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...weaponry, all financed by the lucrative drug trade. Colombia’s government relies on the largesse of US taxpayers and the 3.5 percent of its GDP Lee mentions to fund a conscript army with devastatingly low morale. Just what is Lee’s proposal for a resounding defeat of FARC on the battlefield (such as it is—endless stretches of rainforest, mainly) that has eluded the military elite of Colombia, the United States, and analysts the world over? Overwhelming military force? Where do the bodies to fill the body bags come from? Certainly not Colombia, which...
...reaction that had been inhibited for weeks by one close defeat after another...
Harvard’s 2-0 defeat in 2000 was closer than the final score indicated. Princeton scored its first goal off a penalty corner, then Friebe tacked on an insurance goal after the Crimson had pulled up its defense...
Harvard’s hopes of earning a seventh-straight NCAA tournament berth suffered a serious blow with a 3-2 defeat against Yale on Saturday, but the Crimson (6-5-1, 2-1-1 Ivy) can still reassert itself against three nationally-ranked opponents in its last four games. Tomorrow’s 7:30 p.m. game at No. 15 Princeton (12-0, 5-0) will be the first grand stage for redemption...
With an NCAA selection committee to impress, the Crimson couldn’t happier to have the opportunity to deal the Tigers their first defeat the season, on their homecoming weekend no less. Despite the team’s current standing, Harvard remains the historical favorite. No one else has richer tradition of beating Princeton...