3 Ivy) without dropping a single game in the process. The toughest match occurred in the third position, where freshman Colin West had to win a close third game, 10-8, to clinch the victory. Senior Siddharth Suchde, playing in the first position, won 9-2, 9-4, 9-3, while Sheth easily defeated his opponent, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1.“It was good to see everyone...