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...young men in Avigail weren't always outside the mainstream. Most were in combat units of the Israeli army during their compulsory military service. As they recount their army days, they tell of operations carried out for Israel's special forces, Egoz and Shimshon, units with names that inspire admiration among almost all Israelis. Israel's politics--not they--have moved away from the ideals they fought for, the men argue. "We're not interested in protesting Sharon's plan," says Yair. "We're going to sabotage...
Russia emerged with the best record after each team had played each other twice, so on the final day of play, Kazakhstan and Canada teamed up for an all-star combat against the winners, even combining lines...
Glickman said yesterday that in addition to filing suits, the MPAA also plans to use education as a means to combat illegal downloading...
Four years ago, four students became seriously ill from alcohol poisoning at the Harvard-Yale Game. Two years later, then-Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 instituted a ban on kegs as a strategy to combat binge drinking at Harvard-Yale. At the time the wisdom of the ban was debatable, although the end goal of reducing health and safety risks to students was unquestionably admirable. The most persuasive arguments opposing the ban centered on the ineffectiveness and arbitrariness of eliminating kegs. And indeed, at the 2002 Harvard-Yale Game, about 30 fans were transported...
...likely to be shipped out to Vietnam in the spring or summer of 1965. Breaking down while speaking with the judge, Jenkins said he started to suffer from depression, drink heavily and seek a way out of the Army. "I feared for my ability to lead other soldiers into combat," he said. "I did not want to be in the military anymore. I just wanted to go home." Seeing no way of getting past border controls if he tried to head south, he decided to turn north, find a way into Russia, and from there, he hoped, secure passage back...