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...response, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir called on local tribes to crush the rebellion. The most eager recruits came from small groups of Arab nomads who saw an opportunity to grab land and livestock under the banner of a state-sanctioned military operation. Locals dubbed the fighters Janjaweed, a name that loosely means "devils on horseback" and has long been used to describe the region's bandits. By August 2003 the Janjaweed had begun attacking not only the SLA fighters but also Darfurian civilians, who it said were aiding the insurgency. The conflict quickly descended into ethnic cleansing, say human...
...crush of Everyman money flowing into what can be a risky investment is a big part of what troubles the SEC. Donaldson told TIME the SEC will begin requiring all hedge-fund advisers to register with the SEC before the end of the year. He proposed the rule in July and says that "the preponderance of people" who offered comment were in support. Registering would force hedge funds to disclose information such as their trading strategy, the amount of money they manage and whether they have been disciplined by regulators. "The last few years there has been an increasing number...
...willing) to hunt out the Ottomans when they were still just Balkan colonists. That’s ridiculous for two reasons: one, battling people who don’t pose a threat is a great way to over-expend resources. Should Europe also have allied to crush the Magyars, or the medieval Bulgarians, just in case? Moreover to suggest a parallel between the expanding Ottoman Empire and modern “Islamic radicalism” is the sort of conflation that allows Americans to excise the (primarily) Muslim East from our ideas of the past. Adomanis...
...festivities also included a demonstration with the “Monster Mutt.” Lampoon president Zachary J. Kanin ’05 ordered the truck to crush eggs, copies of The Crimson, a miniature chair, and finally the supposed throne of the Crimson President, which turned out to be a replica of the valuable antique...
Whether or not they share his philosophy, the vast majority of American fashion designers seem to share Scaasi's restraint. This fall a crush of actors and musicians is employing every shred of their public clout to sway voters toward a particular candidate, risking as much criticism as praise. Though silence on topics outside one's immediate purview is no doubt appreciated in many quarters, the closest a prominent U.S. designer is likely to get to such activism is to dress a Dixie Chick. Like other artists, designers must constantly monitor and process the public mood to create a relevant...