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...last contribution listed is even more unbelievable, especially since there have been many great Israelis who made great contributions to the world. Ilan Ramon helped destroy Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981, saving the world from unimaginable trouble today. In the arts, Yitzhak Perlman is recognized as one of the world’s great violinists. Natalie Portman ’03 is a talented actress. Even Simmons had some catchy songs...
...fell, it was hard to find any people who had a bad word to say about any of their neighbors. The central statue of Saddam Hussein was torn down by a crowd of Arabs, Kurds and Turkomans working together. "We can coexist, we all had the same dream: to destroy the Saddam Hussein regime and get democracy," said Kurdish shopowner, Zuhair Muhammed. "We don't want civil...
...They are pulling it down!" said the Al-Jazeera announcer to millions of Arab viewers watching as U.S. Marines helped Iraqi youths destroy the Saddam monument in Al Rasheed Street. "This is the beginning of a new history that will affect the whole Arab world...
...when Harvard rightly divested from tobacco companies, which market a product that is uniquely addictive, harmful and irredeemable by today’s health standards. But the requirement is not met by the 11 top American defense companies in which Harvard invests. The weapons they produce, though designed to destroy, still have an important deterrent value. Just as it did during the Cold War, America today arms itself to maintain peace. Moreover, even when they are used in battle, the weapons’ increased precision has provided commanders with an enhanced ability to discriminate between strategic and civilian targets...
...positions in a bid to halt the attacks; while some civilians made it to safety, others were forced back into the city. In Basra and in al Zubayr to the south, British troops staged surgical raids to arrest and kill Iraqi paramilitary commanders and called in air strikes to destroy buildings where Baath Party leaders were meeting. A British army official says the operations "were specifically designed to show locals that Saddam's men are no longer in charge." But British forces hesitated to make a move into the city for fear of putting civilians at greater risk...