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'There was no policy to attack civilians, there were no systematic plans, no genocide or crimes against humanity.' GENERAL WIRANTO, retired Indonesian military commander, denying persistent allegations of human-rights abuses committed by Indonesian troops during East Timor's 1999 independence movement, in a hearing before the Indonesia and East...
Atget developed that understanding by prowling the streets in search of architectural details to photograph for his artist clients. His 1897 decision to document an endangered Paris coincided with the city's formation of a preservation commission to help rescue its disappearing landscape. Without official sanction Atget pitched in, setting...
All ham radio operators must be licensed through the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), which offers exams that are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The exam used to include both a multiple choice section and a Morse code test, but this December, the FCC scrubbed the dots and...
—Staff writer Raviv Murciano-Goroff can be reached at rgoroff@fas.harvard.edu. CORRECTION: The May 8 news article “Ham Radio Users Seek Extraterrestrial Connections” incorrectly stated that ham radio operators must be licensed through the Amateur Radio Relay League. In fact, the league does...
Looking out at the 120,000 demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Israeli democracy appears to be alive and kicking. The protest was sparked by last Monday's report by the official Winograd Commission that was scathing in its...