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...Laden, who so often refers to God, confess to being pleased at the bestial killings achieved "by the grace of God"? How can he justify the murder of innocent people in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam--women, children, men, some of them probably Muslim. Of course he cannot. This unmasks him as the kind of leader he really is--a bloody, murderous terrorist. WILLIBALD SONTAG Koblenz, Germany...
GENTLEMEN: I must confess serious doubts about the efficacy--or even the integrity--of the "classic" exam period editorial, "Beating the System," you reprinted recently. I almost suspect this so-called "Donald Carswell '50" of being rather one of Us--the Bad Guys--than one of you. If your readers have been following Mr. Carswell's advice for the last 11 years, then your readers have been going down the tubes. It is time to disillusion...
...dress doesn't fit, we must acquit. If it's on the dress, he must confess." (a) Rep. Barney Frank (b) Rep. James Traficant Jr. (c) Sen. Joe Lieberman (d) Johnnie Cochran...
...spared a trial? House Republicans had been offering the President a way out for weeks: Confess that you lied under oath, they said, and we'll let you off with censure. The President never bit, in part because the White House smelled a GOP trap: Admit to perjury and get prosecuted for it the moment you leave office. Even though the White House has argued that no prosecutor would bring perjury charges on what Clinton is alleged to have done, an admission would be like waving a red cape before Ken Starr. And while few believe Clinton could be prosecuted...
That is why I write this column. On a personal level, I need to take credit where it is earned and confess that which deserves confession, then put it all to bed as one snugly-tucked memory. I will leave this office content--not completely satisfied by any means, and strenuously wishing there were time still to implement the lessons I have learned, but satisfied nonetheless. It has been a tremendous privilege to have served you all, and I hope that on occasion, at least, I have led you as well. Beth A. Stewart '00 is a government concentrator...