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...recognize that the U.S.?and its supply of military hardware?is all that stands between the island's freewheeling democracy and mainland rule. Until now, few U.S. Presidents have offered more support to Taiwan than Bush. In 2001 Bush said the U.S. would do "whatever it takes" to defend the island against a Chinese attack. In the last two years, a Taiwanese deputy defense minister visited Washington a couple of times?after no one as senior had made a visit of the kind in more than two decades. And last month, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chen shook...
...based challenge, which can be brought whether or not Harvard University itself agrees to participate, only asks that the statute be interpreted according to its clear language—an interpretation which Judge Lifland’s decision strongly supports. Additionally, through this avenue, the defendant would not be the federal government, which is likely to defend the statute vigorously, but rather a law school that is on record as opposing the Solomon Amendment...
President Lawrence Summers’ failure to defend Harvard’s policy against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and to actively challenge the Solomon Amendment, betrays Harvard’s historic commitment to equal rights and shows disrespect for the principles on which the Harvard community is based. His acquiescence in the presence of discriminatory military recruiters at Harvard Law School not only violates the principle and policy of nondiscrimination, but is a particular affront to Harvard’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students...
...Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus is composed of more than 3,200 lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered alumni, faculty and staff of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and the Harvard graduate and professional schools. Our mission is to develop, nurture and defend Harvard’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. Founded 20 years ago to press Harvard to include sexual orientation in its non-discrimination policy, the Caucus has been at the forefront of every battle over gay civil rights at Harvard. On the military recruiting issue, our members are so angry that over 300 alumni have contacted the Caucus...
...faculty members are expected to sue, as have similar faculty groups at Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. These suits are well worthwhile, and we support them. But they are no substitute for direct involvement by Harvard as an institution. It is President Summers’ responsibility to defend the Harvard community...