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...killed a policeman and three members of an Israeli family. Israeli officials are hopeful that the third stage of the deal will see the return of Arad's body by the end of spring. The prisoner swap is controversial in Israel, where many believe the freed Palestinians will commit terror attacks again. People close to Batya Arad, the missing airman's mother, say that before she died in June 2002 she told her family she didn't believe Palestinian terrorists should be exchanged for her son's body. Ministers in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet criticized him for dealing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Devil's Bargain? | 2/1/2004 | See Source »

...expanding religious dimension to the insurgency presents fresh challenges for the U.S. as it tries to stamp out the resistance and prepare Iraq for self-rule. U.S. officials have long believed that jihadists threaten the stability of Iraq because of their willingness to commit suicide attacks, even against civilians. Saddam's arrest may have enhanced the appeal of jihadist groups to Iraqis. A senior U.S. intelligence official in Washington says jihadist leaders are rallying recruits by telling them that "now that Saddam's gone, the U.S. doesn't have the excuse of being there to eliminate the old regime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise Of The Jihadists | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

...parents are suing MIT in Massachusetts Superior Court for breach of contract, medical malpractice and negligence, claiming that MIT did not provide Shin with adequate, coordinated mental health care, and that the school should have informed them when Shin had threatened and attempted to commit suicide before...

Author: By Katharine A. Kaplan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Troubled Students Feel College Nudges Them Off Campus | 1/23/2004 | See Source »

...have to stop being comfortable, stop being calm, stop being cute,” Ogletree said. “If we want to remember [Dr. King’s] legacy we can’t have a breakfast; we have to commit to a struggle that won’t stop until victory...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law School Professor Urges Renewed Battle for Civil Rights | 1/21/2004 | See Source »

...attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on pills just before Thanksgiving and was sent to a nearby psychiatric hospital. After agreeing to get therapy for the rest of his freshman year, Wilkes was allowed back in school, and met regularly with Assistant Dean of Freshman Philip A. Bean and his hall proctor...

Author: By Katharine A. Kaplan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Reach For Help in Vain | 1/21/2004 | See Source »

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