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...Baghdad. They gathered weapons from pre-existing caches, many of which still litter the country unguarded. They formed small cells that mostly act independently but sometimes coordinate operations, communicating through messengers. Lately, Ahmed says, these units have begun to work with foreign fighters who have infiltrated Iraq to confront the Americans. He says his group welcomes "anybody who embraces the language of the Koran." Hiding is easy, Ahmed contends: "I am in my country. Every door to every house is open...
...Educating students and officials within institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Government and the World Bank, about the ways in which global trade policies continue to rob the poor would be a fine start. Summers must wake up from the rosy matrix of optimism. He must confront the consequences of our selfish policies on the developing world—before the people he wishes to help die from poverty and infectious diseases...
...confront national issues through volunteerism and never engage in politics is like fighting with one hand tied behind your back. For every bit of difference you make through your efforts with the Phillips Brooks House Association, the reach of the counterproductive decisions that the Bush administration makes every day is that much greater...
...moment, Dubowski felt it was too heated of a time to really confront the question for himself, and that “the puritan wasteland of Boston” wasn’t the ideal place to do so. So he spent time in San Francisco, whose spirited gay population he found much more supportive. After college, Dubowski moved back home to New York...
Michael A. Budkie, the executive director of SAEN, said that NEPRC is unwilling to confront its research subjects’ suffering...