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...past, suicide bombings were controversial among Palestinians. In early 1996, only 20% of Palestinians supported the practice. Today about 70% do. At one time, to get bombers to commit, the militant groups would put recruits through intensive, months-long religious tutoring that amounted to brainwashing. Now, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are swamped with volunteers who need little indoctrination...
...administration does not commit to a living wage floor that rises along with the cost of living, the immense power imbalance between Harvard and the workers who maintain the University will return poverty to our campus within a few years. And in a few more years, its cure will be even more difficult to attain. The HCECP and the Harvard administration cannot diffuse our moral indignation by paying the community lip service with short-term fixes that force it to repeat the same battles every few years...
...also pledged her support to the council, explaining that her vice presidency was an “intense introduction to the council and that she “would not run if she could not commit my entire self...
...what crime, exactly? Did Walker commit a crime by simply joining opposition forces? While we don't know if Walker ever fired a gun against the anti-Taliban forces, we know he was prepared to fight. Should we make a distinction between carrying a loaded gun and actually firing...
...situation in which one can just ask a string of questions to a group of learned Islamic scholars. "Which is really too bad," says Ross, "because I'd imagine there would be quite a reaction to some of the Taliban's teachings. So it's okay if I commit mass murder and suicide in the name of jihad? Oh, and by the way, I'd like to visit a strip club beforehand...